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Rachel Happe

@rhappe.bsky.social

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I enjoy the absurdity of humanity. Perfect is boring. Things to say about communities, tech, culture, leadership, L&D, and social dynamics. Writing a book titled Control Is for Amateurs. Founder of Engaged Organizations. Prior, The Community Roundtable.

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Rachel Happe @rhappe.bsky.social · Nov 20

Here are some great people to follow if you are interested in #FutureOfWork discussions.

Note: includes many perspectives including HR, tech, L&D, media, politics, economics, & other humanities.

go.bsky.app/DD7KR1k

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Rachel Happe @rhappe.bsky.social · 5h

My teenager intimidates me.

Mostly because she is very grumpy, but also because she likes big jumps 😳

Rachel Happe @rhappe.bsky.social · 5h

And yet, people are breathless o er it… 🤦🏻‍♀️

Rachel Happe @rhappe.bsky.social · 5h

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Rachel Happe @rhappe.bsky.social · 7h

This is wild.

That a car company has to sell us on having a car, rather than just considering one car over another, is a sign that the hold cars have on us is waning.

My analyst brain is always alert to these seemingly small early indicators of shifts and change.

Adam Tranter @adamtranter.bsky.social · 1d

Trapped in traffic and stuck travelling long distances to work because of car-centric planning?

Be grateful, says Mercedes-Benz’s latest advert which aims to persuade us that spending two years of our lives stuck inside a car is somehow actually a good thing.

Rachel Happe @rhappe.bsky.social · 8h

I got an email about how customers may no longer be human.

I’m not sure whether to laugh, cry, or ask for clarification.

What is the point of an economy where AI creates “products” that other AI then markets and sells that other AI then buys and… presumably… uses?

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ALT: a blurry picture of a baby in a walker

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Rachel Happe @rhappe.bsky.social · 12h

Not nearly enough people think the 🤡 is dangerous - but it’s nearly twice what it was.

Keep going! #NoKings

www.cnn.com/2025/10/22/p...

Rachel Happe @rhappe.bsky.social · 15h

These types of convoluted and overlapping relationships are a form of lock-in/monopoly that should be regulated.

Rachel Happe @rhappe.bsky.social · 15h

Let’s trigger a negative feedback loop then - and watch the fun!

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 16h

WEIL: “.. Circularity can be virtuous on the upside, and vicious on the downside. The deals can work fine, until they don’t.”

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Rachel Happe @rhappe.bsky.social · 15h

This is customer acquisition/engagement by extortion.

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Serena Snoad - Good Community @serenas.bsky.social · 15h

Thanks Rachel. To fix this mess, they'll need to head to claim their page, and follow the guidance given by the GFM team.

As if nonprofits need more admin to do!

www.gofundme.com/c/charity-fu...

The New Charity Fundraising Experience is Here

Nonprofits are using GoFundMe to reach more donors and empower supporter-led fundraising. Claim your free Nonprofit Page to get started.

www.gofundme.com

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Rachel Happe @rhappe.bsky.social · 15h

That plus the double-dipping on fees is really eye-opening.

I just shared with my husband who works at a foundation and with many local nfps here in Boston - and on a local community site.

Thank you!

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Rachel Happe @rhappe.bsky.social · 15h

Involved in a local nfp or charity?

You may want to check and see if GoFundMe has set up a page for it without the organization’s consent or awareness.

Serena Snoad - Good Community @serenas.bsky.social · 16h

They mined public data to set up the pages, left their 'additional tip' of 16.5% on as default, didn't notify the organisations, and set the SEO feature on - creaming off profits, outranking org URLs on organic search and AI-generated results. And there's more...

sfist.com/2025/10/18/g...

GoFundMe Creates Placeholder Pages for 1.4 Million Nonprofits, Many Without Their Knowledge

Friends of the San Bruno Public Library discovered that GoFundMe created a donation page for it to “claim” without notifying its office. The site made 1.4 million such placeholder pages, which need to...

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Rachel Happe @rhappe.bsky.social · 15h

Oh wow - first I am seeing thus. Yikes.

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Rachel Happe @rhappe.bsky.social · 15h

A rare win - and hopefully this reduces the appeal of ICE signing bonuses for those who are drowning in student loans.

www.forbes.com/sites/adammi...

Huge Win For Borrowers As Student Loan Forgiveness Resumes For Millions

Borrowers scored a major victory on Friday as the Department of Education agreed to resolve a legal challenge by resuming student loan forgiveness.

www.forbes.com

Rachel Happe @rhappe.bsky.social · 16h

I don’t know how we elected 🤡 a second time because in his first term we would wake up every day to some kind of chaos.

Now, emboldened, the chaos has escalated to harm-at-scale on a daily basis, across every sector of society.

No one believed the outrageousness of Project 2025.

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

Absolutely outrageous!! 😡

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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 1d

"You can just say no"

We all need to internalize this better

Erin Grievances @erinbartram.bsky.social · 7d

I was with a panel of people who were all making good arguments about why AI will never replace this or that skill or job, so maybe we'll be okay, and I finally said to one teacher: "you can just say no. you don't have to use it. it steals from people and teaches no skills. it's not a good tool."

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Rachel Happe @rhappe.bsky.social · 16h

But that same chaos may provide a defense ring that we desperately need.

Rachel Happe @rhappe.bsky.social · 16h

It is interesting - infinitely infuriating at some level but hard to break and protective at another level. I have though about this too, especially given the shifting information environment which makes it very confusing (we see all the different rules)

Rachel Happe @rhappe.bsky.social · 16h

This says everything about how the wealthy have grossly manipulated the United States using racism and fear-mongering, that in spite of staggering economic growth, the vast majority of Americans are much worse off than in 1981.

Racism and fear hurts us all in the end.

Geoff Dalander @gdalander.bsky.social · 1d

A little misleading since it's ALL home buyers, not first time home buyers

But the underlying point is the same. Homebuying is far less affordable with each year as more wealth is concentrated in fewer hands

www.resiclubanalytics.com/p/the-vanish...

The vanishing young homebuyer: Median first-time homebuyer age jumps from 28 in 1991 to 38 in 2024

The median first-time U.S. homebuyer in 2024 (age 38) has been out of high school for 20 years but is also only 24 years away from the earliest age at which they could receive Social Security benefits...

www.resiclubanalytics.com

Rachel Happe @rhappe.bsky.social · 16h

Who would gave imagined? 🤦🏻‍♀️

For me, this goes under the category of “If you don’t have a uterus, you shouldn’t have an opinion,” because it’s going to kill us.

ProPublica @propublica.org · 1d

Our analysis, which shows that more women nearly bled to death during miscarriage after Texas banned abortion, adds to a growing body of reporting revealing that maternal outcomes have gotten worse under bans.

(Published July)
By @andreasuozzo.com, Kavitha Surana and Lizzie Presser

Miscarriage Is Increasingly Dangerous for Women in Texas, Our Analysis Shows. Here’s How We Did It.

Using seven years of hospital discharge data, we found that the number of blood transfusions during emergency room visits for first-trimester miscarriage shot up by 54% since Texas banned abortion.

www.propublica.org

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 1d

The best time to abolish ICE would have been in 2021. The next best time is if we win in 2028. At this point, any Democrat unwilling to abolish ICE must be drummed out of the primary.

Senator Chris Larson @senchrislarson.bsky.social · 1d

ICE is stockpiling arms, including chemical weapons, guided missile warheads and explosive components. The spending dwarfs anything we've ever seen in the agency - a 700% increase.

The President is building an army to attack his own country.

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Rachel Happe @rhappe.bsky.social · 17h

If you are interested in #engagement, #communities of practice, #KM, or facilitation, or governance I shared some of my recommendations and research yesterday with the SIKM community.

Build a trellis, not a cage.

Stan Garfield @stangarfield.bsky.social · 17h

Recording of October 21, 2025 SIKM Leaders Community monthly call: Rachel Happe - Community of Practice Success Factors
- Recording fccdl.in/VzM6VUZ0Bb
- Slides 1drv.ms/b/c/e7fcf906...
- Group Chat sikm.groups.io/g/main/messa...
#KM #KnowledgeManagement #SIKM #CommunityOfPractice

Conference Recording Ref #112

October 21, 2025 10:54 AM US/Eastern

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Rachel Happe @rhappe.bsky.social · 17h

Thank you for hosting and inviting me to present Stan!

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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Rachel Happe @rhappe.bsky.social · 17h

More of this please - from the side of the isle that keeps the puppet propped up.

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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