Coming clean on what I really think about “corporate climate action” — We were driving — my boss, J and I — on a wide swath of highway towards a client site just outside Atlanta, Georgia. It was 2012, early days for us. I had been freelancing for the firm where he was a senior leader. I then got hired on as…

Because I guess I’m modern*, western** and civilized*** — We interrupt our regular program to create a lot of dots! A friend said something the other day that made my chest expand with resonance: The more I try to control things, the worse I feel. Yeppers. Okay, so don’t control. Surrender. Sure. Got it. Or at least, this sounds familiar and I’m working on it. But then what? Take action…

It’s 4.7 — Modern humans: literate on stuff, semi-literate on life Back when we modern humans* were cosmically young and immature, toddling into the early stages of perceiving a world beyond industrial captivity, we mostly thought in integers. Whole, simple, easy-to-remember numbers gained ground as attractive “answers”. And so the answer to Life, the Universe and Everything being pronounced as 42…

You see the madness, you’re not buying the endless growth narrative, and you want to help. Now what? — This is no time for recycling and double-sided printing If you read another sustainability report touting 25% emissions reductions by 2025 when you know what is needed was more than 100%, decades ago, along with a complete rethink of business’ relationship with the rest of the natural world that isn’t hyper-focused on carbon and is hyper-focused on supporting life…

How I got my own height wrong, and other tales from the unlearning trenches — This is going to get uncharacteristically personal. Boys and dating and stuff. I promise I’ll tie it to our regular program of shifting to an economy where all industry is a force for healing. It’s also a bit long so let me give you the headlines. …

Cracking on, cracking up, or something else? You be the judge. — Welcome to the latest Medium Short, an accountability practice to keep me semi-tethered along the unmarked trail of industrial healing. Published weekly every Friday, I introduced the idea here, full list here. …

Where “odd” is in the mind of the beholder — It seems we need to “unlearn” in order to…

A guided exercise to overcome algorithmitis — With great calm comes great power I can get pretty up in arms when I think about how much influence algorithms have over my life — these insidious bits of code designed by people whose intentions I don’t share or even know about. I call this algorithmitis…

Tips to prime you ahead of the week — whether you’re attending in person or not — This is an invitation to do something useful and joyful in relation to Climate Week, which begins this week in New York City. I compiled this based on years of experience immersed in corporate sustainability while living in NYC. If it seems unfairly critical read from top to bottom, consider…