What Community Organizations Could Learn from Hillsong
The emotional touchpoint Millennials share. Brian Brown Brian Brown loves building the environments, habits, and networks that make people thrive….
Community: People or Place?
Is the fact that we don’t know leading us to create designer friendships? Brian Brown Brian Brown loves building the…
Why You Have Bad Neighbors
The ongoing conversation about parenting and police is a good opportunity to consider what’s missing from our communities that would…
Are You Living in a Community or a Network?
The difference matters, and your favorite charitable organization should be helping make it. Brian Brown Brian Brown loves building the…
Let Them Make Fonts
Humane Pursuits contributor Gracy Olmstead wrote this thought-provoking piece over at The American Conservative. An excerpt: Fonts are a form…
How to Stop Being Busy
It may not feel like it, but busyness is a choice. Here’s what to do about it. Brian Brown Brian…
Why Social Issues Win Elections
Ditch the social conservatives, say economic conservatives. But they’re dead wrong. Brian Brown Brian Brown loves building the environments, habits,…
Don’t Say This to Someone in Pain
“Invitation to Tears” provides a stirringly practical look at something hardly any Americans know: what to do with grief. Brian…
The Church Needs Hobbits
Not everyone needs to be a St. Thomas Aquinas. Brian Brown Brian Brown loves building the environments, habits, and networks…
Dostoevsky and Your Facebook Self
A little perspective on what to do with the fact that there’s an online “you” who may not look like…
The Future of the Culture Wars
Millennials, social issues, and where it’s all going. Brian Brown Brian Brown loves building the environments, habits, and networks that…
Why You Shouldn’t Focus on the Family
A look at family dynamics reveals something very wrong with how even “conservatives” are doing things. Brian Brown Brian Brown…
Michael Oakeshott’s Advice for Unhappy Employees
What Millennials in the workplace need to know from the British philosopher. Brian Brown Brian Brown loves building the environments,…
Campaign Gadgets Aren’t Enough
What political parties should be doing these days. Brian Brown Brian Brown loves building the environments, habits, and networks that…
Are You Lonely?
The last three years of human-centered thinking offer hope. Brian Brown Brian Brown loves building the environments, habits, and networks…
Bring Back Bossy
HP contributor Sarah Greek makes a case for the silliness of the “Ban Bossy” campaign, and the importance of the…
Getting Upset About the Wrong Things in Disney Movies
…a Christian tradition. “Frozen is the most anti-Disney animated movie I’ve ever seen.” My latest post over at Aleteia. http://www.aleteia.org/en/arts-entertainment/article/getting-upset-about-the-wrong-things-in-disney-movies-a-christian-tradition-5845591317807104…
Why 73% of Donations to go Religious Organizations
A $220 billion lesson for nonprofits. Brian Brown Brian Brown loves building the environments, habits, and networks that make people…
Saving Nonprofits
Why you won’t read anything an unfamiliar nonprofit sends you–and what that nonprofit should do about it. Brian Brown Brian…
How to Avoid the Kiss Cam
You’ve seen the situation, even if it hasn’t happened to you. You’re at the baseball game with friends, and you…