Marshall Kirkpatrick
10/30/24: The Functional and the Sacred
The functional and the sacred don't have to be separate. In fact, it may serve us best if they are not. I was reminded of that when...
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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.
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Oct 2815 min read
10/29/24: Understanding and Action
In one of today's updates, GIS trailblazer and ESRI founder Jack Dangermond says, "Understanding precedes action. We're in the business...
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Marshall Kirkpatrick
Oct 2814 min read
10/28/24: Your Extended Mind
Growing your capacity to drive change is my goal for this newsletter and this morning I was reminded of one of the most powerful ways to...
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Marshall Kirkpatrick
Oct 2514 min read
10/25/24: (Parts of) UN Leadership Says Let's Go!!
Today's newsletter is coming in the afternoon because I spent the usual morning time kicking off a new client's consulting engagement. (...
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Marshall Kirkpatrick
Oct 2416 min read
10/24/24: Growing Stronger Through Learning; Memorial for a Bear
I was just sampling some of the recommendations our system is sending out this morning and marveling at the usefully inspiring work being...
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Marshall Kirkpatrick
Oct 2314 min read
10/23/24: Get Ready to Feel Discomfort; Anger Can Help
Monday's on-site meeting of the new Earth Catalyst team was so successful it left me feeling energetically spent yesterday, so I took the...
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Marshall Kirkpatrick
Oct 219 min read
10/21/24: Tipping Points for Renewables
Happy Monday. I'm going to keep today's preamble short because I'm preparing for the first Earth Catalyst on-site team meeting this...
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Marshall Kirkpatrick
Oct 1813 min read
10/18/24: My Brain in a Diagram
How are you using the updates from organizations you're getting through this email? I heard from one of you yesterday that Earth...
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Marshall Kirkpatrick
Oct 1712 min read
10/17/24: Oceans and India
Today I'm trying something new: personalized subject lines in the emails subscribers get, based on your recommended stories. Please let...
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Marshall Kirkpatrick
Oct 1613 min read
10/16/24 - Efficacy and Fractals
I met two inspiring elders last night who talked about how they choose to work with the specific groups that they do because their...
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Marshall Kirkpatrick
Oct 1513 min read
10/15/24 - Place and Understanding Change
I took yesterday off in observance of Indigenous Peoples Day, but now I'm back with updates to share from around the world. I am a big...
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Marshall Kirkpatrick
Oct 1112 min read
10/11/24 - A Smart Future
I'm excited to introduce the new version of the Earth Catalyst daily email! Along with my beautiful new website (thanks to Tao Websites...
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Marshall Kirkpatrick
Oct 916 min read
10/9/24 - We Must Change Now
Getting short term action aligned with long term needs is a fundamental challenge. Seth Godin says the key is telling a story that's both...
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Marshall Kirkpatrick
Oct 89 min read
10/8/24 - What's Working
I used to work for a software company that held a Field Best Practices call every Friday morning. They’d share new resources and updates...
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Marshall Kirkpatrick
Oct 79 min read
10/7/24 - Short Video Special
What’s “Just Sanitation”? According to Shannon Yee, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology, it’s a very...
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Marshall Kirkpatrick
Oct 410 min read
10/4/24 - Regenerating Kids
How’s this for inspiration? Check out the work of volunteers and kids at Taniala Regenerative Camp in Madagascar , where deforested land...
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Marshall Kirkpatrick
Oct 312 min read
10/3/24 - Massive Mining
How much mining will be needed to transition the economy to electric and batteries by 2050? BloombergNEF published a new study this...
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Marshall Kirkpatrick
Oct 111 min read
10/1/24: The Global Pulse of Sustainability Work
Reviewing today's collection of 64 updates from around the world, categorized and summarized below, I am struck with a feeling: it's...
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