Productive Depolarization: How Transformational Work Can Heal Humanity
Posted: July 14, 2016 Filed under: Centroids | Tags: california, faith, intellectual, passion, reconciliation, talks, work Leave a commentAbstract submitted for Passion Talks 16, held August 12-13, 2016 in Mt. View, California.
America is experiencing a level of political and cultural polarization not seen since the 1960’s. In this talk, I will explore how productive work can be a powerful tool for breaking down the assumptions, habits, and tribal structures that contribute to social polarization. I will start by presenting a simple conceptual model of the causes of polarizations, then discuss two case studies from my experiences at MIT and Apple demonstrating how to use that model to bring together mutually suspicious communities. I will end with suggestions for how technologists, entrepreneurs, and activists might leverage this model to better achieve their societal and business goals.
Biography
Make Entrepreneurship Central to California’s Workforce
Posted: August 23, 2013 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: action team, cafwd, california, education, entrepreneurship, reform, training, workforce Leave a commentWorkforce Action Team 2013 Charter | California Economy, California Economic Summit
Dear Workforce Action Team,
Rethinking iCalifornia
Posted: October 8, 2010 Filed under: Governance Reform | Tags: california, politics, rethinkcali 1 CommentI just got back from the reThinkCali.com. While I admire their humility and energy in wanting to engage Californians in solving our governance problems, I fear they are going about it the wrong way.
Read the rest of this entry »
Radical Centrism 