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Ellen McGirt

The failed promise of big tech might be prompting a cultural revival

For brands, it's an opportunity to strategize

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Ellen McGirt

"The future does not need more speed; it needs more meaning"

Ashley Lukasik on the impact of meaningful convening ͏ ‌ ͏

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Ellen McGirt

The man who built the $7 billion Jordan Brand had a secret

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Ellen McGirt

Protestors at "No Kings" rallies are making their mark.

The crown joins a long history of resistance symbols

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Ellen McGirt

Systems are failing. Just ask airport staff.

When a major tech platform goes down for any reason, a meme typically circulates as the online masses gleefully imagine the panic of the incompetents as they rush to find the problem.

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Ellen McGirt

If you have good taste and excellent discernment, this is your time to shine.

Last month OpenAI president Greg Brockman wrote on X that "Taste is a new core skill." Sam Altman, posting before both OpenAI’s latest $110 billion funding round and controversial Pentagon contract, agreed. "We believe the best …

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Ellen McGirt

Every problem is a design problem. This one is public safety.

The role voters must play in regulating the government's use of AI

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Ellen McGirt

Designing for racial inclusion

Adobe Express – boys-interaction

Ellen McGirt

A devotion to the human face

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Ellen McGirt

Branding the global water crisis

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Ellen McGirt

Innovators, don't be afraid of the dark

True innovation requires imagination and courage.

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Rachel Paese

AI actors are here, but what moves us hasn't vanished

As synthetic humans enter our feeds and screens, the desire for deeply human culture hasn’t disappeared.

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