Banks Benitez

Replace Echo Chambers with Olive Branches

The non-profit/philanthropy sector is talented at attempting to re-convert those who are already converted. We need to replace our echo chambers with olive branches, we need to replace our “about us” webpages with “about you” approaches.

How to Bridge the Rural / Urban Divide

The best chances at cultural reconnection happen through economic dependencies. The agriculture and food supply chain is a series of relationships and economic transactions that present hundreds of entry points for cultural bridging and human interaction.

Uncharted Insider - April 2019

Hi everyone, Welcome to the April edition of the Uncharted Insider. Uncharted Update: * Sara’s Baby: Sara Rodriguez, our COO, had a healthy baby girl, Alba, on April 13th (see photo attached). It’s just the best news. * Funders + Mobile Tech Ventures: We hosted a funder convening in Denver for

Right Solution, Wrong User Experience

The right solution with the wrong user experience is no solution at all. The best intervention without sensitivity to the human interaction will fail.

Therapy vs. Strategy

Courageous strategy comes from courageous humans, and often that strategy sits on the other side of doing this deep, messy, psychological work.

Copernican Revolution

I go about my days mostly ignoring the reality of outer space. But then something will happen that will create a little Copernican Revolution [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copernican_Revolution] in my worldview, and I’ll spend 15 minutes losing my mind contemplating the expansiveness of outer space, the