A roundtable hosted by Yoxi explores shared futures — Current timeline: May 2020 “It’s time to step into the liminality of it all,” says Melinda Weekes Laidlow to the group gathered on Zoom. Liminality seems to be the order of this pandemic moment — with the normal receding and the new still unclear. The focus of today’s roundtable is…

Musings from Yoxi Founder, Sharon Chang I woke up from a dream where I worked really hard to install a steering wheel on a supersonic flying sailboat. The whole contraption appeared to be magnetic in a logic-defying way: floating, repelling, snapping and spinning in all directions like a Pixar animation…

Insights from Yoxi Executive Director, Kaz Brecher In our Secret Sauce series, we attempt to open access to the essence of our observations even as we are still connecting dots across complex, interconnected systems. Our insights are gleaned from our examinations of the work being done by Yoxi explorers in…

Musings from Yoxi Founder, Sharon Chang Earlier this month, I returned from a beautiful trip to the edge of the world, Fogo Island. Despite being one of the coldest places on the planet, its inhabitants are some of the warmest people I have ever come across in my life. …

Musings from Yoxi Executive Director, Kaz Brecher In our Field Notes series, we share perspectives and insights as we take a closer look at the work being done by Yoxi explorers on their inspiring journeys of discovery. We appreciate that Aunt Bertha has been lauded as a success by many…

Musings from Yoxi Executive Director, Kaz Brecher In our Field Notes series, we share perspectives and insights as we take a closer look at the work being done by Yoxi explorers on their inspiring journeys of discovery. Designathon Works founder and force-of-nature, Emer Beamer, has been unleashing the wisdom of…

Notes from the road from Yoxi Founder, Sharon Chang Earlier this summer, I was invited to speak at the Omina Summit in Costa Rica, a sustainability gathering that brings together innovators in fashion and environmentalism to exchange research and ideas. This is a topic that I have been passionate and…

Insights from Yoxi Executive Director, Kaz Brecher In our Secret Sauce series, we attempt to open access to the essence of our observations even as we are still connecting dots across complex, interconnected systems. Our insights are gleaned from our examinations of the work being done by Yoxi explorers in…

Musings from Yoxi Executive Director, Kaz Brecher In our Field Notes series, we share perspectives and insights as we take a closer look at the work being done by Yoxi explorers on their inspiring journeys of discovery. As one of our earliest investments, Liberty & Justice exemplifies the kind of…