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Erika Block

Moving between the worlds of art, politics, education, and tech startups. Founder of three companies. Writer, listener, instigator, problem solver, coach. and person who cuts through the hype.

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Too much food. Not enough food.

“It looked like prairie dogs out there, with all the people standing on top of their trucks, trying to get an eagle-eye view of the line to see how much longer they had to wait.” Brian Billeck
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What maps do we have to guide us right now?

“There has never been a period in history where the majority of people didn’t look dumb in hindsight.” Morgan Housel
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How do we plan when planning seems impossible?

We don't know what tomorrow will look like - any more than we ever did. So we make imperfect decisions, just as we always have. We move forward with our plans, modifying as we go, just as we always have.
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Really Sane, Sobering Perspective on COVID-19

I hesitated to contribute one more post amidst the barrage of Coronavirus information that surrounds us. But this talk by Alanna Shaikh [http://www.needsbrave.com/], a global health systems expert [http://tomorrowglobal.com/], is refreshing, realistic - and useful. Hit play. Really. March 11, 2020Alanna Shaikh (@alanna_shaikh) | TwitterDe
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The Temple of Knowledge

Ronald Clark’s father was the custodian of a branch of the New York Public Library at a time when caretakers, along with their families, lived in the buildings. He remembers literally growing up in a library, creeping down to the stacks in the middle of the night when curiosity gripped him.
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Tim Berners-Lee: I Invented the World Wide Web. Here’s How We Can Fix It.

While the web enables incredible creativity, knowledge sharing, and progress, it also enables a lot of harm. Tim Berners-Lee is leading a global project to protect the web from being abused - and protect our information from being misused.As he writes [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/24/opinion/
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The Toolbox Toolbox

This title isn't a typo! I'm always on the lookout for useful tools and templates that can kickstart problem solving and give structure to rough ideas. The Toolbox Toolbox is the most comprehensive aggregation of tools I've run across. Whether you're launching