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July 2023

The Barrcast #55: Responding to pmarca's vision of infinitely compassionate machines
Did you know The Barrcast is also on YouTube?
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Nick Barr
23:17

May 2023

Nick's Interest Map
v0.2 040224 – Updated and focused more on the intersection of interest and business. This has been a helpful guide over the last several weeks…
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Nick Barr
3
The third attractor: a framework for navigating wicked problems
Last year, in the murkiest depths of wondering where to go with our non-profit and my own personal work, I discovered the work of Daniel…
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Nick Barr
1
Before you start your Impact Journey, draw it
Running a for-profit business is difficult, but not particularly complicated. You want to acquire many customers, and you want to generate lots of…
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Nick Barr
Using the GRPI model to debug and design organizational development
Good frameworks help teams create shared understanding about how to address a difficult problem. One delightfully simple framework is GRPI – my thanks…
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Nick Barr

March 2023

We've broken the attention barrier
That’s Chuck Yeager in front of the Bell X-1, the first aircraft to break the sound barrier back in 1947. When future historians (if we still have…
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Nick Barr
1
Tár: Death of the Sun God
One fan's commentary on the film.
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Nick Barr
2:43:25

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