Author Archives: Davy
fdsdfsdf“We Followed the President’s Orders”: Gordon Sondland’s Testimony Likely Assures Trump’s Impeachment
Het kaartenhuisje begint te vallen, aldus The New Yorker: Sondland testified under oath that the President manipulated U.S. foreign policy for his personal benefit, and that the White House is blocking the release of specific documents that corroborate Sondland’s account. For those Republican senators who have tried to maintain some distance from the President, the […]
Not Longer Life
Prachtig kunstproject dat stillevens namaakt in de huidige tijd, inclusief belachelijk veel plastic verpakking:
In China, every day is Kristallnacht
The Washington Post: Workers in the world of human rights tend to be highly reticent when it comes to Nazi analogies. The Holocaust was a unique event. Yet at the unveiling of the report last week, the Holocaust kept pushing itself into the conversation as the only adequate point of comparison. Omer Kanat, director and […]
We need to let go of our misguided devotion to personal agency
Eliza Anyangwe op The Correspondent: Where do you even start with joining with your neighbours to bring about change in your neighbourhood if you don’t know who your neighbours are? Giving money to a cause, buying Fairtrade roses and sugar, signing an online petition: one can do all these things without having to deal with […]
Why Groups Struggle to Solve Problems Together
Harvard Business Review: We assume our go-to way for solving problems alone, intuitively, can be effectively deployed to solve problems together. But more often than not, it can’t. Instead, we should hold methodical meetings, discussions that deliberately and explicitly aim to conquer just one stage at a time.
Adios, PowerPoint. This Simple Document Template Makes Meetings Shorter, Sweeter, and Smarter
Interessant template: Here’s a six-section template specifically customized for use as a briefing document for an internal meeting that’s intended to drive toward a decision.
Who Would I Be Without Instagram?
Tavi Gevinson: I think I am a writer and an actor and an artist. But I haven’t believed the purity of my own intentions ever since I became my own salesperson, too.
In its insatiable pursuit of power, Silicon Valley is fuelling the climate crisis
Rebecca Solnit: Though many have used technology to further democracy and participation, big tech doesn’t want us to be citizens. It wants us to be consumers.
2020 Planner: two zero to zero
Interessant project: During the current era of global warming, you may be wondering what you can do about it and whether your efforts will make any difference at all. Without being moralistic or taking up a strong position, this organizer discloses facts to raise awareness, provides answers, and offers information that will make you think.