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Psst, Psst! Wink, Wink! “Midterm Liberation Day” is the Secret Password Phrase to get into the Sustainability Speakeasy
Looking for a reprieve from the daily barrage of bad news for the planet including a recently prescribed litany of directives such as...
Mark Coleman
6 days ago7 min read
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Could Trump’s Tariffs Result in a Playbook for Transforming Global Sustainability?
The global trade war triggered by the Trump Administration’s tariffs has financial markets in a dizzying state of freefall.
Mark Coleman
Apr 79 min read
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Hey! Where did the carpet go?
I don’t recall exactly what day it was, but sometime over the past two months of 2025 I remember the gut wrenching and unnerving feeling...
Mark Coleman
Apr 13 min read
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Ashes to Ashes: Do We Have What It Takes to Get Climate Adaptation Right?
Can we evoke dignified leadership, collective action, and common sense for the common good to rebuild and revitalize the LA region?
Mark Coleman
Jan 1410 min read
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Intentional Placemaking and ‘Conscious’ Consumerism are Evolving: Revisiting the ‘Church of Eastview’ at the Forefront of a New Digital-Physical Economy
Consumerism is evolving to be more conscious, intentional, and intelligent.
Mark Coleman
Jan 311 min read
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Managing Swift Institutional Change through the 'Furor of Fog' Requires an Intuitive, Adaptive, and Recalibrated Mindset
Change can feel intrusive and unwanted. Managing swift and uncertain change requires organizations to relearn how to listen, learn, engage,
Mark Coleman
Nov 20, 202411 min read
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Is Sustainability Doomed? Or Worse, Already Dead?
Takeaways To prevent doomsday climate scenarios, we have to make sure that the ethos of sustainability is not doomed, or worse, already...
Mark Coleman
Oct 31, 202415 min read
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Wake Up! Peace, Prosperity, and the Planet Lie in the Balance this Election Cycle
A strong dose of realism . An infusion of common sense . A swift and piercing shot in the arm of pragmatism . However you want to take...
Mark Coleman
Oct 22, 202410 min read
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Common Sense for the Common Good: Cracking the Code on Climate Catastrophe May Be Simpler [and Closer] Than We Think
The planet, our home, is beckoning us to evolve, emotionally, intelligently, and perhaps spiritually. Will we answer the call?
Mark Coleman
Oct 11, 20249 min read
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![What is your ‘Blue Malibu’ [early childhood] Moment? Rising Above a Broken Windshield and Shattered Ego](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_f0b0ce49c2154bcb9dbbbc1d63bd2432~mv2_d_5210_3473_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/11062b_f0b0ce49c2154bcb9dbbbc1d63bd2432~mv2_d_5210_3473_s_4_2.webp)
What is your ‘Blue Malibu’ [early childhood] Moment? Rising Above a Broken Windshield and Shattered Ego
Our ability to meet a moment, no matter what is happening, with a clear-headed, unbiased, and thoughtful humanistic response...
Mark Coleman
Oct 4, 20248 min read
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From Ancient Scrolls to Modern Scrolling: Are the Sands of Time Shaping Humanity's Future for the Better?
Our fast-paced, digitally enabled, and enhanced media culture is continuously stimulating our desire for instant gratification.
Mark Coleman
Aug 27, 202411 min read
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Prosperity ‘On the Line’: What FX's 'The Bear' and First Jobs can Teach Us about Pursuing a Better Future through 'Planet Pragmatism'
Planet pragmatism is about taking practical steps toward attaining a higher quality of life and enriching life’s journey now, in the present
Mark Coleman
Aug 22, 202414 min read
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