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Rather than formulating a perfect vision and then trying to elicit compliance from others, effective reform leadership looks ...

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Have you ever heard of Kalamang? If not, you’re not alone. It’s an endangered language spoken by only 130 people and it has virtually no online presence. That’s one reason why, in 2023, it became the ...

Choosing the right path to scale depends on the nature of the problem we're trying to solve.

If I were given one hour to save the planet, I would spend 55 minutes defining the question and 5 minutes resolving it.—Albert Einstein Recent years have witnessed an undeniable and dispiriting trend ...

Homeownership is considered the American dream, but for millions of people who are Black, Indigenous, or People of Color (BIPOC), the reality of the US housing system is more of a nightmare. Built on ...

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Many organizations working toward social change understand the power of stories to transform how people think about and act on issues. It follows that a common question among movement leaders, ...