№ 45 | Board Games for Change, Psychological Safety vs Comfort, Climate Hope, Tinkering with Tools for Thought, and Ursula K. Le Guin
Board Games for Change
‘And the nominees are…’ Games for Change, known for recognizing video games with a social impact, has added a new category recognizing…wait for it… board games!! 🎉
Check out this article from Polygon for more about each of the four nominees. Oh, and can I brag that I backed Solarpunk Futures (pictured above) when it was on Kickstarter? 😜
Psychological safety (not psychological comfort)
Once again, two words that when placed next to each other, make the distinctions clear. This time round it’s Safety and Comfort. “Why Psychological Safety is Important For Productive Teamwork.”
Climate hope?
So, wow. There’s this: Project Drawdown, ”The World’s Leading Resource for Climate Solutions.” Next time I feel like there's little that can be done, I'll browse their Table of Solutions.
Tinkering with tools is not necessarily procrastination
“Not necessarily.” I’ve used that qualifier before… 😉 For all of you jumping between “Tana, Obisidian, Logseq, Remnote, or something else” as your note taking tool of choice, this is for you: “Tinkering with tools is not necessarily procrastination.”
Ursula K. Le Guin’s passionate defense of art over profits
Ursula K. Le Guin? Introduced by Neil Geiman?! Yes.
In 2014, when Ursula K. Le Guin accepted the National Book Foundation’s Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, she used her acceptance speech to speak out about what she considered to be publishers’ increasing emphasis on profits over art. She said to the crowd, which consisted of the most powerful players in the publishing industry, “Books aren’t just commodities; the profit motive is often in conflict with the aims of art.” Her speech made a splash online in 2014, and now you can watch it in its entirety here. It’s a must-see.
Oh, and now I know the context of this oft circulated quote:
We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings.
