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The Future of Uncharted

Conscious Leadership

The Future of Uncharted

The power to believe in people and unproven ideas before others do.

The Dual Consciousness of 2020

The Dual Consciousness of 2020

We've never been more aware of things on the biggest and smallest scales in our lives.

The Messy Middle of a Pivot

Conscious Leadership

The Messy Middle of a Pivot

We're halfway into a pivot at Uncharted

Interesting people do interesting things

Interesting people do interesting things

The quality of our outputs is dependent on the quality of our inputs.

Uncharted Insider - November 2020

Hi everyone, Welcome to the November edition of the Uncharted Insider. Uncharted Update * New Mobile Tech Ventures: Our team has selected the third cohort of Visible Connect ventures. From a mobile lifeline to support the trans community to technology used to connect incarcerated people with their families, we’re very

Systems > Goals

Systems > Goals

"You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.”

Learning Spanish

Learning Spanish

The joys of being a beginner

Being Slightly Wrong in Public

Being Slightly Wrong in Public

“The fastest way to learn is to be slightly wrong in public."

Uncharted Insider - October 2020

Hi everyone, Welcome to the October edition of the Uncharted Insider. Uncharted Update * Fundraising for Wealth Gaps Initiative: In the last six weeks, we’ve raised over $3.3 million for our new initiative focused on closing wealth gaps in the US. We’re continuing to fundraise for a 2021

Corporate Activism: The Puberty Stage

Conscious Leadership

Corporate Activism: The Puberty Stage

Corporations are exploring their political voice, and it's awkward.

River Trip

Stand-up Paddleboard Trip in the Desert

Bravery over Brilliance

Bravery over Brilliance

It is self-interest, not ignorance, that perpetuates racism and maintains the power of white supremacy.

Using Stories to Build Culture

Using Stories to Build Culture

“Don’t tell me about what you believe. Just tell me your stories, and I’ll learn everything I need to know about what you believe.”

Uncharted Insider - September 2020

Hi everyone, Welcome to the September edition of the Uncharted Insider. Uncharted Update * 4-Day Workweek: We are making the 4-day workweek Uncharted company policy. You can read our series of posts and updates on Medium here [https://medium.com/this-is-uncharted]. * New Addition to the Uncharted Team: Xaira Ferrara [https://www.

When Peers are better than Mentors

When Peers are better than Mentors

Peership is the rarest form of relationship, but also the most powerful.

Roadtrip vs. Cabin Fever

Personal Reflections

Roadtrip vs. Cabin Fever

The open road is needed in 2020

The Origins of our Divisiveness

Conscious Leadership

The Origins of our Divisiveness

How the pandemic threatened our sense of control, and how that exacerbated divisiveness.

Uncharted Insider - August 2020

Hi everyone, Welcome to the August edition of the Uncharted Insider. Uncharted Update * Launched applications for mobile tech ventures: We launched applications for our third year of Visible Connect, an accelerator program for nonprofits changing their communities using mobile tech in partnership with Visible [https://www.visible.com/]. Learn more

Radical Ideas and the Overton Window

Conscious Leadership

Radical Ideas and the Overton Window

Progress happens in leaps; what was once considered radical and fringe can quickly become mainstream.

Personal Reflections

Trees

I’ve spent a number of weekends this summer in the forests of our Colorado mountains, hiking about, reading poetry, and thinking about the Milky Way. Maybe it’s been the looming fear of our own mortality with COVID, or perhaps it is the way things have a habit of

Take the Long View

Conscious Leadership

Take the Long View

Time horizons are one of the most under-considered factors that dictate decision-making.

Uncharted Insider - July 2020

Hi everyone, Welcome to the July edition of the Uncharted Insider. Uncharted Update * New Uncharted board and team members: Tracey Stewart [https://uncharted.org/people/tracey-stewart/] has joined as an Uncharted Board member and Emily Mochizuki Lutyens [https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-mochizuki-lutyens-a63b3a3a/] has joined as a Program Manager. * Impact

Vegetable Gardens

Vegetable Gardens

The journey of becoming a gardener.

Good Soldiers vs. Lucky Soldiers

Conscious Leadership

Good Soldiers vs. Lucky Soldiers

We shouldn’t study what makes people successful, but rather study what makes people fail and then avoid those mistakes.

Male Fragility

The intersection of white fragility and male fragility.