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Ben Doepke

Ben Doepke

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Human-centered and brand-driven innovation | emanating from occupied and unceded lands of the Shawnee, Miami, Adena, and Hopewell. (he/him)

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Ben Doepke @doepke.bsky.social · May 2

OK but he’s preaching to the choir. Dems need a clear cultural narrative that isn’t just a rebuke of M*GA. What does the electorate dearly want that isn’t being addressed by either party? That is the work. The ideas and the passion are lovely—need to translate to everyday needs/wants/expectations.

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Nancy Levine Stearns 🌎 @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · Mar 29

Meanwhile over at Vrbo…

Ben Doepke @doepke.bsky.social · Mar 27

Yeah, it’s off-putting.

Ben Doepke @doepke.bsky.social · Jan 23

After the season they just had, it’s an odd team from which to poach line coaches from both sides of the ball. Bengals first game of the season must’ve left a deeper cut than we could have known.

Ben Doepke @doepke.bsky.social · Dec 18

Why isn’t #ethnography more commonly understood and deployed in business and beyond? Sure, it takes longer than “asking AI” but it grounds decision-making, messaging, and innovation in actual, lived experiences. Seems helpful maybe?

Ben Doepke @doepke.bsky.social · Dec 13

Have you checked out her “Interpretation of Fairy Tales?” So so so good.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · Dec 4

I heard this is a good place to talk about taxing the rich, breaking up big tech, and ending Washington corruption.

Ben Doepke @doepke.bsky.social · Dec 3

Sfmoma taken several years ago, maybe?

Ben Doepke @doepke.bsky.social · Dec 1

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Ben Doepke @doepke.bsky.social · Nov 28

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Ben Doepke @doepke.bsky.social · Nov 28

…gradually (50 years) woven into their fever dream policy—it’s not by accident. So if we’re going to talk Dem brand, we need more fire/conflict and cultural EQ in the tent:
1) set vision
2) define objective
3) clarify strategy (buckle up!) and
4) put all those values about inclusion to work.

Ben Doepke @doepke.bsky.social · Nov 28

And once those select few people are in the tent, there’s no real spark. No momentum. No vision. Just some polite and self-righteous virtues. That deadens the cultural nerve endings that would help a party understand a diverse constituency. Issues that were once irrelevant to republicans have been +

Ben Doepke @doepke.bsky.social · Nov 28

Strategically, republicans are so comfortable with the rugby of politics: get into the tent, punch the snot out of each other, and stumble—together, smiling—to the pub. You only need to check one issue box to get into their tent. By contrast, Dems insist on all boxes checked to get into the tent. +

Ben Doepke @doepke.bsky.social · Nov 28

Yes, but also, republicans have been long-gaming since 1972. People don’t want to hear this, but TFG is replaceable by nearly anyone. Why? He’s actually less a brand than a sub-brand. The brand is right wing fundamentalism and it’s 50 years rolling. Dems “brand” relies on superhuman charisma. +

Ben Doepke @doepke.bsky.social · Nov 28

Turned my whole grasp of Black American identity on its ear. Such a gutting and personal book.

Ben Doepke @doepke.bsky.social · Nov 26

Fantastic Mr Fox or Peanut Butter Falcon

Ben Doepke @doepke.bsky.social · Nov 23

Who is Lucida and what makes her handwriting so special?

Ben Doepke @doepke.bsky.social · Nov 23

Everyone rapping like it’s a commercial, acting like life is…a big…commercial?

Ben Doepke @doepke.bsky.social · Nov 21

Ben Doepke @doepke.bsky.social · Nov 21

this is a picture of a manifesto advocating for increased curiosity and understanding of the fluid nature of culture and how it impacts our identities and ways of being.

Ben Doepke @doepke.bsky.social · Nov 21

Does culture stay in a body, or move through it? Which view is less reductive? This is the problem with multiculturalism. In contrast, interculturalism studies trajectories of action, relationship, and belief; it doesnt classify bodies. We are fluid; not fixed.

Ben Doepke @doepke.bsky.social · Nov 20

We are always becoming ourselves through each other. There’s no other way! Although she intended these words for a fairly specific audience, I continue to be inspired by Gwendolyn Brooks: “we are each other’s
harvest, we are each other’s
business, we are each other’s
magnitude and bond.”

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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · Nov 19

Collaboratively imagining the future can bring people closer together in the present

Collaboratively imagining the future can bring people closer together in the present

The future and its possibilities are something that you actively co-create with others. New research suggests that imagining together makes you closer and more connected to them in the here and now.

Ben Doepke @doepke.bsky.social · Nov 9

Net: be more genuinely curious; be less smugly assured. Let the arguments give away to sustained observation, inquiry, and reflection.

We are relearning the pains of Daedalus.

Ben Doepke @doepke.bsky.social · Nov 9

Make no mistake: we are in a fog and moving quickly over the precipice. But again, this is not a political post! A culture of incuriosity and self-assurance has alienated us from ourselves and each other.