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The giant secret that got revealed in Aranyaprathet
One night at the border. Good morning from the border town of Aranyaprathet. On the Thailand side, just before we head into Cambodia. It’s immensely bright today. It’s quiet. The room is clean. The hot...
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On second chances and the refreshing quiet of this, Khmer New Year
Happy Khmer New Year! TODAY IS KHMER NEW YEAR here in Cambodia. Lots of people are out of town, so the traffic is thin and the evening is quiet. Nice. It’s like someone pressed “reset” on 2014, and we...
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Because people want meaningful connection we made this
SPACE. The Cojournal Project. CHECKED IN this evening with VJ and AR over Skype. Fantastic conversations about: home, nomadism, and finding yourself. It’s not every day I talk about personal stuff...
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Align your work to your values: 4 key ideas
CONVERSATION SPACE. Asking “why.” A FEW TIMES a year you get into the habit of looking over the things that were quality and throwing out the things that weren’t. This is spring cleaning. Or New Year,...
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5 things drawing will teach you about life
DETROIT WASN’T always blighted. I grew up in the suburbs, and we had the best art classes. My most favorite moment of the school curriculum, superceding even cursive. My grade school art teacher, Mr....
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What true ‘design thinking’ starts with just might surprise you
WHERE WE ARE. Phnom Penh, Cambodia.AT THE START OF a new conversation, in a new place, with a new person. That’s the spot. The beautiful beginning. Seeing a thing through to the final endpoints is not...
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What I learned being offline for three days in Battambang
LAST WEEK TODAY I was in the middle of hurling. No, not like the Gaelic sport. But like, you know, throwing up. Things had gotten hard. First world problems, of course, but in the context of this place...
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The 5-minute test that will change your life
CONCEPTING for anything starts with a simple idea: anything is possible. Dipika (pictured) at the early, ideation part of the process with new clients in Phnom Penh. DO YOU FEEL squeamish when someone...
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The #1 lame excuse people use to Not Do Things
A whisper of a thought. Nagging itch to be “creative.” Irritating. “Of course I do, I just… I’m just…” “See, my sister’s boyfriend’s dog’s… la la la”“Ummmm.” Like Curious George. Don’t. Ask. Me....
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