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Funnels, Tubes, and Spaces
An easy way to rethink your design.
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Joe Edelman
Much of the the value of the school, now in a free talk
I've been trying to summarize what we teach for years. Finally got it down to 1h30m!
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Joe Edelman
Early praise for “rebuilding meaning / aligning social systems”
Plus, if you host a showing, I'll zoom-bomb it
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Joe Edelman
How to Make Tech Products (that Don't Cause Depression and War)
1000 words and 2 diagrams, capturing a great deal of my work over the last years!
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Joe Edelman
Two Triumphs
End of an 8 year quest, to clearly explain how a better internet is possible, and to train people to do it.
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Joe Edelman
Measure meaning & flourishing → tune models and build systems to support it
There’s a batch of the course starting this Wednesday, with one or two spots still available.
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Joe Edelman
An exciting new format for our school
One of three announcements I'll be making in the next weeks
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Joe Edelman
An offer to host things for your friends
What we'll host for you and your friends. Plus, five ways the course changed this year.
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Joe Edelman
Book Introduction
I finally wrote a cute, accessible intro to Values-Based Social Design.
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Joe Edelman
The Course on Shared Meaning
September batches of our Unit 1 course are fast approaching.
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Joe Edelman
An HS Alumni Newsletter!
Events this weekend and next; a textbook; apology; seeking partnerships
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Joe Edelman
Offer for alums [addendum]
Oops.
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