Tag Archives: moral imagination

No irrational action

Posted on June 26, 2012 by

I used to dismiss what looked like irrational action.  I’d watch people’s behaviors and, when things didn’t make sense to me, I’d let it go. “Sometimes people do things that just don’t make sense” was a safe refrain.  Maybe they … Continue reading →

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Chimamanda Adichie: The danger of a single story

Posted on July 1, 2011 by

I can’t believe it took me until now to watch Chimamanda Adichie’s profound TED talk about the danger of a single story.  A friend shared it with me the day before I discovered that it’s one of the twenty most-viewed … Continue reading →

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Philanthropic milkshake mistakes

Posted on November 24, 2010 by

Thanks to a reminder from Katya on her Nonprofit Marketing Blog, I finally went ahead and bought Clay Shirky’s most recent book, Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity and a Connected Age, which is about the digital age, the demise of … Continue reading →

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