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My friend, dentist-blogger-novelist Rick Wilson, has a nice post about what he calls micro-eras: those moments in our lifetimes when some small thing is passing out of favor. We had a beloved independent video store in Northampton, Mass. that finally closed, staffed by amazing people – a city councilman, a musician – who worked there [...]

I’ve been working with the very smart Mitch Anthony on a client proposal this week. Mitch and I preach transparency and authenticity, and in that spirit we included a statement about what we value and why we seek out the clients we do. I thought I’d share it. We believe we have an open window [...]

I love a lot of things about my work. But one of the great pleasures is meeting, and often interviewing, extraordinary people. Or, really, ordinary people doing extraordinary things. Because, as Seth Godin keeps reminding us, we’re all geniuses. It’s just a question of whether or not we will break free of the fear and [...]

The execution of Troy Davis got me thinking yesterday about a story that had a very big impact on me as a white person living in an unjust world. I was at a museum conference a number of years ago and heard a man speak. I don’t know his name. He was a Native American [...]