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Politics

Decisions should not always be made by the people

May 9, 2010

(Wrote this piece for ABC15 and the comments are getting a little nutty. What say you? Should #sb1070 be put to a vote in November? I say no.) Most decisions are too important to be left to the people. Wisdom of the crowds? I think not. This country was not founded by democracy and did [...]

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Leaders and Inspirators

April 21, 2010

Leaders make decisions based on the needs of many, inspirators decide based on the needs of few. Leaders are inclusive, inspirators are exclusive. Leaders send invites, inspirators require that you be vouched for. Leaders have a plan, inspirators are a guide. Leaders are liked by many, hated by few; inspirators are loved by few, disliked [...]

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Make Showing Up Important

April 18, 2010

Showing up counts. It’s easy to put everything to vote. Sure, it’s the definition of democratic, but it ceases to solve the biggest flaw in the democratic process: no barrier to entry. Those who are highly-qualified, close to the issue and highly-involved count no more than a guy who just showed up for the food. [...]

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Collaboration Revolution

August 27, 2009

Image by tdhurst via Flickr You can stop one of us. You used to be able to separate and isolate. That’s just not possible anymore. You might slow us down, you might stop stop a few, but that’s it. You CANNOT stop all of us. We are the creative class. We are leaders on the [...]

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