Value questions more than answers

In 2008, I moved to Syria to study Arabic. I left in 2011. During the 13 years of war that followed, I watched from a distance, through headlines and messages from friends, and I didn’t expect to see it end in a way I could feel good about. Then, in December 2024, the ruling regime…

Minerva Strategies started as just me, at my kitchen table, with an idea. It wasn’t revolutionary, but it felt right: Let’s build a special kind of agency that brings together great, smart people to do great, smart work for great, smart clients. And let’s make it all about creating positive impact in the world. That’s…

Global health folks use a lot of big numbers. And why wouldn’t they? The globe is a big place with lots of people. To measure progress in population health, we need to track outcomes at the population level.   But personally, I find it hard to relate to big numbers. When I read a news article…