Dave Unger

Writes and teaches about work, skill, the poetics of technology, regional economics, and what it takes to create a humane life and society.

[Dave Unger @dave_unger]

I've been thinking about how I spend my #time and how to have better #wellbeing. It's not about #timemanagement, or #lifehacks but about the larger structures of our moment in #history. Found some great tools in a book called Take Back the Economy.
https://t.co/ndTyv50kfn

[Dave Unger @dave_unger]

The frustration of clueless #management decisions feel like part of modern life, but it doesn't have to be. The #ADVICEPROCESS is a way to get decisions into the hands of the #workers. I wrote a quick intro to the process. https://t.co/ETY4DQ264y

[Resilience.org @buildresilience]

Real Estate for Radicals: co-ops, community land trusts, communes, and squats https://t.co/AgVuBRifP9

[Dave Unger @dave_unger]

I've been finding inspiration in #zines lately. They point to a #DIY world where everyone has something to say. Zines say: "Hey, you: you can start a zine." Here are some resources. https://t.co/g0kPC29WRj

[Dave Unger @dave_unger]

When I was a kid, my family was terrified about #witches. Part of a long #history of using crazy stories to keep folks in check. Check out more in the latest Notes for a Living World newsletter! https://t.co/y5WTZRXfsK #medieval #feminism #socialchange

[Dave Unger @dave_unger]

@haymarketbooks Riot Grrl Collection.

[Dave Unger @dave_unger]

The olde #witch hunts were about undermining 200 yrs of medieval social revolution. Here's the second Halloween costume themed newsletter!
https://t.co/y5WTZRGcqK

[Dave Unger @dave_unger]

I have a lot of questions about #grades in school: Is it just me or is there something off about the whole idea? Do they help #learning? What would #school look like without grades? I've been digging into the world of #ungrading. https://t.co/R5MLsMoqGm

[Dave Unger @dave_unger]

#consensus process has many useful techniques and their ethical commitment to #respect and #inclusion are important, even where the full process isn't feasible. https://t.co/MCZ19Vqo4o

[Dave Unger @dave_unger]

Finding inspiration in a #davidgraeber essay for #museumofcare reading group: There's a renaissance of #directdemocracy happening in the margins and borders of the dysfunctional mainstream. Here are notes on the essay:
https://t.co/IRf0pFzvwq

[Dave Unger @dave_unger]

When the people who do the work run the show, amazing things are possible. Check out my notes about an amazing worker #cooperative based in the Bronx, Cooperative Home Care Associates (CHCA). https://t.co/DuNeHRIGBW

[Dave Unger @dave_unger]

Even in the most hostile situations people find ways to care for each other. I wrote up some notes about the Jane Collective, an underground abortion network from before #RoeVsWade. https://t.co/CgN8hMTOCV

[Dave Unger @dave_unger]

This week I've been thinking about places that allow people to live their best lives. How do they work and how are they made? I want to share some more ideas from architect Christopher Alexander.
#placemaking #newurbanism https://t.co/494GCmIOjT

[Dave Unger @dave_unger]

For this week's newsletter, I've been thinking about what makes some places comfortable and life affirming. I want to share the work of Christopher Alexander, my favorite placemaker.
https://t.co/TSbfWmNawh

[Dave Unger @dave_unger]

For this week's newsletter I'm writing @adriennemaree's Emergent Strategies, a lovely radical world/self help book at the meeting point of meeting point of social justice, complexity science, and Afro-futurism. https://t.co/Ny3nzbH0dx

[Dave Unger @dave_unger]

What assumptions have people inherited from traditional economics that don't serve us well? What other ideas are out there? For this week's newsletter I've been thinking about @KateRaworth 's Doughnut Economics, a great tour of new ideas. https://t.co/wwJFxowCVc

[Dave Unger @dave_unger]

For this week's newsletter, I’ve been thinking about what the economy would look like if people’s lives were the ends, rather than the means, of economic activity? That led me to dig into the ins and outs of Universal Basic Income. Check out what I found! https://t.co/Yw8KJONKG0

[Dave Unger @dave_unger]

As bad as things are, I think a just, joyful, and sustainable world is possible. The ideas to build it are already out there. I'm starting up a newsletter to gather and share what I find on my search. It's called Notes for a Living World. Check it out! https://t.co/UrG29WKpCN

[Dave Unger @dave_unger]

I use to try to teach based on some vague idea of what classes were supposed to be like. Now I just want to create classes that I would want to take. Here are some books I've found as I've been learning to do that. https://t.co/IRsuuI2v1Y #learning #learningdesign #pedagogy

[Dave Unger @dave_unger]

I'm not actually interested in history for its own sake. Mostly, I find it useful for making sense of the present. Here are four ways that I use history. https://t.co/ZXOAajiQN0