Keely Adler
@keelyadler
brand strategist by trade; time-traveling futurist at heart. core team @ RADAR. find me most places @keels223.
Keely Adler
To me, the key is the identification and redistribution of latent value back to the community through compelling engagement loops, and the encouragement of long-term incentive models for group coordination.
Richard Kim • From Nothing to Something with R.N.G.
In large part this is because education, like most social systems, is slow to adapt, iterate, and evolve to be relevant for changing times. The glacial pace of change of the education system cannot match the agility of the real world, where a single moment can rewrite and reorganize its foundations.
Seth Goldenberg • Radical Curiosity: Questioning Commonly Held Beliefs to Imagine Flourishing Futures
Since Facebook rebranded as Meta, the idea of the metaverse has been consumed by a kind of ahistorical hype cycle. Brands are flooding into the space and people are issuing broad proclamations about what a virtual world is supposed to look like. There are also plenty who are dismissing the metaverse as “something nobody asked for,” but as Au’s... See more
The Atlantic • Lessons From 19 Years in the Metaverse
Fortunately, the brain is good at learning. Once we start to shift more of our time and energy toward brown rice and potato activities, especially if we can make it through the first month or so, we start to feel pretty good.
Fred Dreier • Finding Meaning in Our Never Enough Culture
The looseness or tightness of a culture in a category is tied to its norms, or lack thereof . Simply having an abundance of choices doesn’t mean the category is loose. What matters is whether among those choices there are clear, culturally agreed-upon rules and guideposts that help people consistently move forward with confidence.
Jasmine Bina • A Time to Build Tight Brands in the Chaos of Loose Cultures
The search for the most broadly acceptable flavor is how chip development is done everywhere. However, what is considered “broadly acceptable” changes from country to country.
Jaya Saxena • Why Are American Chips So Boring?
When a place rejects you, you never stop wondering whether it’s your fault; the whole memory becomes like a test you wish you could take again, now that you’ve finally studied for it.
phil christman • Small-Town USA
Here, you can be in touch with artists and their work in a way that feels fluid and in tandem with your own life. You can witness all of us grow while growing yourself. It's a place where you don't have to be secretive or competitive, your contribution is part of an ecosystem. We’ve been lucky to be around a community of makers who share, are fair,... See more