social imagination - The Slow Lane

Intro
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Epilogue
Five Principles
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#24 The Technology of Caring

Chapter 6 - The App

#24 The Technology of Caring

Billions have no access to quality healthcare. One physician approached the challenge with love and kindness first, sparking an open-source technology, empowering millions.

Mar 3, 2022 — 6 min read

#22 Playing All The Scales

Chapter 5 - Scale

#22 Playing All The Scales

Successful movements work in all scales to build highways to empowerment, going from 1:1 all the way to the corridors of power.

Feb 17, 2022 — 8 min read

#21 Solving For, Solving With

Chapter 5 - Scale

#21 Solving For, Solving With

Rosanne Haggerty has not just proved that good data and practicing scale can solve homelessness, but empower families in Brownsville to reimagine early childhood in their community.

Feb 10, 2022 — 11 min read

#19 Whoops: Off by 100,000%

Chapter 5 - Scale

#19 Whoops: Off by 100,000%

Scale challenges what we measure. What is bigger, my teenager's grades or her trust in me? Why do we have data on pet startups, but nothing on how governments spend? Most importantly: How deep is the Slow Lane?

Jan 27, 2022 — 8 min read

#15 Take the Pain Away

Chapter 3 - Zombies

#15 Take the Pain Away

Setbacks can be extraordinarily traumatic in the Slow Lane. All of us can help ease the pain, build bridges, and fix the broken systems that cause the most harm.

Dec 30, 2021 — 9 min read

#14 Flipping a Zombie? Delightful Bureaucracy

Chapter 3 - Zombies

#14 Flipping a Zombie? Delightful Bureaucracy

In 2009, we set out to turn public procurement into a force for good. To make this dream come true, we created hundreds of projects to prototype a delightful future to shift mindsets. Did we flip the zombie? A bit.

Dec 23, 2021 — 10 min read

#7 Social Imagination is the Love We Give.

Chapter 1 - Social Imagination

#7 Social Imagination is the Love We Give.

Social imagination is not a dream or ideology, but a practice that starts by reframing the world around us in radically new ways. It brings immense joy as we participate in empowerment and experimentation, but is also a dance with the pain of slowness in the face of urgent problems.

Nov 4, 2021 — 9 min read

#6 The Slow Race Against Time.

Chapter 1 - Social Imagination

#6 The Slow Race Against Time.

Growing up alongside the German environmental movement taught me a few truly Slow Lane insights about what it takes to open our minds, how everything is connected, and the recurring dividend of inclusiveness.

Oct 28, 2021 — 11 min read

#4 The Slow Lane: The Audacity of Empowerment.

#4 The Slow Lane: The Audacity of Empowerment.

The Slow Lane is an alternative to the prevailing culture of success that is doomed to fail our real needs. Free from the tyranny of speed and dominance, the Slow Lane pursues far more audacious ideas. Practicing the five principles of successful slow-laners can get us to the right place, faster.

Oct 14, 2021 — 9 min read

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