As a child I went to a Christian private school in Richmond, VA. The school still exists and is part of a larger institution that includes a nearby high school and a church, and the two schools shared resources. This broader system had a general vision and mission of transformation
Distrust is like scar tissue. Distrust can be helpful and in some cases, necessary for survival. We benefit from questioning the intentions behind our systems, organizations, and their respective leaders. This paves the way for functional accountability and in the face of dysfunction, opportunities to reform and create anew. However,
Millennials don't trust institutions. And yet, we're now a generation increasingly responsible for leading them. This distrust has become a stereotype, often explained away as perpetual cynicism, online-ness, or an extension of Gen X's anti-authority tinge. American institutional trust is low across
On the first day of my new job in a corporation, after years spent in the social and government sector, a co-worker who sensed my anxiety to perform well told me: "don't stress this place too much, we're literally not saving lives no matter
I don't see enough people talking about the level of effort it will take to reimagine, reestablish, reassess, rebuild, and advance very foundational federal agency infrastructure in the United States post-2028 (assuming we get there). With the level of gutting that has occurred, even getting to a
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A newsletter about the shattering of our nation's institutions across sectors. Dreaming After Collapse is a newsletter about the destruction of institutions, public distrust of systems, and what it will take to rebuild for tomorrow what has been shattered today.