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To What End?

To What End?

The question "to what end" helps me to understand why I am doing something - the core goals and success criteria - better than any other phrase I know. Lately I have found myself asking “to what end” about education as a whole. What is the purpose of

By George Vinton 06 Oct 2025
AI, Jobs, and Red Herrings

AI, Jobs, and Red Herrings

“The future cannot be predicted, but futures can be invented.” —Dennis Gabor Ex-Atlantic journalist and Abundance co-author Derek Thompson recently wrote a compelling account of the rollercoaster that is AI’s impact on entry level jobs. His conclusion that, plausibly, yes, AI is reducing work for young Americans, is based

By George Vinton 16 Sep 2025

Five and Dime

Yesterday, Common Group, the organization I founded in 2020, turned five. What better way to celebrate than sharing with my closest friends and colleagues the priceless gift ... of a new blog. I know your first reaction is almost certainly, "the world needs more blogs and I should subscribe immediately,

By George Vinton 16 Sep 2025
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