CommonEndeavour
@commonendeavour.bsky.social
A place to explore political possibilities.
Putting our connections at the heart of our politics.
www.commonendeavour.org
Putting our connections at the heart of our politics.
www.commonendeavour.org
Agree that it’s important to state that climate report says we’ll just miss the 2030 target but miss the 2035 target by a mile.
It also noted that we achieved our biggest CO2 reduction outside Covid. So perhaps there is reason to hope for more improvement.
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/7...
It also noted that we achieved our biggest CO2 reduction outside Covid. So perhaps there is reason to hope for more improvement.
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/7...
podcasts.apple.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Agree that it’s important to state that climate report says we’ll just miss the 2030 target but miss the 2035 target by a mile.
It also noted that we achieved our biggest CO2 reduction outside Covid. So perhaps there is reason to hope for more improvement.
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/7...
It also noted that we achieved our biggest CO2 reduction outside Covid. So perhaps there is reason to hope for more improvement.
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/7...
Stephen Dubner on what he learnt from hanging out with economists — probability and clear-eyed reasoning is important.
And what he didn’t — the connection between people is far more important.
freakonomics.com/podcast/what...
And what he didn’t — the connection between people is far more important.
freakonomics.com/podcast/what...
November 30, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Stephen Dubner on what he learnt from hanging out with economists — probability and clear-eyed reasoning is important.
And what he didn’t — the connection between people is far more important.
freakonomics.com/podcast/what...
And what he didn’t — the connection between people is far more important.
freakonomics.com/podcast/what...
A new post on LinkedIn about a beautiful podcast from Yo Yo Ma and Anna Gonzales.
Reminding us of the importance of place to who we are, and the dangers of throwing in your lot with an extractive industry.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/our-co...
Reminding us of the importance of place to who we are, and the dangers of throwing in your lot with an extractive industry.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/our-co...
Our Common Nature
Our Common Nature is a beautiful new show by Anna Gonzales of Radiolab and Terrestrials fame. It's a podcast project of Yo Yo Ma with not as much Yo Yo Ma as I was expecting but a beautiful exploratio...
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November 30, 2025 at 12:21 AM
A new post on LinkedIn about a beautiful podcast from Yo Yo Ma and Anna Gonzales.
Reminding us of the importance of place to who we are, and the dangers of throwing in your lot with an extractive industry.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/our-co...
Reminding us of the importance of place to who we are, and the dangers of throwing in your lot with an extractive industry.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/our-co...
A thoughtful exploration of important ideas about what it means that something is being said at all, rather than the specific words being said.
Points to the important nexus between the market for ideas and the role of leadership.
in-between-days.ghost.io/the-hitchhik...
By @timhollo.bsky.social
Points to the important nexus between the market for ideas and the role of leadership.
in-between-days.ghost.io/the-hitchhik...
By @timhollo.bsky.social
The Hitchhiker's Guide to Political Psychology?
"The point, in short, is that we need to talk less about politics (in the sense of arguing with people) and instead build a world where those people are likely to encounter more and thus change their ...
in-between-days.ghost.io
November 29, 2025 at 11:10 PM
A thoughtful exploration of important ideas about what it means that something is being said at all, rather than the specific words being said.
Points to the important nexus between the market for ideas and the role of leadership.
in-between-days.ghost.io/the-hitchhik...
By @timhollo.bsky.social
Points to the important nexus between the market for ideas and the role of leadership.
in-between-days.ghost.io/the-hitchhik...
By @timhollo.bsky.social
Thank you @david-ritter.bsky.social for your informed, thoughtful interview on the 7am podcast.
It is deeply encouraging to hear someone speak calmly and clearly about all that has already been achieved while still highlighting how far we have to go - as fast as possible.
#connection #AusPol
It is deeply encouraging to hear someone speak calmly and clearly about all that has already been achieved while still highlighting how far we have to go - as fast as possible.
#connection #AusPol
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Thank you @david-ritter.bsky.social for your informed, thoughtful interview on the 7am podcast.
It is deeply encouraging to hear someone speak calmly and clearly about all that has already been achieved while still highlighting how far we have to go - as fast as possible.
#connection #AusPol
It is deeply encouraging to hear someone speak calmly and clearly about all that has already been achieved while still highlighting how far we have to go - as fast as possible.
#connection #AusPol
What's Common Endeavour about?
Connection. Not always easy but important.
Political parties are important too - but don't always do a lot to help connection.
The goal of Common Endeavour is to to be a party focused on the importance of connection.
#connection #auspol #DemocracySausage
Connection. Not always easy but important.
Political parties are important too - but don't always do a lot to help connection.
The goal of Common Endeavour is to to be a party focused on the importance of connection.
#connection #auspol #DemocracySausage
November 21, 2025 at 11:59 PM
What's Common Endeavour about?
Connection. Not always easy but important.
Political parties are important too - but don't always do a lot to help connection.
The goal of Common Endeavour is to to be a party focused on the importance of connection.
#connection #auspol #DemocracySausage
Connection. Not always easy but important.
Political parties are important too - but don't always do a lot to help connection.
The goal of Common Endeavour is to to be a party focused on the importance of connection.
#connection #auspol #DemocracySausage
Potato ethics, by Malin Fors, in Bioethical Inquiry is one of our best reads of the year. Not only showing the value of ordinary ethics (Veena Das) and relational ethics (Joan Tronto) but also what rural experience can teach us all about being useful.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37043082/
#connection
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37043082/
#connection
Potato Ethics: What Rural Communities Can Teach Us about Healthcare - PubMed
In this paper I offer the term "potato ethics" to describe a particular professional rural health sensibility. I contrast this attitude with the sensibility behind urban professional ethics, which often focus on the narrow doctor-patient treatment relationship. The phrase appropriates a Swedish meta …
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
November 20, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Potato ethics, by Malin Fors, in Bioethical Inquiry is one of our best reads of the year. Not only showing the value of ordinary ethics (Veena Das) and relational ethics (Joan Tronto) but also what rural experience can teach us all about being useful.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37043082/
#connection
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37043082/
#connection
The Canberra Alliance for Participatory Democracy is hosting an afternoon event on Sunday, December 14 to show how the online political collaboration tool Pol.is works.
If you’re in town in December, go along and find out what it’s about.
Register here
canberra-alliance.org.au/event/
If you’re in town in December, go along and find out what it’s about.
Register here
canberra-alliance.org.au/event/
Events - Canberra Alliance for Participatory Democracy
canberra-alliance.org.au
November 19, 2025 at 10:37 AM
The Canberra Alliance for Participatory Democracy is hosting an afternoon event on Sunday, December 14 to show how the online political collaboration tool Pol.is works.
If you’re in town in December, go along and find out what it’s about.
Register here
canberra-alliance.org.au/event/
If you’re in town in December, go along and find out what it’s about.
Register here
canberra-alliance.org.au/event/
"Parasocial" is Cambridge Dictionary's word of the year
One-sided relationships with people seen in media, or with chatbots, that resemble relationships with 'real' people.
These can be felt as strong connections despite people not knowing them.
#Connection
www.thenewdaily.com.au/life/2025/11...
One-sided relationships with people seen in media, or with chatbots, that resemble relationships with 'real' people.
These can be felt as strong connections despite people not knowing them.
#Connection
www.thenewdaily.com.au/life/2025/11...
'Parasocial' is Cambridge Dictionary's 2025 word of the year
The connection someone feels with a person they don't know is captured in Cambridge Dictionary's word of the year for 2025 – “parasocial”.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
November 19, 2025 at 1:38 AM
"Parasocial" is Cambridge Dictionary's word of the year
One-sided relationships with people seen in media, or with chatbots, that resemble relationships with 'real' people.
These can be felt as strong connections despite people not knowing them.
#Connection
www.thenewdaily.com.au/life/2025/11...
One-sided relationships with people seen in media, or with chatbots, that resemble relationships with 'real' people.
These can be felt as strong connections despite people not knowing them.
#Connection
www.thenewdaily.com.au/life/2025/11...
#HealthPsychology
"The interconnectedness of fear of cancer recurrence components."
Cancer symptoms, bodily triggers, perceived risk of cancer returning, and coping strategies are all part of the fear of cancer returning.
psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
#Connection #Connectedness
"The interconnectedness of fear of cancer recurrence components."
Cancer symptoms, bodily triggers, perceived risk of cancer returning, and coping strategies are all part of the fear of cancer returning.
psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
#Connection #Connectedness
APA PsycNet
psycnet.apa.org
November 19, 2025 at 1:10 AM
#HealthPsychology
"The interconnectedness of fear of cancer recurrence components."
Cancer symptoms, bodily triggers, perceived risk of cancer returning, and coping strategies are all part of the fear of cancer returning.
psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
#Connection #Connectedness
"The interconnectedness of fear of cancer recurrence components."
Cancer symptoms, bodily triggers, perceived risk of cancer returning, and coping strategies are all part of the fear of cancer returning.
psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
#Connection #Connectedness
Fascinating numbers from @azeem.bsky.social
📈 Data to start your week
open.substack.com/pub/exponent...
Most interesting
i. almost 90% of China's new electricity demand is met by renewables
ii. China's CO2 emissions are flat
iii. China's per capita electricity consumption now higher than Europe's
📈 Data to start your week
open.substack.com/pub/exponent...
Most interesting
i. almost 90% of China's new electricity demand is met by renewables
ii. China's CO2 emissions are flat
iii. China's per capita electricity consumption now higher than Europe's
November 18, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Fascinating numbers from @azeem.bsky.social
📈 Data to start your week
open.substack.com/pub/exponent...
Most interesting
i. almost 90% of China's new electricity demand is met by renewables
ii. China's CO2 emissions are flat
iii. China's per capita electricity consumption now higher than Europe's
📈 Data to start your week
open.substack.com/pub/exponent...
Most interesting
i. almost 90% of China's new electricity demand is met by renewables
ii. China's CO2 emissions are flat
iii. China's per capita electricity consumption now higher than Europe's
Connection can be considered a conduit that creates an association or relationship but it's not value free, it has direction and valence. It can be positive or negative, strong or weak.
From Brown et al. 2015, Applied Geography.
From Brown et al. 2015, Applied Geography.
November 16, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Connection can be considered a conduit that creates an association or relationship but it's not value free, it has direction and valence. It can be positive or negative, strong or weak.
From Brown et al. 2015, Applied Geography.
From Brown et al. 2015, Applied Geography.
Reposted by CommonEndeavour
An important force for social cohesion:
Australia’s public libraries are thriving as the cost of living rises. We can’t afford to lose them theconversation.com/australias-p...
Australia’s public libraries are thriving as the cost of living rises. We can’t afford to lose them theconversation.com/australias-p...
Australia’s public libraries are thriving as the cost of living rises. We can’t afford to lose them
A new report shows that visits to Australian public libraries are up 10% – though funding is down. They provide everything from books and internet to help with CVs.
theconversation.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:49 PM
An important force for social cohesion:
Australia’s public libraries are thriving as the cost of living rises. We can’t afford to lose them theconversation.com/australias-p...
Australia’s public libraries are thriving as the cost of living rises. We can’t afford to lose them theconversation.com/australias-p...
Not just in the United States?
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The crisis of connection is a defining feature of our times.
See also the Common Endeavour essay on loneliness.
journal.commonendeavour.org/loneliness/
#AusPol #DemocracySausage
www.apa.org/pubs/reports...
The crisis of connection is a defining feature of our times.
See also the Common Endeavour essay on loneliness.
journal.commonendeavour.org/loneliness/
#AusPol #DemocracySausage
Loneliness
Loneliness is a topic that's rarely discussed in polite company. Perhaps it sounds silly to tell someone whose presence you are literally in that you are lonely. In a world full of technology that can...
journal.commonendeavour.org
November 15, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Not just in the United States?
www.apa.org/pubs/reports...
The crisis of connection is a defining feature of our times.
See also the Common Endeavour essay on loneliness.
journal.commonendeavour.org/loneliness/
#AusPol #DemocracySausage
www.apa.org/pubs/reports...
The crisis of connection is a defining feature of our times.
See also the Common Endeavour essay on loneliness.
journal.commonendeavour.org/loneliness/
#AusPol #DemocracySausage
“In a time defined by distance and division, connection isn’t a luxury. It’s a responsibility.”
Intrepid might be trying to sell impact and adventure travel but these words are spot on.
Intrepid might be trying to sell impact and adventure travel but these words are spot on.
November 9, 2025 at 7:12 AM
“In a time defined by distance and division, connection isn’t a luxury. It’s a responsibility.”
Intrepid might be trying to sell impact and adventure travel but these words are spot on.
Intrepid might be trying to sell impact and adventure travel but these words are spot on.
ChangeFest national conference in Walyalup (Fremantle) this year has a terrific program working towards place-based systems change.
changefest.com.au/changefest25...
#auspol
changefest.com.au/changefest25...
#auspol
ChangeFest25 - Program now live! — ChangeFest
A national gathering for community-led change, truth-telling, and bold futures. Tickets are on sale now | Read more about planning your visit here. We are thrilled to share the release of the Change...
changefest.com.au
November 7, 2025 at 12:57 AM
ChangeFest national conference in Walyalup (Fremantle) this year has a terrific program working towards place-based systems change.
changefest.com.au/changefest25...
#auspol
changefest.com.au/changefest25...
#auspol
Connection as conjunction.
"A ‘conjunction’ is a connective particle hinging two or more ideas; it may act as a fulcrum between concepts, offering renewed meaning, contributing to a clearer understanding or subverting an initial impetus."
dhg.anu.edu.au/event_post/a...
"A ‘conjunction’ is a connective particle hinging two or more ideas; it may act as a fulcrum between concepts, offering renewed meaning, contributing to a clearer understanding or subverting an initial impetus."
dhg.anu.edu.au/event_post/a...
ANU Art Collection: Conjunction – Drill Hall Gallery
dhg.anu.edu.au
November 3, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Connection as conjunction.
"A ‘conjunction’ is a connective particle hinging two or more ideas; it may act as a fulcrum between concepts, offering renewed meaning, contributing to a clearer understanding or subverting an initial impetus."
dhg.anu.edu.au/event_post/a...
"A ‘conjunction’ is a connective particle hinging two or more ideas; it may act as a fulcrum between concepts, offering renewed meaning, contributing to a clearer understanding or subverting an initial impetus."
dhg.anu.edu.au/event_post/a...
"Housing, of course, is only one part of the puzzle. Urban productivity also depends on how well we connect people and businesses."
1/2
Andrew Leigh, Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition, Charities and Treasury
www.thenewdaily.com.au/finance/prop...
1/2
Andrew Leigh, Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition, Charities and Treasury
www.thenewdaily.com.au/finance/prop...
The power of proximity: Why getting our cities right matters
The power of our cities lies not just in their skylines but in their people. Getting our cities right is central to Australia’s future.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
November 3, 2025 at 5:37 AM
"Housing, of course, is only one part of the puzzle. Urban productivity also depends on how well we connect people and businesses."
1/2
Andrew Leigh, Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition, Charities and Treasury
www.thenewdaily.com.au/finance/prop...
1/2
Andrew Leigh, Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition, Charities and Treasury
www.thenewdaily.com.au/finance/prop...
#CareerConnections
Supervisors showing care. Research careers outside academia.
APA Monitor
www.apa.org/monitor/2025...
Supervisors showing care. Research careers outside academia.
APA Monitor
www.apa.org/monitor/2025...
November 1, 2025 at 10:24 PM
#CareerConnections
Supervisors showing care. Research careers outside academia.
APA Monitor
www.apa.org/monitor/2025...
Supervisors showing care. Research careers outside academia.
APA Monitor
www.apa.org/monitor/2025...
November 1, 2025 at 10:16 PM
If you’re interested in China politics and you can get to Brisbane on Nov 11, check out this discussion at the beautiful Princess Theatre in Wooloongabba.
www.brisbanedialogues.org/tbd-events/a...
www.brisbanedialogues.org/tbd-events/a...
November 1, 2025 at 7:45 AM
If you’re interested in China politics and you can get to Brisbane on Nov 11, check out this discussion at the beautiful Princess Theatre in Wooloongabba.
www.brisbanedialogues.org/tbd-events/a...
www.brisbanedialogues.org/tbd-events/a...
An idea Dan Wang had in writing ‘Breakneck’ was that when you look at the challenges China & the US have with each other, it doesn’t really make sense to reason through them “with these 19th century political-science terms like socialist or capitalist or autocratic or neoliberal.”
#Freakonomics
#Freakonomics
October 28, 2025 at 1:56 AM
An idea Dan Wang had in writing ‘Breakneck’ was that when you look at the challenges China & the US have with each other, it doesn’t really make sense to reason through them “with these 19th century political-science terms like socialist or capitalist or autocratic or neoliberal.”
#Freakonomics
#Freakonomics
Movement, platform, political party; which comes first? A new LinkedIn piece looks at this question and provides a diagram of some work on this question for Common Endeavour. The article suggests that perhaps the process begins with a political philosophy.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/platfo...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/platfo...
October 27, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Movement, platform, political party; which comes first? A new LinkedIn piece looks at this question and provides a diagram of some work on this question for Common Endeavour. The article suggests that perhaps the process begins with a political philosophy.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/platfo...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/platfo...
Maury Giles, CEO of Braver Angels describes a tool for difficult conversations
September 30, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Maury Giles, CEO of Braver Angels describes a tool for difficult conversations
Reposted by CommonEndeavour
“We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men; and among those fibers, as sympathetic threads, our actions run as causes, and they come back to us as effects.”
Herman Melville, who died on this day in 1891
Herman Melville, who died on this day in 1891
September 28, 2025 at 10:41 AM
“We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men; and among those fibers, as sympathetic threads, our actions run as causes, and they come back to us as effects.”
Herman Melville, who died on this day in 1891
Herman Melville, who died on this day in 1891