Month: May 2016

Liking Someone Can Be Terrible Information

By Kelly Diels / May 30, 2016 /

When someone is trying to get us to like them and they have a commercial interest vested in us liking them, you need more information before proceeding.

Business Tip for Culture Makers #527: Pledge to Only Speak at Events/Podcasts that are SUBSTANTIALLY Inclusive

By Kelly Diels / May 27, 2016 /

Women with other dominant identities – white, cis, straight, able-bodied, thin – can leverage their privilege, power, and platforms to make new norms.

on the abuse of reciprocity and women

By Kelly Diels / May 21, 2016 / Comments Off

When it comes to reciprocity, a justice lever, some of us activate the need to reciprocate in order to disproportionately advantage ourselves over others.

On the ‘Mental Triggers’ of Online Marketing, The Female Lifestyle Empowerment Brand, Assessing Who Deserves Your Money, and Why We Should Be Skeptical of Makeover Stories

By Kelly Diels / May 18, 2016 /

Want to know if someone is trying, by design, to construct an authoritarian dynamic to “mentally trigger” you to buy from them? Look for makeover stories.