The Trust Gap: AI, Creators, and Public Perception
Love the idea, hating the product.
 • Joshua Thelen
We’re Playing 2D Chess Against Reality. Entrepreneurs Need to Learn 3D Chess.
Most entrepreneurs think they’re playing chess against their competitors.
 • Joshua Thelen
What Is Formed By Hope? | Episode 1
Welcome to the first episode of the Formed By Hope Podcast
 • Joshua Thelen
14:26
The Algorithm of Division: Why Politics Became the Fastest Way to Go Viral
I’m so tired of these teens on TikTok 😭
 • Joshua Thelen
4 Steps to Becoming Formed By Hope
Lost? Alone? Hurting?
 • Joshua Thelen
A Week in Milwaukee: Service, Conversation, and Purpose
Usually don't write about my personal life but this was different for me.
 • Joshua Thelen
Why I Created Thelen Audio
And What It Means to Me
 • Joshua Thelen
Hope in Action
What It Looks Like When Community Actually Shows Up
 • Joshua Thelen
The State of Campus Life
What Students Are Really Struggling With Right Now
 • Joshua Thelen
Why I Made Formed By Hope: A Mission in a Time of Disconnection
There’s a quiet problem happening on campuses and in everyday life that most people don’t talk about enough.
 • Joshua Thelen
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