Sarah Wong

Displacement creates novelty and a sense of possibility. This is what the morning dance movement DAYBREAKER taps into by hosting 6am raves, and what Truman Capote was doing by serving spaghetti and hash at midnight at the Black and White ball.

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Choose an unexpected time of day and pair it with something that wouldn’t normally “happen” in that hour b... See more

Transition design is distinct from service design or social innovation design in its deep grounding in future-oriented visions, its transdisciplinary imperative, its objective to initiate and direct change within social and natural systems and designers’ heightened awareness of the temporality: solutions are intentionally conceived within short, mi... See more

This is not an individualized form of loneliness; it’s a structural aloneness rooted in the adult transition, with the college degree as the dividing line.

For many, fit means finding a place where they share commonalities with others. Sometimes this is through an identity-based affinity group, while other times it’s a shared interest like basketball or community gardening. Whatever it is, the hope is that people gather over what they have in common and build relationships.

We don’t need a second brain, we need a second heart. We need more soul.

the thick, robust communities that civil society researchers tout as the ideal — where you have several entry points, and several avenues for deeper participation and leadership

A wedge seems most essential when you’re going after a market that is (1) entrenched or (2) crowded. When it’s hard to break in head-on.