Theme Camp Isolation Experiments: Week One
Last week I wrote about the way in which we can carry Burning Man culture forward in a time of ...Read More
Posts about Serious Stuff
Serious opinions on serious topics from (mostly) serious people.
Resilience Is Our Middle Name
The coronavirus outbreak is unlike anything any of us have experienced in our lifetimes, but in a way, Burners seem ...Read More
Ties That Bind, Ties That Burn: Burning Man in the Age of Coronavirus
Like you, we’ve been watching with alarm and growing dread as the coronavirus has spread around the globe. And this ...Read More
Diversity & Radical Inclusion: Ed Fletcher and the Good Medicine of Burning Man
Ed Fletcher is a filmmaker, journalist, and the president of Sacramento Valley Spark, a nonprofit organization started in 2012 that ...Read More
What if “Burning Man Education” Is More About Relationships Than Training?
This will probably be my last piece on Burning Man “education” for a while, as I think it’s the last ...Read More
Diversity & Radical Inclusion: Erin Douglas and the Black Burner Project
Erin Douglas started Black Burner Project in 2018, a project that aims to spread awareness of the people of color ...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