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Book cover titled "Culture Design: How to Build a High-Performing, Resilient Organization with Purpose" by James D. White and Krista White. Abstract yellow and blue shapes below inspire ways to fortify culture.
Not every company holds an annual food skirmish like OGC — but designing rituals with intentionality can strengthen your corporate soul.
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Personal finance expert Paula Pant says you can afford almost anything if you recognize that every money choice involves a trade-off.
Two people discuss information on a digital tablet, with abstract yellow and white geometric patterns overlaid as they consider the implications of AI reckoning.
AI has brought a reckoning to the consulting industry — and the death knell will quickly sound for those who fail to adapt.
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“I've started to think about three puzzles we need to solve for as we bring these technologies into our organizations.”
Three men in business attire and jackets stand before a collage background, featuring downward-trending graph lines on green paper, each displaying a CEO superpower as they navigate challenging markets.
From Charles Schwab to Jensen Huang, great leaders never attribute their success to flawless planning — they point instead to what went wrong.
A split image shows a person typing on a laptop on the left and gridlocked cars on the right, set against connected nodes and letters—a visual nod to Jack Nilles, pioneer of telecommuting.
Decades before COVID imposed remote work on the world, Jack Nilles pioneered WFH and championed its many benefits.
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An introduction to "The Engine of Progress" from Jason Crawford, founder of the Roots of Progress Institute.
A grid of twelve black-and-white icons representing various scientific fields, with “Artificial Intelligence” highlighted in red under a polygonal brain illustration.
The case that a bipartisan movement structured around progress and reform may be reaching critical mass.
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Jennifer Pahlka, author and Code for America founder, on what comes after Elon Musk’s failed attempt at government efficiency — and how we can modernize federal agencies to improve people’s lives.
Two people sit in wicker chairs outdoors, holding microphones and having a conversation about energy abundance. Other people are visible in the blurred background.
Barriers to energy abundance — and how to overcome them — were front and center at Progress Conference 2025.
A man holding a microphone speaks to an audience in front of a bookshelf and a display with logos, including "Roots of Progress Institute" and "Big Think.
At the foundation of America’s progress movement are immigrants who still believe this country can build.
An illustration of a Roman-style ruin labeled "Common Law" is overlaid with concentric semicircles labeled Industrial Revolution, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, and Generative Models.
Common law has long balanced innovation and accountability. Can it do the same for AI?
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Before we can build the future, we have to imagine it.
Illustration of a person using a telescope among large stacks of paper, with red graph-like squares in the background.
Real progress demands rules built for uncertainty — not for the few innovations dominating today’s tech landscape.
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One of the many reasons I love my job is that, on any given week, I get to talk with a dozen or so smart, thoughtful L&D leaders to hear […]
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From science to philosophy, three perspectives explore why humans can’t stop asking “why.” Our search for purpose, they suggest, is less about finding answers and more about learning how to move forward.
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Davon Moseley, a man with a beard wearing a white shirt, black apron, and a cap, stands against a blue sky with clouds.
If you want a masterclass in making the leap from content creator to business builder, look no further than Davon Moseley — aka Royale Eats.
Book cover titled "Machine Decision Is Not Final: China and the History and Future of AI," highlighting the evolution of AI China, with editor and contributor names listed in English and Chinese.
Leaders in China hope that AI and robotics can finally resolve the flaws of a centralized planned economy. But US technoculture has an edge.
Two stylized, pixelated hands reaching toward each other as if about to shake hands, inspired by Aaron Hurst, set against a solid blue background with white circular lines.
Aaron Hurst — founder and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Connection — offers a bold new vision for community service.