… means “a profound sense of caring [for] others and a desire to improve the world,” according to Wiktionary. I can’t pronounce it, but I’ll have some, please.
See Tom Guarriello‘s post for more, especially if this hooks you the way it did me:
Steven Pinker’s talk has made the greatest impression on me over the last few days. He articulated something I’d known but had never said so clearly: “we live in the least violent era in human history.”
David Gurteen tweeted this interesting article (pdf): Conversational Leadership: Thinking together for a change It makes a lot of sense to me pushing for a
This post really interests me: Innovation for Development: Scaling Up or Evolving? As they complete some pilot experiments in development work the authors recognise that
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic suggests why we end up with incompetent leaders making a point about a bias towards men in the process: In my view, the main
From the newsletter of envisional comes word of this CNET article Deep in the tense Jenin refugee camp in the Palestinian West Bank a new
I’ve just given a presentation on Beyond Branding in Jersey. It was fun to take ideas that have been percolating for months and give them
Great article in today’s Independent. The government decided to take action to stop the spread of TB among cattle. They found that badgers were to
Jennifer Rice continues our rolling dialogue about what marketing’s job is. I appreciate Jen for keeping a good thoughtful exploration going. David Foster at PhotonCourier
Eloquent polemic from Chris Lydon: After New Hampshire. Here’s what I’m learning: For those of us who like the sound of “Internet democracy ” who
I’ll be taking part in the Chautauqua online discussion of Beyond Branding, from 15th to 29th February. Fellow authors Denzil Meyers, Chris Macrae, Julie Anixter
Found via Richard Gayle is Strike that Out Sam. This is a cheeky exploitation of the fact that Microsoft Word documents retain the fingerprints of
I am blogging from my friend Thomas’s office in Essex. All around are those inspirational posters… eg “PERSISTENCE Now that we’ve exhausted all possibilities… let’s get started” (With a picture
The Group Jazz Chautuaqua is marking its 10th anniversary and they’re asking people who’ve taken part some questions about what they’re up to. I answered their questions and thought it
Mark Earls has another good post on the pitfalls of seeking the “key influencers” as a way of instigating change. I share Mark’s scepticism about over-rational models for explaining how
Top blogging by Jackie Danicki. Here’s what Andrew Sullivan would call the money quote: If any of us wanted to play stupid games with execs who know little about what
