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This week's conversation maps three currents: a new organizational model that favors distributed intelligence, recent U.S. visa guidance that expands restrictions to common health considerations, and a cultural critique of individualism.

Word of the Week [1:32]: Octopus Organization: We can't figure out if we should use "octopuses" or "octopi" but either way, two HBR authors coin the phrase in their book to provide a nimbler framework for organizations.

Phase 1 [9:39]: Health & Immigration: Did you know that foreigners who want to come to the U.S. may be flagged for visa denials due to perceived obesity, diabetes, and mental health concerns? Visa officers are unlikely to provide equitable application of the new rule...keeping more folks out of a country built on immigrant experiences.

Phase 2 [26:49]: Village Care: Minna Lee Jamison calls her IG followers out in the best of ways. She poignantly asks us to consider the "weaponization of boundaries" as we seem to want a village, but rarely want to be a villager.

Mentioned in the show:

Become an Octopus Organization - HBR

Rubio instructs US diplomats to consider obesity as a cause for rejecting visas - Political

Immigrants With Health Conditions May Be Denied Visas Under New Trump Administration Guidance – KFF Health News