I’ve been thinking recently about 10 laws to enact for change. If you could make 10 new rules to change the current system, what would they be? I hope to do a post in the near future about mine.

With my mobility severely limited due to my ankle sprain, health care has been top of mind. Hearing the political rhetoric from the media and the 2 American political parties has election reform on my mind. My work experience and my travels have made me consider how we can transform education.

There is much to do, and the current protests illuminate that. I’ve praised the civic discourse and political action, but now, as the days turn to weeks, it’s important for us to focus on what needs to change, and discuss how we can change it. Important police reforms have been made, which is commendable because it provides direct evidence of the link between civil protests and policy change, and it also shows our political leadership’s willingness to listen to its constituents and move the systemic levers to create change (at least on the local and state levels, thus far).

I’ve asked this question before: what kind of world do we want? We’ve made so much progress, both over the centuries and in recent weeks, with answering that question. That’s an important part, albeit only the first. Our next step is to identify what specific amendments will move our system towards the change we want to see. I don’t think we’re done with the first part yet, but it’s critical to keep the second in mind. What world do we want... but also... what specifically will make turn that vision into reality?