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Think of the blog as Optimistic Anthropology’s field notes: stories, ideas, hypotheses, and practical wisdom that is emerging from doing social change work and paying attention to what unfolds.

August 6, 2025

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The Practice of Optimism and Unprecedented Opportunities

August 7, 2025

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The Radical Practice of Optimism

On Memory Keeping and Emergent Learning
On Memory Keeping and Emergent Learning
On Memory Keeping and Emergent Learning

October 21, 2024

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5 minutes

On Memory Keeping and Emergent Learning

VIDEO: Preview OA’S New Facilitation Tool for Emergent Learning Principles
VIDEO: Preview OA’S New Facilitation Tool for Emergent Learning Principles
VIDEO: Preview OA’S New Facilitation Tool for Emergent Learning Principles

October 18, 2024

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4 minutes

VIDEO: Preview OA’S New Facilitation Tool for Emergent Learning Principles

What the Heck are the Principles of Emergent Learning?
What the Heck are the Principles of Emergent Learning?
What the Heck are the Principles of Emergent Learning?

October 14, 2024

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7 minutes

What the Heck are the Principles of Emergent Learning?

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Sign up for a periodic field report from Optimistic Anthropology—featuring fresh blog posts, events worth your time, new additions to our resource collection, updates on what we're up to, and an occasional photo of our office mascot, Dimi the wonderdog!

Shaping knowledge, process, and culture for a more positive future.

Let's Meet

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