I believe our economics can embody a greater democracy.
I believe our economic institutions can be more democratic and fair.
I believe the plurality of thought in economics would bring great benefit to society.
I believe in culture and that our culture is the sum of the ideas floating around inside of it.
We all know it’s much easier to take in others’ ideas than it is to create and share the unique combination of ideas your experiences bring to bear.
I believe we need to be talking more about certain ideas.
I believe George Saunders rightly characterized our media situation with his essay, “Braindead Megaphone”.
I believe our most important work is really matters.
I also know how easy it is to be distracted.
I believe that you spending more of your time on your most powerful work will change you.
I believe that creating tension is essential to producing work and creating change.
In organizing, we call it an “agitation”.
“Agitation is the art of challenging a person to be true to their values, true to self and to act on those values out of their own self-interest. It is the art of pointing out the contradictions between what a person professes and how she or he acts.” ~Gameliel National Training Manual
I also believe new kinds of connection are possible.
New curated cohorts learning together can cement new relationships that move us deeply.
I believe in coaching, good feedback, holding up a mirror, reflecting back to each other what’s most important and what we see.
This is the heart of it: Learning to see.
Learning to see inside ourselves.
Learning to see beyond the next turn.
Learning to really see the other. Be with them and help them see themselves.
Is that a gift you are ready to give?
I think our economics needs it.
I think our economy needs it.