Joann is a recovering bureaucrat, having worked with the State of Michigan’s Commerce and Education Departments. She escaped at one point to spend a decade as an organizational consultant at On Purpose Associates with John Cleveland and Pete Plastrik, stirring up questions, constructing statistical control charts…
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Great piece in the New York Times on Bird, the last-mile scooter start-up based in Venice. I kind of fell in love with the scooters last month in Santa Monica and reached out to the company about bringing them to Boulder. Never heard back. A sign, I…
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2017 was quite a year for extreme events. Shocks and stresses from 16 events that each triggered over $1 billion in damages and took their toll on lives and livelihoods in the United States alone. And it wasn’t just hurricanes, although Hurricanes Irma, Harvey and Maria played…
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It is estimated that by 2050, three out of four people on Earth will live in cities. It is clear that the ramifications of this global human migration are enormous, especially in light of the disastrous effects of climate change. The balance between population, human habitats,…
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Walking through my Midwestern neighborhood, I spy innovations that suggest we are up to the challenges that a changing climate triggers. I see storm sewers with “rain blockers” that delay rainwaters’ approach to them during and after big rains; “permeable alleys” that absorb water through pores…
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Not unless we act much more swiftly immediately. A compelling ad for The Great Course on investing shows a man’s hands grasping a giant golden egg. It reminds me of the ever-present effort to learn from the past. Yet, with climate change, have we learned valuable…
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