It seems that a serious candidate for the Presidency of the United States makes light of torture. Rudy Giuliani quips about sleep deprivation and thinks that whether waterboarding is torture depends on who is doing it.
There are those who equate being President with leading the free world. I don’t think that’s a sustainable view at the moment.
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
Douglas Rushkoff – Blog – CNN.com: Are Jobs Obsolete? "What we lack is not employment but a way of fairly distributing the bounty we have generated through our technologies and a
I really liked this TED video by Tim Brown of IDEO on creativity and play. He uses a few practical exercises to liven up the experience, but also to drive
Coming-of-age rituals in tribal societies often use confusion to encourage initiates to find their own meaning, reflecting the struggles of adolescence. This approach contrasts with conventional training, which prioritizes efficiency. However, allowing space for bewilderment and struggle can foster deeper understanding, as meaningful growth often arises from navigating challenges.
Hard on the heels of efforts to open source the analysis of thousands of government documents David Weinberger highlights Google’s latest idea: to allow readers to improve the automated translation
