Apr 6, 2023 | Culture & Economy
Panasonic is currently running a commercial about climate change starring Michael Phelps. Phelps delivers a stilted and, in my humble opinion, wholly uninspiring pep talk. He warns us that the time for action is now when it comes to averting the climate crisis....
Mar 30, 2023 | Future of Work
“I haven’t worked my whole life to pay for somebody else,” said the woman in line at the antique store ahead of my husband. At the mention of the sales tax she owed, she began to complain about “moochers.” The next day, we walked past a...
Mar 23, 2023 | Future of Work
Layoffs are in the news. 21,000 at Facebook. 27,000 at Amazon. 12,000 at Google. 600 at Spotify. LinkedIn maintains a running list of layoff announcements in its News feature area. Every person laid off is a life disrupted in some way. And the potential ramifications...
Mar 16, 2023 | Future of Work
“I thought for a long time: is it capitalism, or is it my ambition? And I am a very ambitious person,” Mara Glatzel told me a couple of years ago. That distinction between the narratives of capitalism, individualism, and meritocracy on one side and the drive to create...
Mar 2, 2023 | Culture & Economy
We all have deep human needs—for belonging, for autonomy, for creative expression, for safety and security. But modern life can make it a real challenge to get those needs met in meaningful ways. Instead, we’re offered products with flashy marketing messages. Kitchen...
