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Democracy isn’t the problem. We are.

Democracy. It’s been billed as “the least worst form of government,” the epitome of freedom and equality, a trustworthy system of checks…

Jun 7

Democracy isn’t the problem. We are.

Jun 7

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The Signals We Send

I have the good fortune to teach young Navy SEAL leaders about complexity — specifically the complexity resident in the combat environment…

May 18

The Signals We Send

May 18

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Dionysians for Trump: Make America Grape Again

I’m the newly elected — not fake elected — leader of a religious cult, Dionysians for Trump. We have alternative factual knowledge, that…

May 7

Dionysians for Trump: Make America Grape Again

May 7

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Got AI? How AI Augmentation Can Shape the Future Workforce

In the burgeoning era of artificial intelligence (AI), one hypothesis captures the nuanced impact of this revolutionary technology on the…

May 1

Got AI? How AI Augmentation Can Shape the Future Workforce

May 1

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Success as a Common-Pool Resource (and a Small-Unit Tactic)

I have lately thought consciously of applying Elinor Ostrom’s principles for managing common-pool resources (CPRs) to the concept of…

Feb 22

Success as a Common-Pool Resource (and a Small-Unit Tactic)

Feb 22

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Lessons from the Panda: Complexity and Interconnectivity in Our World

Dec 5, 2023

Lessons from the Panda: Complexity and Interconnectivity in Our World

Dec 5, 2023

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Lessons from the Panda: Complexity and Interconnectivity in Our World

Let’s say you’re a panda, right? A giant, peaceful panda. And you live in the Wolong Nature Reserve in China. You didn’t pick the name; the…

Dec 5, 2023

Lessons from the Panda: Complexity and Interconnectivity in Our World

Dec 5, 2023

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Through a Lens Complexly

Author’s note: My thanks to Leen Gorissen for introducing The Change Leaders to the story of whales. If this interests you, because there…

Jun 6, 2022

Through a Lens Complexly

Jun 6, 2022

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Stoicism vs Scientism: A Battle Royale

When I was a boy, like many a boy, I suppose, I waged friendly wars that pitted green army man against green army man, superhero against…

May 12, 2021

Stoicism vs Scientism: A Battle Royale

May 12, 2021

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I Change — The New Book of Changes, Part I

“Do not turn and run, for there is nowhere worthwhile for you to go. Do not attempt to push ahead into the danger… emulate the example of…

Jul 29, 2020

I Change — The New Book of Changes, Part I

Jul 29, 2020

Dave Cooper

Dave Cooper

Dave is a former Navy SEAL, proud member of the Change Leaders, and the founder of Verge. He specializes in molding complexity into capability.

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