Keely Adler
@keelyadler
brand strategist by trade; time-traveling futurist at heart. core team @ RADAR. find me most places @keels223.
Keely Adler
If our words create our worlds, what becomes possible when we treat language as a material we can shape, rather than a given we must accept?
RADAR • Spells, Vibes, and Thick Imagination
Any given culture generally moves between 4 stages: Entrenchment, Tension, Exploration and Transformation
Jasmine Bina • The 4 Phases of Culture Brands
Repair
i have no desire to “fix” our current infrastructure — i only want to repair the bonds that have been severed by it. i believe in repair as a way of remembering ancestral and communal relationships and intelligence. to remember is an act of rebellion. it requires accountability, practice, and intent, which are all counter in a society... See more
i have no desire to “fix” our current infrastructure — i only want to repair the bonds that have been severed by it. i believe in repair as a way of remembering ancestral and communal relationships and intelligence. to remember is an act of rebellion. it requires accountability, practice, and intent, which are all counter in a society... See more
Notes on Refusal, Repair, and Reconnection*
Words are magic. Words are really magic. They add so much. You can take a TikTok video, and you think the TikTok video is the end in itself. You don’t need any gloss on that, but you absolutely do. It’s so much funnier if you can articulate what is embarrassing or weird or impressive about what that person is doing. That is a great hack.
Craig Mod • Looking Closely Is Everything
Perhaps the effective generalist facilitates between disciplines? Perhaps the skills of facilitation are the fourth great multiplier?
Patrick Tanguay • Generalists
Tell me the facts and I’ll learn. Tell me the truth and I’ll believe. But tell me a story and it will live in my heart forever. — Ancient proverb
Dan Kennedy • Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life through the Power of Storytelling
In the UK, The Restory is an aftercare service that’s gained a massive social media following for its luxury repair videos. Meanwhile, in the US, newcomer Lotte offers a remote sustainability styling service focused on your relationship with the clothes you already own.