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Coordination Often Replaces Consensus Before Anyone Notices

By smilinghorse87Posted on January 23, 2026Posted in Civil SocietyTagged coalitions, coordination, nonprofit collaboration, organizational routines, public discourseNo Comments

Agreement is slower than work People can wait a long time to agree. Work usually cannot. Coordination begins without permission Someone shares a calendar. Someone else shows up. Shared time does quiet alignment It does not resolve differences. It makes differences workable. Schedules are neutral until they aren’t Time slots feel harmless. They still decide […]

The Quiet Work That Doesn’t Look Like Activism

By smilinghorse87Posted on January 23, 2026Posted in Public DiscourseTagged civil society, human rights, nonprofit work, public discourse, social policyNo Comments

Some work happens without an audience There are meetings that end with nothing to show. Not because nothing happened, but because the work was mostly a rearrangement of attention. Public good is often built in private A lot of civil society looks dramatic only after it survives for a while. Before that, it’s paperwork, phone […]