Identity and self Put yourself in situations You don't need a plan. You need to put yourself in a situation and watch what happens. By Alicia McKay / 23 Apr 2025
Identity and self Make guilty choices this week Guilt fades. Resentment festers. By Alicia McKay / 16 Apr 2025
Reading and Writing / Paid-only March 2025 Reading Journal Big sad stories packed with perspective By Alicia McKay / 11 Apr 2025
Identity and self Hearing the whispers before they become screams The call is coming from inside the house By Alicia McKay / 9 Apr 2025
Society and culture What's worth more than money? Creative value under extractive capitalism + an urgent plea to reclaim sovereignty over your attention By Alicia McKay / 2 Apr 2025
Power and systems For when it feels like you can't change anything Everything is connected. Once you see it, you can shift it. By Alicia McKay / 26 Mar 2025
Change You have infinite capacity for transformation new beginnings are wasted on young people By Alicia McKay / 20 Mar 2025
Future proof your dreams Prepare for disaster Hope for the best and prepare for the worst. When have things ever gone exactly as you planned? By Alicia McKay / 13 Mar 2025
Future proof your dreams Keep the dream alive Plans are predictions about how we think we could achieve our goals. They’re a hypothesis, an experiment ready to be run. By Alicia McKay / 6 Mar 2025
News Alicia McKay named Top 25 Thinker in Local Government by the LGIU Alicia McKay has been named one of the world's top 25 thinkers in local government by the UK's Local Government Information Unit. By Alicia McKay / 1 Mar 2025