The Case for Depolarizing

How elected leaders can soften divides and reduce the toxicity of interparty discourse You can hear the frustration in voices, see the disgust across faces—political polarization seeds a discouragement that seeps into the souls of Americans. And it feels like it’s getting worse with each election cycle. Not only does polarization turn people away from […]

Electric Utility Reform in an Age of Electrification

The United States is subject to the same drivers transforming the global power sector: the rapid growth of renewable energy, data centers, battery storage, and the electrification of heat and transport. At the “edge” of the grid, smaller-scale renewable-energy and battery-storage technologies are proliferating; these are known as Distributed Energy Resources (DER). At the same […]

A Failure of Nerve

Drawing on his practice as a family therapist, Edwin Friedman applied his understanding of family systems to his work as a leadership consultant—and eventually to society at large. An ordained rabbi, he started to see deep similarities between the challenges facing families and the internal politics of religious organizations. To help leaders heal what he […]