Resources

One nice thing about a sabbatical is I have more time to slow down, read the newspaper, catch up on my professional journals, follow more blogs and read more books. I’ll be citing works and sharing resources through the blogs below, but for those who have asked about recommended readings, here are a few of my favorites so far:

Tackling Wicked Problems: Shane Parrish’s Brain Food
In Brain Food, the weekly email newsletter from Farnam Street Shane Parrish shares his views and a range of resources to provide ‘a signal in a world full of noise’. To cut through the noise, Shane covers mental models for tackling tough systemic problems, as well as important related skills on comparative reading, decision-making and the like.

Refugee Camps and Resettlement
• City of Thorns: Nine Lives in the World’s Largest Refugee Camp by Ben Rawlence
• The Newcomers: Finding Refuge, Friendship and Hope in America by Helen Thorpe

Climate Change and Migration
• Storming the Wall: Climate Change, Migration and Homeland Security by Todd Miller
• The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming by David Wallace-Wells

Climate Resilience – Positive Solutions
• Replenish: The Virtuous Cycle of Water and Prosperity by Sandra Postel