Alan Singer’s highlights the plight of an Australian tourist facing the firing squad in Indonesia where the legal process appears to operate on the basis of “guilty until proved innocent”.
I don’t see why anyone would want to visit Bali after reading this. To say the very least.
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
In We Aren’t the World, Ethan Watters explores how profoundly culture affects thinking. One of the central points is that Western, and he suggests particularly American, minds, are much more likely
A few startling facts in this little video: Hat tip: Steve Hardy, who also points to this very contrasting – and comforting – use of visual communication by fridge and
The Science of Improv Part 1: How to Fail Magnificently | Impro•gramming This looks at how failure tends to lead us to over-react leading us to sweeping avoidance of things
I took part in an improv workshop at the weekend. We started with some simple games and I felt awkward. Somehow I just didn’t seem to be in the mood.
