In the United States, 'tis the season to get flooded by advertising circulars and flashing web banners stoking our consumer desires. Join us next week for a quiet alternative at this month's EDC Tide Pool social: a holiday card crafting event at Red Emma's Café in Baltimore. After Black Friday & Cyber Monday, here's to Thoughtful Thursday...

We recently hosted an imaginative and compelling workshop on climate storytelling led by Jason Davis, director of the Climate Stories Project. For those of you who missed it, here's a report on the workshop by Josh Nodiff, and the recording. Josh is one of the convenors of the new Climate Imaginarium we've launched together with key partners, please join our new community space.

Meanwhile, it's now been one year since we launched our new EDC community platform. We're thrilled that so many of you have joined us, and grateful for all the ferment here. There are many ways to use this platform, and we're continually tinkering. Here's an updated How-To Guide to the space, please check it out!