Sam Liebeskind
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product partnerships at New_Public; previously community & growth @ Geneva
Sam Liebeskind
While Americans in polls report historically low levels of trust in the media, it could be in large part because much of the press hasn’t been speaking to the concerns of their everyday lives. It would mean incorporating the knowledge and skills of reporters like Heather Bryant, who grew up in rural Missouri, where her lower-income family would buy... See more
America Needs a Working-ClassMedia
Don’t tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.
Phil Knight • Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
Supporting Hard Conversations in Close Relationships Through Design
The research explores how digital design can enhance the experience of navigating difficult conversations within close relationships, emphasizing the importance of consent, emotional regulation, and effective communication strategies.
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Supporting Hard conversations w digital design
The ideal user experience for a network-based product is often a moving target, based on the density of the network.
If your app’s value improves with each additional user (e.g., from more content or more users interacting with you), then you should likely sacrifice the user… Show more
Infrastructural goods are strategic because of the manner in which these three properties interact. Without monopolistic tendencies, the market could correct with competition. Without the variety in downstream uses, the power of infrastructure would be narrow (and users in a narrow domain can more easily coordinate countervailing power). And withou... See more
Robin Berjon • Digital Sovereignty
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Parenting and family stuff and Passdown Project
In the mid-1990s, Dr. Marshall Duke and Dr. Robyn Fivush developed a measure called “Do You Know?” It had a series of 20 questions, including: Do you know where your grandparents grew up? Do you know where your mom and dad went to high school? Do you know where your parents met? Do you know an illness or something terrible that happened in your family? Do you know the story of your birth? It turned out that having the answers to these questions was the single best predictor of children’s emotional health and happiness. Children who know more about their families tend to do better when they face challenges, be more resilient, and moderate the effects of stress. Our family’s story—our history—is linked to our own personal identity and knowing that we belong to a larger family. “Children who have the most self-confidence have . . . a strong 'intergenerational self.’ They know they belong to something bigger than themselves,” said Dr. Duke…