The Edit

Facing uncertainty requires us to think in creative new ways and consider solutions that break from the status quo. In this episode, we hear from folks who work with uncertainty daily—and learn how it can actually work to our advantage.

Despite widespread conversations around, retail environments often reinforce the gender binary. Why isn’t retail seizing the opportunity? 

After closely observing New York Fashion Week, two of our famously fashionable strategists — an exec and a junior, one in New York and one in LA — reflected on the trends they saw. Here are some standouts from their conversation.

What do a game researcher, a chess teacher, a tennis player, a casual gamer, and an innovations expert all have in common? They know the power of play. Hear what they’ve learned from games in this episode.

What is community? It’s more important than ever before to understand how to support one another.

Whether you’re an individual reflecting on how to build community in quarantine, or a brand trying to understand how to engage enthusiastic advocates, we invite you to explore what members of JMS and its extended community have to say about the ties that bind us.

Artist Tosha Stimage speaks about how imagery speaks to us (and how we learn to speak back).

Adam “Smiley” Poswolsky—a Millennial workplace expert—discusses the power of stopping “The Scroll.”

Delia Cai, writer and media commentator behind the newsletter Deez Links, discusses how the media sets—and shifts—our expectations around how content should be created and consumed.

George McCalman, artist and Creative Director at McCalman.co, shares his take on what’s wrong with the word “content,” and why emotion is the most important ingredient in making work that makes people take notice.

A content “crash course” from creators who share how to make content special.

Spoiler alert: no matter who you are or what you make, there are a few enduring principles that hold true. Hear more about what those principles are — and how you can apply them to your work —here.