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Grow your capacity: one strategic thought from Marshall, three summaries of organizational updates selected just for you, one visual, and a digest overview of updates from across the sustainability world.

12/11/24: Satellite images show PRECISE location of methane leaks in landfills

Marshall Kirkpatrick

11 hours ago24 min read

12/11/24: Satellite images show PRECISE location of methane leaks in landfills

I woke up today thinking about Katharine Hayhoe's 10 minute video on Global Weirding made with PBS. People less focused on climate and...

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12/9/24 - Rivian's Network of Interoperable EV Chargers

Marshall Kirkpatrick

2 days ago11 min read

12/9/24 - Rivian's Network of Interoperable EV Chargers

It's a new week and the top story in sustainability media so far is the news that EV manufacturer Rivian is opening a network of...

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12/5/24 - Momentum Building Through Consistent Performance

Marshall Kirkpatrick

6 days ago12 min read

12/5/24 - Momentum Building Through Consistent Performance

Do some of your days just seem to flow better than others? You’re not alone in that. Life is delightfully unpredictable—especially when...

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12/4/24 - AI Agents and Indigenous Framework for Just Transition

Marshall Kirkpatrick

Dec 416 min read

12/4/24 - AI Agents and Indigenous Framework for Just Transition

Two new resources I want to share with everyone here, beyond those who will get them as personalized recommendations: First,...

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Marshall Kirkpatrick

Dec 312 min read

12/3/24 - We Want Ambitious Change

How can we build winning campaigns? My mind keeps coming back to these notes I took from Anat Shenker-Osorio's fantastic podcast Words...

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11/29/24 - Growing Our Capacity to Learn

Marshall Kirkpatrick

Nov 2911 min read

11/29/24 - Growing Our Capacity to Learn

How can we as individuals and as part of organizations increase our capacity to absorb and make use of information? Information isn't...

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Marshall Kirkpatrick

Nov 2712 min read

11/27/24 - AI as New Eyes

"The real journey of discovery lies not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes." -Marcel Proust (1871-1922) New technology...

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11/26/24 - Age & Wisdom as Ecosystem Essential, Political Opportunity

Marshall Kirkpatrick

Nov 2616 min read

11/26/24 - Age & Wisdom as Ecosystem Essential, Political Opportunity

I turned 48 recently and have been thinking about how that could be understood as concluding my first 30 years of adulthood. Fate...

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Marshall Kirkpatrick

Nov 259 min read

11/25/24 - Summarizing COP29

I've been out recovering from some oral surgery and am still not feeling great - but I wanted to get back into the flow of sharing...

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Marshall Kirkpatrick

Nov 1915 min read

11/19/24: Action and Preparation

Two snippets of wisdom come to my mind this morning: Action is the antidote to despair. And when opportunity to act comes, it's too late...

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Marshall Kirkpatrick

Nov 189 min read

11/18/24: Learning From Reflection

Dear friends, you too may overcomplicate things, then find yourself coming back to what you know works, perhaps with new wisdom from the...

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11/14/24: Visualization and Clean Energy

Marshall Kirkpatrick

Nov 1419 min read

11/14/24: Visualization and Clean Energy

All the information in the world won't be useful to us if it isn't absorbable. Absorbing and utilizing information is a skill we can...

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11/13/24: Action & Barriers to Gender-informed Climate Work

Marshall Kirkpatrick

Nov 1319 min read

11/13/24: Action & Barriers to Gender-informed Climate Work

I used data from this newsletter last night to strengthen a connection and expand my capacity to support others. I want to share the...

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Marshall Kirkpatrick

Nov 1223 min read

11/12/24: Imagine the Combinations

This morning I'm going to try something new. Email subscribers: After today's updates picked Just for You, but before the full table of...

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11/11/24: The Soft Zone and Sustainability Work

Marshall Kirkpatrick

Nov 1110 min read

11/11/24: The Soft Zone and Sustainability Work

I'm not afraid to share corny stuff if I think it might be helpful. The stakes are high and I'm not going to optimize for saving face. ...

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11/8/24: Antifragility as a response to crisis

Marshall Kirkpatrick

Nov 815 min read

11/8/24: Antifragility as a response to crisis

It's been a hard week. I was glad to hear from several of you who shared your thoughts and feelings in response to yesterday's...

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11/7/24: Self-Care, Anger, and Getting Back in the Saddle

Marshall Kirkpatrick

Nov 720 min read

11/7/24: Self-Care, Anger, and Getting Back in the Saddle

I've taken a few days off this newsletter and I encourage you to take care of yourself right now as well. It's time for me to get back...

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11/4/24: Crafting Emergent Use of Information

Marshall Kirkpatrick

Nov 412 min read

11/4/24: Crafting Emergent Use of Information

If you're working with wood to make something useful, in a craft context, the fiber and color of the material are major determinants of...

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11/1/24: The Power of Clear Communication

Marshall Kirkpatrick

Nov 116 min read

11/1/24: The Power of Clear Communication

Building the skills of clear communication, succinctness, skipping the backstory unless it's really needed: That's what writer Chris...

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10/31/24: How I'm Using These Recommendations

Marshall Kirkpatrick

Oct 3116 min read

10/31/24: How I'm Using These Recommendations

What are the requirements for information to be absorbed, usable, actionable? I'm betting on personal relevance being a key one, but...

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