On September 25th, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a massive 1170 page report delving into the alarming severity of global warming. More than 104 scientists from 36 countries worked together over the past 3 years looking at the disastrous impact of climate change on the Earth’s oceans and the ice formations. Sound amusing?…
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Cartoonathon Case Study: Atlantic Council Heatwave Coalition
Heatwaves are an increasingly common and deadly climate event. According to the WHO, from 1998-2017, over 166,000 people died due to heatwaves, 70,000 of those lost their lives due to a single heatwave in Europe in 2003.1 As the number of heatwaves and the related death toll continue to rise, it begs the question: why…
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Cartoonathons: How to Use Humor to Drive Insights
Lately, problems and risks feel unavoidable; yet, they must be faced, whether within your community or in your business. So how do you get people excited about discussing tough issues and encourage teams to lean into solving them versus becoming overwhelmed and disengaged? How do you build trust and inspire communication when everything feels fraught?…
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Have I got an Ebook for you!
I don’t know about you, but since the pandemic began, it seems like all I do is one Zoom meeting after another. My hair-product bills have gone through the roof and I’ve already worn through three pairs of sweatpants. BUY THIS CARTOON Zoom fatigue is definitely real and so is Zoom anxiety. Many of my…
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What’s the Point? Cartoon Humor and Deeper Meaning
Here’s a funny cartoon by Bruce Eric Kaplan: BUY THIS CARTOON For a cartoon to be funny is essential, but for me, a great cartoon can also do more. It can present complicated ideas or uncomfortable truths in a way that people actually enjoy. Don’t get me wrong, funny for funny’s sake — like art…
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