midwifing change
we’re caught in a liminal space that’s colored more by the war of the worlds than the transition between them. what might it mean to consider the space of the threshold — hospicing the old and midwifing the new?
midwifing change
Navigating the space between stories puts us up for an immense challenge. We must seek the others to find hope and support when that which we love falls away, rediscover how to grieve for what we lose and praise what is lost, and learn how to remain alive in the face of death. To not resist being wholly taken by awe at the birth of spring, because ... See more
Niels Devisscher • Belonging and Butterflies in Times of Breakdown
good folks are pushing hard across the entire range of human endeavors to find new ways to see, better ways to work. Yet I’ve also heard from these same people, time and again, how hard it is to break out of the professional constraints of convention, common practice and assumed continuity. How hard it is to get those with assets and authority to l
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Death is a part of life... but have you ever thought about how your life affects those who come after you?
Explore the intertwined grief of losing loved ones and species extinction in our 5 powerful zines. Get ready to reflect on mortality like never before! Learn more
instagram.comThere’s a lot of alienation; a lot of disaster porn. We need grieving rituals so we can go through our despair together, so we can face the losses we know are coming.
Andrew Boyd • I Want a Better Catastrophe: Navigating the Climate Crisis with Grief, Hope, and Gallows Humor
*“Despite current ads and slogans, the world doesn’t change one person at a time. It changes as networks of relationships form among people who discover they share a common cause and vision of what’s possible.
This is good news for those of us intent on changing the world and creating a positive future. Rather than worry about critical mass, our wor
... See moreradardao.xyz • Multiplayer Futures
great strategy is more about facilitation than it is about creation. It’s the process of unearthing what is true for an organization, matching that with opportunities in the world and creating pathways so that more people can participate in that work.
Strategy is an act of democratization in an organization. It’s prying the understanding from the f... See more
Strategy is an act of democratization in an organization. It’s prying the understanding from the f... See more
who makes a good midwife?
When we mourn the extreme levels of suffering in the world together as a community, we can be held and hold others as we each go through our own personal cycles of grief, or what the Germans refer to as Weltschmerz (a deep sadness about the imperfection of the world). Such communal solidarity can get us through our darkest moments and ensure we red
... See moreJoe Lightfoot • A Collective Blooming: The Rise Of The Mutual Aid Community
While speaking at the Ai4 conference, the “godfather of AI” Geoffrey Hinton warned that superintelligent AI could outsmart or control humans.
He said humanity’s survival may depend on building AI systems with “maternal instincts” so they genuinely care for humans.
Source: CNN
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