March 2017

Get Tough, Recognize and Respond to Personal and Systemic Bias

By: | March 20, 2017

In the Age of MultiDentity get ready to accept personal responsibility for preparing for the possibility that others will react negatively to their identity or question the legitimacy of their seat at the table. Today you have to accept that you can’t depend on any aspect of society to rescue you from harm. How you […]

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Manage Your Personal Power

By: | March 18, 2017

So much of what happens between people relates to the power dynamics between them. It’s rare that in our lives, that we face no situation when we are on the downside of a power relationship. During such times it’s not unusual to have flashes of insecurity as we relate to others, especially in untested relationships. […]

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Why US Communities Should be Designing Parks for Older Adults

By: | March 18, 2017

Jay Maddock, Texas A&M University As America grays, healthy aging becomes essential. Physical activity or exercise is an important piece of this. Getting regular exercise of just 150 minutes of moderate physical activity per week has been linked to a reduction in heart disease, cancer, falls and cognitive impairment due to dementia, including Alzheimer-type dementia. […]

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Six Charts that Illustrate the Divide Between Rural and Urban America

By: | March 17, 2017

Six charts that illustrate the divide between rural and urban America The divide is in the data. American Community Survey (ACS) 2011-2015 5 year estimates, Table S1810, CC BY Brian Thiede, Pennsylvania State University; Lillie Greiman, The University of Montana; Stephan Weiler, Colorado State University; Steven C. Beda, University of Oregon, and Tessa Conroy, University […]

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Populism and American Identity

By: | March 16, 2017

In many European countries, so-called “populist” political parties are on the rise, disrupting the established political order and upstaging mainstream parties. Their opponents see them as demagogues who ignore the realities of power and the necessity of political compromise, while their supporters view them as plain-speaking underdogs who will stand up for regular folk against […]

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Who’s Watching & Creating Live Streaming Video in the U.S.

By: | March 16, 2017

If you want to better communicate with your stakeholders then you have to keep pace with changing preferences for distributing and receiving information. Video streaming is all the craze. Of course, the younger have a bigger affinity towards creating streams themselves or watching streams created by others. There are always more consumers than producers in […]

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Where Technology is Placing US Jobs At Risk

By: | March 16, 2017

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Would You Name Your Child North West or Noquisha?

By: | March 14, 2017

North West. The same direction you will find on a map is the name of a celebrity’s child. A lot of people will question why someone will place their child in a situation, where the uniqueness of their name could change the way people will look at them. At the same time, many people are […]

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Who Are We? Is Authoritarianism on the Rise in America?

By: | March 14, 2017

Authoritarianism is in the news. Not only in the United States but in countries around the world. Donald Trump has become the symbol for such discussion in the United States. A puzzling aspect of his victory is his supporters have transcended demographic boundaries and the lines of age, income, education and even religion. While different […]

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Want To Be Healthier And Live Longer? Adopt A Blue Zone Community Mindset

By: | March 11, 2017

Diets, crash courses, lifestyle gurus and what not! We have so much around us that claim to give us the secret to leading happier, healthier and more meaningful lives. It is all available but for a price. With so much hype and surrounding these things, it is easy to lose sight of the basics regarding […]

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