Josh Allan Dykstra
@joshallan.com
Making sense of what's next 🚀 Optimistic Futurist & Keynote Speaker | 1M+ Humans Served | Writing book #2 | Hello Tomorrow Podcast | joshallan.com
If a system relies on heroic effort to function
it’s already broken.
Good systems make the right things easier
not heavier.
it’s already broken.
Good systems make the right things easier
not heavier.
February 2, 2026 at 6:04 PM
If a system relies on heroic effort to function
it’s already broken.
Good systems make the right things easier
not heavier.
it’s already broken.
Good systems make the right things easier
not heavier.
Before neoliberalism, wages tracked with productivity.
Before neoliberalism, unions could negotiate.
Before neoliberalism, financial markets couldn't be run like casinos.
Before neoliberalism, not everything was a for-profit business.
Before neoliberalism, unions could negotiate.
Before neoliberalism, financial markets couldn't be run like casinos.
Before neoliberalism, not everything was a for-profit business.
February 2, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Before neoliberalism, wages tracked with productivity.
Before neoliberalism, unions could negotiate.
Before neoliberalism, financial markets couldn't be run like casinos.
Before neoliberalism, not everything was a for-profit business.
Before neoliberalism, unions could negotiate.
Before neoliberalism, financial markets couldn't be run like casinos.
Before neoliberalism, not everything was a for-profit business.
Economics as we know it is a lie.
Not because economists are liars
But because the SYSTEM pretends that a whole bunch of things are true... and those things are lies.
Not because economists are liars
But because the SYSTEM pretends that a whole bunch of things are true... and those things are lies.
February 1, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Economics as we know it is a lie.
Not because economists are liars
But because the SYSTEM pretends that a whole bunch of things are true... and those things are lies.
Not because economists are liars
But because the SYSTEM pretends that a whole bunch of things are true... and those things are lies.
I know what some of y'all are thinking... time to eat the rich.
I get it, I do.
But there's something else here you HAVE to understand...
I get it, I do.
But there's something else here you HAVE to understand...
January 31, 2026 at 2:03 PM
I know what some of y'all are thinking... time to eat the rich.
I get it, I do.
But there's something else here you HAVE to understand...
I get it, I do.
But there's something else here you HAVE to understand...
Love this take. 🤍🍏 It's about A.I., but not really.
"We live in an era where just adding new features won’t cut it... our devices need to become easier to use, better organized, and more discoverable... what we need is A Computer for the Rest of Us again."
www.macworld.com/article/3044...
"We live in an era where just adding new features won’t cut it... our devices need to become easier to use, better organized, and more discoverable... what we need is A Computer for the Rest of Us again."
www.macworld.com/article/3044...
The road to the next insanely great Mac is paved with AI
Apple Intelligence might actually be the latest attempt by Apple to fulfill the dream behind the original Mac.
www.macworld.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Love this take. 🤍🍏 It's about A.I., but not really.
"We live in an era where just adding new features won’t cut it... our devices need to become easier to use, better organized, and more discoverable... what we need is A Computer for the Rest of Us again."
www.macworld.com/article/3044...
"We live in an era where just adding new features won’t cut it... our devices need to become easier to use, better organized, and more discoverable... what we need is A Computer for the Rest of Us again."
www.macworld.com/article/3044...
Are you super clear about what economics actually IS?
I wasn't, so I made this episode!
Hope it helps clarify a few things for you, as well...
I wasn't, so I made this episode!
Hope it helps clarify a few things for you, as well...
January 30, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Are you super clear about what economics actually IS?
I wasn't, so I made this episode!
Hope it helps clarify a few things for you, as well...
I wasn't, so I made this episode!
Hope it helps clarify a few things for you, as well...
You don’t need a 10-year plan.
You need a 10-year DIRECTION.
Plans crack under pressure.
Direction adapts.
If you know where you’re headed, you can steer through chaos without losing the plot.
You need a 10-year DIRECTION.
Plans crack under pressure.
Direction adapts.
If you know where you’re headed, you can steer through chaos without losing the plot.
January 30, 2026 at 1:34 PM
You don’t need a 10-year plan.
You need a 10-year DIRECTION.
Plans crack under pressure.
Direction adapts.
If you know where you’re headed, you can steer through chaos without losing the plot.
You need a 10-year DIRECTION.
Plans crack under pressure.
Direction adapts.
If you know where you’re headed, you can steer through chaos without losing the plot.
Do you understand neoliberalism?
It's not what it sounds like...
It's not what it sounds like...
January 29, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Do you understand neoliberalism?
It's not what it sounds like...
It's not what it sounds like...
Stop asking “How do I do more?”
Start asking “What creates the most movement?”
One question builds a to-do list.
The other builds a future you want.
Start asking “What creates the most movement?”
One question builds a to-do list.
The other builds a future you want.
January 29, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Stop asking “How do I do more?”
Start asking “What creates the most movement?”
One question builds a to-do list.
The other builds a future you want.
Start asking “What creates the most movement?”
One question builds a to-do list.
The other builds a future you want.
Such a pleasure to chat with Amy Vetter on her Breaking Beliefs podcast!
Basically, if you want to know a bunch of stuff about me that I generally only talk about on a first date, this is the episode for you. 😎
www.amyvetter.com/breakingbeli...
Basically, if you want to know a bunch of stuff about me that I generally only talk about on a first date, this is the episode for you. 😎
www.amyvetter.com/breakingbeli...
Episode 176: How To Emerge From The Goo To Become A Butterfly With Josh Allan Dykstra — Amy Vetter
Optimistic futurist and serial entrepreneur Josh Allan Dykstra shares how to emerge from the goo to become a butterfly, offering important leadership lessons.
www.amyvetter.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Such a pleasure to chat with Amy Vetter on her Breaking Beliefs podcast!
Basically, if you want to know a bunch of stuff about me that I generally only talk about on a first date, this is the episode for you. 😎
www.amyvetter.com/breakingbeli...
Basically, if you want to know a bunch of stuff about me that I generally only talk about on a first date, this is the episode for you. 😎
www.amyvetter.com/breakingbeli...
We all know what economics is, right? All that stuff about money??
Nope.
Economics is actually how we collectively manage our society.
Money is just the scorecard.
And right now, our version of "economics" is a lie.
Nope.
Economics is actually how we collectively manage our society.
Money is just the scorecard.
And right now, our version of "economics" is a lie.
January 28, 2026 at 3:03 PM
We all know what economics is, right? All that stuff about money??
Nope.
Economics is actually how we collectively manage our society.
Money is just the scorecard.
And right now, our version of "economics" is a lie.
Nope.
Economics is actually how we collectively manage our society.
Money is just the scorecard.
And right now, our version of "economics" is a lie.
When something keeps breaking, don’t fix it for the tenth time. That only treats the symptom.
Surface it.
Name it.
Honor it as a PATTERN.
Once a pattern has a name, the system can redesign around that truth.
Invisible problems live forever.
Visible problems start dying immediately.
Surface it.
Name it.
Honor it as a PATTERN.
Once a pattern has a name, the system can redesign around that truth.
Invisible problems live forever.
Visible problems start dying immediately.
January 28, 2026 at 1:46 PM
When something keeps breaking, don’t fix it for the tenth time. That only treats the symptom.
Surface it.
Name it.
Honor it as a PATTERN.
Once a pattern has a name, the system can redesign around that truth.
Invisible problems live forever.
Visible problems start dying immediately.
Surface it.
Name it.
Honor it as a PATTERN.
Once a pattern has a name, the system can redesign around that truth.
Invisible problems live forever.
Visible problems start dying immediately.
If everything is urgent, nothing is.
Name the ONE outcome that actually matters today
and let everything else happen… if it does.
Name the ONE outcome that actually matters today
and let everything else happen… if it does.
January 27, 2026 at 9:01 PM
If everything is urgent, nothing is.
Name the ONE outcome that actually matters today
and let everything else happen… if it does.
Name the ONE outcome that actually matters today
and let everything else happen… if it does.
Hear ye hear ye, Episode 20 of Hello Tomorrow is available now!
Everyone thinks economics is about money.
It's not.
It's an operating system for life.
And the version we're running?
It's a lie.
Everyone thinks economics is about money.
It's not.
It's an operating system for life.
And the version we're running?
It's a lie.
January 27, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Hear ye hear ye, Episode 20 of Hello Tomorrow is available now!
Everyone thinks economics is about money.
It's not.
It's an operating system for life.
And the version we're running?
It's a lie.
Everyone thinks economics is about money.
It's not.
It's an operating system for life.
And the version we're running?
It's a lie.
Honored to be a judge for the @InspiringWorkplaces Awards 2026!
Do you know a company doing incredible things for its people?
Tag them below 👇🏻 or share this post so they can enter!
Deadline: Feb 25, 2026
Global entries are open now: www.inspiring-workplaces.com/iw-awards/
Do you know a company doing incredible things for its people?
Tag them below 👇🏻 or share this post so they can enter!
Deadline: Feb 25, 2026
Global entries are open now: www.inspiring-workplaces.com/iw-awards/
Inspiring Workplaces Awards | Global HR & Workplace Awards Programmes
Discover the Inspiring Workplaces Awards - a global HR and workplace story based awards programme celebrating PeopleFirst organisations across all regions. Choose your region to enter and be…
www.inspiring-workplaces.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Honored to be a judge for the @InspiringWorkplaces Awards 2026!
Do you know a company doing incredible things for its people?
Tag them below 👇🏻 or share this post so they can enter!
Deadline: Feb 25, 2026
Global entries are open now: www.inspiring-workplaces.com/iw-awards/
Do you know a company doing incredible things for its people?
Tag them below 👇🏻 or share this post so they can enter!
Deadline: Feb 25, 2026
Global entries are open now: www.inspiring-workplaces.com/iw-awards/
Debt strip-mines the future to make the present work.
Once you see this pattern, you'll start to see it everywhere.
In finance.
In real estate.
In technology.
In your pocket (ahem, credit cards).
It's everywhere, all around us, all at once.
Once you see this pattern, you'll start to see it everywhere.
In finance.
In real estate.
In technology.
In your pocket (ahem, credit cards).
It's everywhere, all around us, all at once.
January 26, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Debt strip-mines the future to make the present work.
Once you see this pattern, you'll start to see it everywhere.
In finance.
In real estate.
In technology.
In your pocket (ahem, credit cards).
It's everywhere, all around us, all at once.
Once you see this pattern, you'll start to see it everywhere.
In finance.
In real estate.
In technology.
In your pocket (ahem, credit cards).
It's everywhere, all around us, all at once.
The future rarely ambushes people with good rituals.
Try a weekly 15-minute team check-in: “What shifted this week, and what does it mean?”
Not the news.
Not the drama.
Meaning.
Most people react.
Leaders interpret.
And they’re hardcore about their rituals.
Try a weekly 15-minute team check-in: “What shifted this week, and what does it mean?”
Not the news.
Not the drama.
Meaning.
Most people react.
Leaders interpret.
And they’re hardcore about their rituals.
January 26, 2026 at 1:21 PM
The future rarely ambushes people with good rituals.
Try a weekly 15-minute team check-in: “What shifted this week, and what does it mean?”
Not the news.
Not the drama.
Meaning.
Most people react.
Leaders interpret.
And they’re hardcore about their rituals.
Try a weekly 15-minute team check-in: “What shifted this week, and what does it mean?”
Not the news.
Not the drama.
Meaning.
Most people react.
Leaders interpret.
And they’re hardcore about their rituals.
Here's few mind-blowing truths about language...
That's it, just watch. 😎
That's it, just watch. 😎
January 25, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Here's few mind-blowing truths about language...
That's it, just watch. 😎
That's it, just watch. 😎
I loved being in conversation with the amazing Susan Drumm!
We cover a lot of topics in this one, but my favorite point is a simple one:
Burnout is a workplace design flaw.
It's not about you, it's about the system you're in.
I hope you enjoy this convo!
susandrumm.com/episode/why-...
We cover a lot of topics in this one, but my favorite point is a simple one:
Burnout is a workplace design flaw.
It's not about you, it's about the system you're in.
I hope you enjoy this convo!
susandrumm.com/episode/why-...
Why the Future of Work Isn’t About Burnout Recovery—It’s About Energy Design - Susan Drumm
The best leaders don’t just avoid burnout; they intentionally design how energy flows through their teams. Here’s how to lead with aliveness, not exhaustion.
susandrumm.com
January 24, 2026 at 6:45 PM
I loved being in conversation with the amazing Susan Drumm!
We cover a lot of topics in this one, but my favorite point is a simple one:
Burnout is a workplace design flaw.
It's not about you, it's about the system you're in.
I hope you enjoy this convo!
susandrumm.com/episode/why-...
We cover a lot of topics in this one, but my favorite point is a simple one:
Burnout is a workplace design flaw.
It's not about you, it's about the system you're in.
I hope you enjoy this convo!
susandrumm.com/episode/why-...
Ever wondered why the rich get richer and you just... don't?
HINT: It's not your work ethic.
It's because of a divide that's built deeply into the system:
Labor vs. Capital
And chances are, you're a lot more "labor" than you are "capital."
HINT: It's not your work ethic.
It's because of a divide that's built deeply into the system:
Labor vs. Capital
And chances are, you're a lot more "labor" than you are "capital."
January 24, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Ever wondered why the rich get richer and you just... don't?
HINT: It's not your work ethic.
It's because of a divide that's built deeply into the system:
Labor vs. Capital
And chances are, you're a lot more "labor" than you are "capital."
HINT: It's not your work ethic.
It's because of a divide that's built deeply into the system:
Labor vs. Capital
And chances are, you're a lot more "labor" than you are "capital."
I thought I knew a lot about debt.
I’ve got student loans, I’ve bought and sold houses, built companies with lines of credit, raised money, filed bankruptcy… I really thought I had a pretty solid understanding of what debt is.
I was wrong.
Here's what I was missing.
I’ve got student loans, I’ve bought and sold houses, built companies with lines of credit, raised money, filed bankruptcy… I really thought I had a pretty solid understanding of what debt is.
I was wrong.
Here's what I was missing.
January 23, 2026 at 6:42 PM
I thought I knew a lot about debt.
I’ve got student loans, I’ve bought and sold houses, built companies with lines of credit, raised money, filed bankruptcy… I really thought I had a pretty solid understanding of what debt is.
I was wrong.
Here's what I was missing.
I’ve got student loans, I’ve bought and sold houses, built companies with lines of credit, raised money, filed bankruptcy… I really thought I had a pretty solid understanding of what debt is.
I was wrong.
Here's what I was missing.
A fast diagnostic for any system:
Where does energy go to die?
Find and fix that leak, and the whole system will breathe again.
Where does energy go to die?
Find and fix that leak, and the whole system will breathe again.
January 23, 2026 at 1:02 PM
A fast diagnostic for any system:
Where does energy go to die?
Find and fix that leak, and the whole system will breathe again.
Where does energy go to die?
Find and fix that leak, and the whole system will breathe again.
I had no idea the situation in Minneapolis was like this. Recommend you check out this story.
#WeThePeople are not putting up with this.
Great work here all around.
#WeThePeople are not putting up with this.
Great work here all around.
I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
January 22, 2026 at 7:41 PM
I had no idea the situation in Minneapolis was like this. Recommend you check out this story.
#WeThePeople are not putting up with this.
Great work here all around.
#WeThePeople are not putting up with this.
Great work here all around.
Most teams don’t have communication issues.
They have CONTEXT blackouts.
People talk past each other bc they’re operating from different futures
Before you talk MORE, reset the frame:
“What game are we playing — and how will we know if we’re winning?”
Add context. Watch the noise fade.
They have CONTEXT blackouts.
People talk past each other bc they’re operating from different futures
Before you talk MORE, reset the frame:
“What game are we playing — and how will we know if we’re winning?”
Add context. Watch the noise fade.
January 22, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Most teams don’t have communication issues.
They have CONTEXT blackouts.
People talk past each other bc they’re operating from different futures
Before you talk MORE, reset the frame:
“What game are we playing — and how will we know if we’re winning?”
Add context. Watch the noise fade.
They have CONTEXT blackouts.
People talk past each other bc they’re operating from different futures
Before you talk MORE, reset the frame:
“What game are we playing — and how will we know if we’re winning?”
Add context. Watch the noise fade.
You remember George Bailey, right?
In the classic holiday film It's A Wonderful Life, from 80 YEARS AGO (seriously!), George fights a battle against Capital that could be happening TODAY.
Debt wasn't always the what it is now, my friends...
In the classic holiday film It's A Wonderful Life, from 80 YEARS AGO (seriously!), George fights a battle against Capital that could be happening TODAY.
Debt wasn't always the what it is now, my friends...
January 21, 2026 at 9:17 PM
You remember George Bailey, right?
In the classic holiday film It's A Wonderful Life, from 80 YEARS AGO (seriously!), George fights a battle against Capital that could be happening TODAY.
Debt wasn't always the what it is now, my friends...
In the classic holiday film It's A Wonderful Life, from 80 YEARS AGO (seriously!), George fights a battle against Capital that could be happening TODAY.
Debt wasn't always the what it is now, my friends...