Category Archives: personal

My Patreon supporters are awesome

Posted on June 29, 2020 by Bryan Alexander

As we approach 2020’s midpoint, I wanted to take a moment to thank the fine people who support my work on Patreon. As an independent futurist, I can only do this work with the help of kind supporters.  111 folks … Continue reading →

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The coronavirus and I: an Easter update

Posted on April 12, 2020 by Bryan Alexander

Happy Easter to readers who celebrate that holiday. After weeks of analysis, forecasting, and research-sharing, I wanted to take this weekend moment for a personal post, to update you on what I’m up to and how I’m doing.  Analysis, forecasting, … Continue reading →

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Navigating my way into veganism

Posted on January 19, 2020 by Bryan Alexander

For the past month I’ve been I’ve following a vegan diet.  So in a brief pause from my focus on the future of education, I’ll share some thoughts about this experiment. It’s actually not that great a topic shift for … Continue reading →

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Six years later: Bryan Alexander Consulting in 2019

Posted on October 6, 2019 by Bryan Alexander

Six years ago Ceredwyn and I launched Bryan Alexander Consulting.  From that day on we’ve shared our story, being open and transparent about the enterprise.*  An update is now overdue. tl;dr version – we’re doing well, growing and developing, boosted … Continue reading →

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My daily practice in mid-2019: tools of the trade

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Bryan Alexander

How do we do our daily work?  Recently Warren Ellis has been urging people to examine and share details of their practice.  It’s a good idea in an age of shifting technologies and labor transformation. Here I’ll describe the tools … Continue reading →

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From the country towards the city

Posted on February 25, 2019 by Bryan Alexander

One of the oldest story themes concerns differences between cities and the countryside.  My wife and I have been carving out a story on that ancient terrain over the past few weeks as we moved house from the small, very … Continue reading →

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Moving and turning 52

Posted on February 11, 2019 by Bryan Alexander

Today my wife and I are moving house.  Specifically, we’re hauling boxes from the house into a van, driving said van to a U-Haul transfer station, then driving back for another load, repeatedly.  The cats are nervous.  Our son, Owain, … Continue reading →

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Seven years after giving up caffeine

Posted on February 3, 2019 by Bryan Alexander

It’s been seven years since I gave up caffeine. That’s a sentence I never thought I’d write. Ever since I went public with this story, people have been asking me about it, both in person and online.  (The gist: I … Continue reading →

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Announcement: we’re moving

Posted on January 30, 2019 by Bryan Alexander

My wife and I are moving, as of February 2019.  Our new home will be in Virginia, in the Washington, D.C. area. Some of you have followed the saga of our house selling, which I won’t reprise here.  For now … Continue reading →

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I become a figure of dread, briefly

Posted on November 13, 2018 by Bryan Alexander

Last night I was accidentally part of a strange little scene. Before going to bed I went down to this hotel’s business center to print out a few pages for tomorrow’s workshop.  I fired up the computer, got online, grabbed … Continue reading →

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