It’s been a weird, complicated, heavy mess of a year.

At first glance, it seems to all reduce down to the fact that people suck. Respected community members abuse their status & position in horrific & inappropriate ways. Professionals go around...

One of the most important lessons we’ve been trying to instill in our FIRST Robotics kids this summer is the idea that you should be putting most of your time and energy into the things that are important to you. If something you don’t care about...

Engagment, or lack thereof, seems to be a very common problem for communities of all sorts, whether we’re talking about FIRST Robotics teams, non-profit volunteer groups, churches, schools, families, or any other thing that brings people together...