What is Burning Man Leadership? A Model
It’s a cliché at this point to suggest that there is a crisis of faith in leadership and expertise across ...Read More
Archives for November 2019
What Is “Burning Man Education” and Why? A Manifesto
When Burning Man started offering “educational programming” or “educational content” depends on what you think that is. The first survival ...Read More
The State of the Diversity Conversation (Observations From the Field)
I don’t want to talk about diversity right now — I don’t have anything new to say about diversity at ...Read More
Regionals Are Time Machines
Yeah, yeah, we know… “Burning Man used to be better.” Personally, I think saying that is as silly as saying, ...Read More
We Did It! 2019 BLM Inspection Reveals Near Perfect Score & Greenest MOOP Map to Date
By Jane Lyons
On October 5, the Playa Restoration Team held victory in the palm of its hands at the Bureau of Land ...Read More
Am I a “Burner?”
I’ve recently been traveling around the U.S. talking to people in open forums about Burning Man’s philosophy and culture, and ...Read More
Cultural Direction Setting: From Vision to Action
In July we published the Cultural Vision for Residential Black Rock City, the first phase of the Cultural Direction Setting ...Read More
Four Insights About Gifting After Watching “Gift”
Burning Man didn't invent "Gifting," and the ideas presented in Lewis Hyde's seminal book "The Gift" have been extremely influential ...Read More