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by Dana Penrice, Human Venture Associate Even if you haven’t been paying close attention to the news, today should still stand out as a day to pause and reflect. It has been one year since the Hamas attack on the Kibbutzim in Israel and the escalation to a new level of offensive on the Palestinian people. October 7th, similar to

by Natalie Muyres The number of books and resources about artificial intelligence is slightly overwhelming, seems to be growing exponentially, and once a book or article is published it can quickly become outdated to some degree depending on the topic and related advancements in AI. The following list of resources is a start and includes books, podcasts, and articles that

by Natalie Muyres This is the first in a series of articles on artificial intelligence. In this article: Emerging AI Are you ready for the AI (artificial intelligence) revolution? What does readiness mean? What is a revolution? What is responsible AI? At the Human Venture Institute we’ve been considering these questions and what a future transformed by generative AI looks

The Human Venture publishes a list of books and other resources annually. The list includes books that were either drawn on through the year to support our ongoing explorations and programming or were acquired in recognition that they filled a gap and could be useful in the future. The Human Venture community has read (or re-read) all of the books

On December 19, 2023 the Human Venture met virtually and in-person to celebrate the winter solstice, a tradition for many years now. It provides our community the time to reflect and discuss the year gone by and the years to come. 2023 was an especially meaningful Solstice as it was the first without Ken Low. Steacy Pinney hosted us in

by Dana Penrice What are the consequences of using the machine as a metaphor for an organization? When I think about this, I think about the pressures of outputs, the overwhelming feeling of trying to keep up, and the inevitable burnout. I think about simplified linear logic models of A + B + C = D. I think about specialized

by Laura Kennett, donor and volunteer board member with Human Venture Leadership I was knocked off a treadmill. Well, not literally. But taking a program from Human Venture Leadership in 2011 knocked me off the figurative treadmill of conventional life I didn’t even know I was on. When taking a leadership course, we often expect to learn skills to propel

by Elizabeth Dozois, February 25, 2022 This year, the Human Venture Associates were tasked with writing an introduction to Human Learning Ecology and the Human Venture Meta-Framework. In the tradition of publications like James Baldwin’s Letter to my Nephew, Elizabeth decided to frame her introduction as a letter to her children – one that could be shared publicly. Here’s what she wrote. Dear Grady

by Ken Low and Alison Hagan At a recent Friday community call Ken shared his thoughts on the truckers’ Freedom Convoy. Alison Hagan captured his reflections to share with the wider Human Venture community in this article and on the portal (available to alumni). The Freedom Convoy of the Canadian truckers’ story was compelling; it was about the ongoing struggle

by Dana Penrice I am not a journalist. I am not a politician. I am not a historian. Nor am I an academic in geopolitics. I am just a citizen of the world, like you, scrolling the news and wondering ‘what on earth is going on?.’ There’s a feeling that crisis after crisis are piling one on top of the