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61 | Ziggy Stardust in a room full of suits

A case I remember from my years in the Providence Zoning Board involved a local school that had lined up the street with colorful pole…

4 min readJan 25, 2023

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61 | Ziggy Stardust in a room full of suits

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60 | The meh mood: when just fine is good enough

The mood I am finding these days is meh: it’s neither happy, nor sad; neither hopeful, nor hopeless; it’s not optimistic, but not entirely…

4 min readJan 18, 2023

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60 | The meh mood: when just fine is good enough

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59 | Nobody thrives forever

You may have worked for a “peace and pay” manager at some point. They are the ones who never rock the boat, never take risks or chances…

4 min readJan 11, 2023

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59 | Nobody thrives forever

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58 | Rejected again? Get a bigger nail

In my workshops I talk about the SKF — Stephen King Factor — to discuss the emotional and mental strength one should have to do good work…

4 min readJan 4, 2023

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58 | Rejected again? Get a bigger nail

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57 | A problem-solving infrastructure to respond to the urgency of this moment

Problem solving is a practice, not a one-and-done deal.

4 min readDec 28, 2022

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57 | A problem-solving infrastructure to respond to the urgency of this moment

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56 | What is a project? Three definitions

The word project comes from the Latin projectare, which means “to shed light onto a place that was in darkness before.”

4 min readDec 21, 2022

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56 | What is a project? Three definitions

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55 | How do we move from “work” to “the work”?

Imagine a society where retirement would not exist because people would willingly work all the way through simply because the work they did…

4 min readDec 14, 2022

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55 | How do we move from “work” to “the work”?

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54 | Enjoyment in times of crisis

In the worst months of the COVID years I turned to drawing and sewing with the same discipline and joy a monk turns to meditation and…

4 min readDec 7, 2022

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54 | Enjoyment in times of crisis

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53 | Novelty in distraction

Years ago I met a jewelry artist who had worked in silver all his life and didn’t seem too curious about other materials or techniques. I…

4 min readNov 30, 2022

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53 | Novelty in distraction

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52 | Innovation, subject-matter expertise and a culture of ideas

Innovation is a big puzzle or, rather, a puzzle of big pieces.

4 min readNov 23, 2022

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52 | Innovation, subject-matter expertise and a culture of ideas

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Enrique Martínez

Enrique Martínez

Devil’s Advocate in Chief. To exist is to resist. Bringing a creative perspective to leadership. Design is a life skill. Drawing in black and white.

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