Category: Communication
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Communication · Development · Project Management · Psychology · Social Theory · Sustainability · Urban PlanningIn Transformation, It’s All Signal
Read more: In Transformation, It’s All SignalIn some media I’ve consumed recently, a woman speaker made a casual side remark that men act to act, and women act in context. I don’t know if those two categories are gendered, but I do recognize them. I have seen them play out repeatedly in projects, and I have been particularly keyed to them…
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My Airbnb: Hostess with the Someness
Read more: My Airbnb: Hostess with the SomenessI lived in diaspora from 2011-2014, traveling extensively while working internationally and engaging in barter agreements for housing while I went through my first post-bac program. When I entered my current graduate degree program and finally settled into my own place again, I decided that I would enjoy visitors through Airbnb, and it would additionally…
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Considering Mismatcher Metaprogramming
Read more: Considering Mismatcher MetaprogrammingIn Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP), there is a theoretical framework called metaprograms. This concept asserts that people are wired along a few natural tendencies in how they perceive the world. Obviously, this is not a new or novel idea, but I am very curious about the particular “metaprogams” identified and leveraged by NLP in its therapeutic…
