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We Have Liftoff

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Envisioning Your Place in the Orbital Age Ever wondered what space can do for you? The next great leap forward in human innovation is here. Introducing . . . The Orbital Age. And it’s all happening in low-Earth orbit (LEO) a mere 250 miles above Earth’s surface―roughly the distance between Boston and New York. Before … Read more

Vibrant Vulnerability

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Mastering Philanthropy for Today and Tomorrow’s Healthcare CEOs Collapsing operating margins and ever increasing needs are forcing today’s hospital leaders to (re)calculate where to find needed resources for their communities. Might the answer be the one area where they have the least experience: philanthropy? Vibrant Vulnerability bridges that knowledge gap by facing this critical issue … Read more

Neuromined

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Triumphing over Technological Tyranny Are advances in technology working for us or against us? When our phones become our keys to access everything, will our lives be more convenient or more at the mercy of whoever can hack into our devices? Will self-driving cars help us maximize our time and get to our destination safely, … Read more

Power of 4

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How Christian Men Create Purposeful Lives By Not Going It Alone There’s a war on men. Often couched in pseudo-serious terms like “male toxicity” or “patriarchy,” the effect is the same: Men are under fire. Unfortunately, the losers in this strife aren’t just men wrongfully vilified. No, we are all victims of a red-hot cultural … Read more

Generosity Crisis

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The Case for Radical Connection to Solve Humanity’s Greatest Challenges Progress. It is one of the defining expectations of the modern era. But are continued improvements to the human condition assured? What would happen if the only institutions explicitly committed to feeding, healing, sheltering, educating, enlightening and nurturing our communities went away? In The Generosity … Read more

Never Alone

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Never Alone: A Man’s Companion Guide to Grief Men don’t do grief well. Fearing vulnerability, we shut down and shut others out. This is to be expected in a society that also doesn’t handle grief well. Instead of preparing us for this unavoidable moment, our culture promotes an unrealistic—and unhelpful—view that we will all live forever. Driven … Read more

Decoding Talent

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Harness the power of artificial intelligence in hiring The typical hiring process is fraught with complexity, inefficiency, and bias and often shuts out the most talented candidates. Decoding Talent: How AI and Big Data Can Solve Your Company’s People Puzzle makes the case for using complex advanced technologies to move past these problems toward effortless … Read more