We are collectively living a lonely existence. It's cliche to say that right now is the most connected and disconnected time ever. We don't need more technology. We need more humanity. …
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Bringing the humanity back to innovation
It’s okay to cry at an innovation conference. Saul Kaplan And I did. Ami, Carl, Teny, Courtlandt, Mark and more all brought me to tears sitting in the Trinity Repertory Theater in Providence, …
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Making small-talk less evil
People are looking for permission to get vulnerable. We go through hours of networking events and leave without any great connections. But are we opening the door for meaning? Are we putting ourselves …
Capturing the magic
How do you capture magic from an event and carry it into the future? That's the question I'm asking tonight as I return from BIF 2017, a special gathering of human-centered change-makers from …
One year of daily blogging
Here we are on September 14th, 2017. Exactly one year after I started my daily blog. I’ve written 365 posts and you can read them all here on zcjones.com. Since I started my daily blog I’ve written a …
Lightbulb Stories
Tonight I shared my lightbulb moment with three strangers. I took them back to sophomore year in high school when my coach told me I was more than just a player. I was a leader. It wouldn't have …