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Navigating a world of pitfalls
Choose the right balance of wait-and-see and action. Then adapt.
 • Katie Burkhart
We can't thrive on flat land
A call to unflatten the world before we succumb to the dust
 • Katie Burkhart
The motion picture feedback loop
We often perceive culture as something that happens to us rather than something we help create. Let’s flip the script.
 • Katie Burkhart
Wait, so value is binary?
No. Like so many things, it exists on a spectrum.
 • Katie Burkhart
How we can navigate false value
False value exists as part of our culture and economy. We can ask questions and make choices that limit it.
 • Katie Burkhart
False value is a cancer
False value distorts what we value individually, creating not only businesses but industries that don’t need to exist. Once created, these industries…
 • Katie Burkhart
Where does false value come from?
Sometimes we value things that aren't valuable at all. Here are six causes of our misassessment.
 • Katie Burkhart
Making your mark isn't the point
You don’t write the history books, so don’t waste your time making Horcruxes
 • Katie Burkhart
How you can make AI useful
AI is a tool. Here are 4 questions to ask when approaching how to use it.
 • Katie Burkhart
What is enough?
What we’re talking about when we talk about enough and why there’s no universal answer.
 • Katie Burkhart
Should AI replace human journalists?
We need to understand not only what we gain but what we lose when technology does things instead of a human.
 • Katie Burkhart
What's the value of a mug?
Determining how much to invest in something you value isn't as easy as it seems
 • Katie Burkhart
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