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The case that a bipartisan movement structured around progress and reform may be reaching critical mass.
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Jennifer Pahlka, author and Code for America founder, on what comes after Elon Musk’s failed attempt at government efficiency — and how we can modernize federal agencies to improve people’s lives.
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At the foundation of America’s progress movement are immigrants who still believe this country can build.
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Common law has long balanced innovation and accountability. Can it do the same for AI?
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Before we can build the future, we have to imagine it.
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Real progress demands rules built for uncertainty — not for the few innovations dominating today’s tech landscape.
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One of the many reasons I love my job is that, on any given week, I get to talk with a dozen or so smart, thoughtful L&D leaders to hear […]
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If you want a masterclass in making the leap from content creator to business builder, look no further than Davon Moseley — aka Royale Eats.
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From science to philosophy, three perspectives explore why humans can’t stop asking “why.” Our search for purpose, they suggest, is less about finding answers and more about learning how to move forward.
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Leaders in China hope that AI and robotics can finally resolve the flaws of a centralized planned economy. But US technoculture has an edge.
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Aaron Hurst — founder and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Connection — offers a bold new vision for community service.
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Ryan Holiday on why wisdom depends on failure, experimentation, and the courage to admit when we’re wrong.
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The greatest companies navigate change at speed and make it stick at scale. Here’s how IBM started that journey in 2012.
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In the operating room, success isn’t about one person but the teamwork behind them. Surgeon Atul Gawande says those lessons under pressure apply far beyond medicine.
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Former tech founder Scott Britton wants to shatter the binary myth that separates driving ambition from inner development.
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We chat with Mark Klarzynski, founder of PEAK:AIO, on how his company became an international player in data storage for the age of AI.
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Fibonacci’s "Liber Abaci" not only revolutionized commerce — it also helped nudge the world towards reasoned, quantitative enquiry.
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How did Jobs revolutionize tech, not once but continually? Aspiring innovators — and today's Apple — should look to The Bard and seek out singularity.
A collage titled "The Nightcrawler," featuring a hand planting a seed, a distressed woman holding her head, and repetitive office cubicles in purple tones, explores trust amid cycles of anxiety and routine.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
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Andrew Markell — philosopher, martial artist, and CEO advisor — argues that true endurance comes from desire, ritual, and learning to evolve through chaos.