The Man at 40
Forty years ago on the solstice, the first Burning Man event took place in San Francisco. Only a handful of people alive today remember that evening on Baker Beach, and ...Read More
Trust Your Team to Laugh: How “Burning Man Education” Works at Retreats and Symposiums
In my first post about what "education" and "learning" means in Burning Man culture, I focused on the big questions ...Read More
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
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
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
The Art of War (at Burning Man) — Part 3 — How to Be a Warbringer
Burning Man is hard. The best things about Burning Man are fucking hard. War is no exception. And, like the ...Read More
The Art of War (at Burning Man) — Part 2 — What is it Good For?
Running a successful war at Burning Man is extremely difficult — and what it means for a war to be ...Read More
The Art of War (at Burning Man) — Part 1 — Report from the Front Lines
To the extent that people know me on playa, they know me as “Caveat,” of course. But since 2011, the ...Read More
Decompression Challenge
Yeah, Decompression is real. But don't stew in upset at how the Default World is not like Black Rock City. ...Read More