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Jul 2022
21m 34s

Meeting the Future Halfway | Frankly #4

Nate Hagens
About this episode

In this Frankly, Nate unpacks the choice of the podcast title "The Great Simplification", and how he thinks about responses - rather than solutions - to the challenges we face in the decade ahead of us. He lays out the framework for the scale and degrees for how we can elevate the chances for a positive future.

He also reflects about what he's learned while hosting The Great Simplification and where he hopes to move forward in the future for the podcast.

For Transcript visit: https://www.thegreatsimplification.com/frankly-original/frankly-04-meeting-the-future-halfway

To Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Qs_cBThk3U

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