@the_agif The system as a whole is disease management oriented, not health oriented. This step is ok but rhe much more fundamental rethink of health would cut meds use by 40-70%
Initiative Q is building a new payment network and giving away significant sums of their future currency to early adopters. It’s by invite only and I have a limited number of invites. My personal invite link: https://t.co/1PP9kKvrac
@clayforsberg@KrisGiere@harmonygritz @S_dF @KenWallace207 Add the pressure to publish tons of oncremental irrelevant bits requiring good relations with peers. And the laughable avoiding failure that prevents learning on the edges. So the picture becomes extremely brittle and vulnerable.
@clayforsberg@KrisGiere@harmonygritz @S_dF @KenWallace207 The incentives and currencies lock the game. Security, tenure, power etc depend on ever narrower specializations and this breeds narrow thinking
@clayforsberg “When we defend idealism, we defend imagination. We defend possibility. We defend the world of ideas.” The argument against idealism is an argument against democracy, against love, against justice and equity, things abandoned in the name of privatization & economic profit max
A charity is no different than any other organization (profit or not). Effort must be made to continually engage all stakeholders; including donors, customers, employees and even members of the community. Retention of interest results in ongoing activity and sustainability.
this is historic in my modest opinion, as P2P Governance, unlike peer production, has not been recognized by academia: Vasilis Kostakis has been nominated as Professor of P2P Governance at Tallinn University of Technology
8/ but let’s talk real estate for a second... - 6mo to open new space, +1-2mo to reach 60% Occ - 10mo free rent, at which point ~72% Occ, 18mo to reach maturity, i.e. 92% Occ
"What is your take on WeWork? Risky real-estate arbitrage play w/ lofty tech valuation?" Exactly
Coworking sites are personal community projects. Certain elements can be templated - but the individual flavor and "soul" of those in charge will determine success.
Whether one recognizes the politics of agroecology—or tries to hide them—it is precisely these agrarian politics that will determine our agricultural future.
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Ideas are easy. It's the implementation of the ideas that determines success. And in no uncertain terms - implementation depends on talent. cc @caseymross@skohoro@janoldenburg
North Dakota's obsession over oil has stained it's legacy. It's not the state I grew up and spent nearly twenty years. It used to be a place that valued all it's people and all their contributions. Now under the spell of the GOP ... I don't recognize it.