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Our power to connect and create

Are we selling short our power to create belonging and community? To connect people instead of isolating them? On crafting meaningful communications in a flood of words and images.
Ted Fickes Jun 19, 2025
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Newsletter Nerd Club

The next Newsletter Nerd Club is on July 8th. Join us to build your thriving community of newsletter nerds. We'll also be centering this conversation around growth (both the how tos and the whys of it).
Ted Fickes Jun 18, 2025
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Paddle, paddle, paddle!

The case for creation of content, emotion and emotion. More than ever, the content people consume guides their emotions, actions and politics. It also guides donations, loyalty and activism.
Ted Fickes May 8, 2025
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Build things together: How to not drown in the seas of distrust

Social platforms no longer build for connection. We shouldn't do the same. How and why organizations can connect people, build together, and grow their power.
Ted Fickes Apr 30, 2025
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Power and impact and 32 new jobs

Teaching people about power and building solidarity with stories about our impact.
Ted Fickes Apr 22, 2025
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The problem with strategy

Let's talk about strategy and why having one (or many) doesn't seem to help many organizations.
Ted Fickes Apr 3, 2025
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Your impact on the future

In a world of bullet points, achievements and deliverables, can you set yourself apart with the story you tell about the future?
Ted Fickes Mar 17, 2025

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