I wanted to share the story behind Initiative‘s cover. Layout The designer first sent a few cover designs. They were contemporary and appropriate for 2019, but they didn’t feel right. I couldn’t point to anything wrong with them, but they didn’t resonate. When we spoke to review his first designs, I told him that they felt “now,” but I considered my book timeless. It’s not about making apps, blockchain, or[…] Keep reading →

I’ve learned in leading that you can lead people best when you meet them where they are. That means speaking their language and understanding their perspective. Many people I talk to take their cues from the Bible, including guidance on how to act regarding the environment. Among them, the term stewardship plays a key role. A steward is one who manages another’s property, finances, or other affairs. Everyone views and[…] Keep reading →

I prefer posting original work, but I stumbled on this page from the U.S. federal government’s Health and Human Services’ President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition Physical Activity Only one in three children are physically active every day.1 Less than 5% of adults participate in 30 minutes of physical activity each day;2 only one in three adults receive the recommended amount of physical activity each week.3 Only 35 –[…] Keep reading →

What happens when, say, mostly men write and judge laws on abortion or mostly whites write and judge laws affecting people of color? What do you think about a system that underrepresents, say, women in STEM fields or government offices? Do you presume there is something broken in the system? I got an email about an NYU document: The Report of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Prison Industrial Complex,[…] Keep reading →

Many people concerned about the environment call to overthrow capitalism. This view seems extreme. Others say capitalism is the answer to most problems, including the environment. This view seems equally extreme. In particular, everyone has long known of several problems inherent to a capitalist economic system. Where democracy — a political system — has regulated capitalism, societies seem to thrive. I don’t see an absolute right, wrong, good, bad, or[…] Keep reading →

Silicon Valley, governments, and lots of people are pushing for efficiency. I do too, but only after changing systemic beliefs and goals. The greatest cause of global warming would have looked like the greenest clean energy innovation ever: the Watt steam engine. It led to our environmental problems today more than anything else. We’d be fools to think today’s green clean energy will do any different. Changing beliefs and goals[…] Keep reading →

Silicon Valley, governments, and lots of people are pushing for efficiency. I do too, but only after changing systemic beliefs and goals. The greatest cause of global warming would have looked like the greenest clean energy innovation ever: the Watt steam engine. It led to our environmental problems today more than anything else. We’d be fools to think today’s green clean energy will do any different. Changing beliefs and goals[…] Keep reading →