Keely Adler
@keelyadler
brand strategist by trade; time-traveling futurist at heart. core team @ RADAR. find me most places @keels223.
Keely Adler
“We think creatively (not predictively) about the future in order to decide what to do now in order to make possible different futures. There is no reason to be ‘future-oriented’ other than to try to change things, from now on . This means that you must be very careful when trying to ‘future’ to ensure that you are not unwittingly reproducing
... See moreTFSX • The Future Thinker’s Dilemma
These reforms invert the underlying epistemology of policy. The goal is no longer to eliminate uncertainty before deciding but to institutionalize the capacity to decide under uncertainty . Decision-making becomes less about prediction and more about responsiveness — an operating rhythm aligned with the metabolism of a living system.
In this frame,
... See moreSubstack • Infrastructure After Permanence: From Monuments of Certainty….
When extraction becomes this pervasive, people opt out. They go dark and build walls around what matters to them.
And this is already happening. You can see it in the shift from public social media to close friends lists. In the rise of group chats, Discord servers, and paid Substacks. In people using fake names and burner accounts as default. In
... See moreJasmine Bina • Repricing the Human Experience
But then, winter is no time to put on a display. I love the separation it brings, the way that people are scarce even during the daylight hours, when you can drink in the dilute light of the low sun, your shadow stretching long at your feet.
Katherine May • Wintering
As design theorist Yin Aiwen puts it, “joining a platform today is much like going to a new town; not only do you need to familiarize yourself with the interfacial environment, you also must adapt to a particular culture to communicate, exchange, and so on.”
Eileen Isagon Skyers • Dirt: Are we post-platform?
Fractal experimentation. Run experiments with small groups of people to beta-test processes. Gather feedback and iterate.
Steph Alinsug • A Culture of Intimacy: a thesis for building enduring web3 commu…
Value Shifts from Speed to Sense: Everyone will get faster. Not everyone will get smarter. The dierentiator isn't how quickly you generate ideas, it's how clearly you discern signal, frame truth, and direct motion.
zoe scaman • The Work
differentiator
Once upon a time, the Internet was predicated on user-generated content. The hope was that ordinary people would take advantage of the Web’s low barrier for publishing to post great things, motivated simply by the joy of open communication. But then ad sales came into play.
That business model is still what most of the Internet relies on today.... See more
That business model is still what most of the Internet relies on today.... See more