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A Call for Reconnecting With Values

BY Dov SeidmanMon Jul 13, 2009 at 1:54 PM

Like many of you, I have followed the recent headlines related to Pope Benedict XVI’s call for a “return to ethics in the global economy.” I was meaningfully struck by his desire to see business reconnect with values in these troubled times.READ»

ATTITUDES | 1 comment

To ROI or not to ROI

BY Arnold BeekesTue Jul 7, 2009 at 4:46 AM

The current structure and way of managing our companies is basically the same as when the first companies started in the beginning of the 1900’s. Ford and mining companies are really good examples. The focus was on ...READ»

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Sputnik Observatory: A Repository That Shows How Big Ideas Are Connected

BY Cliff KuangWed Jul 1, 2009 at 10:47 AM

A new site gathers insights from today's great thinkers, and links them up, so you can choose your adventure.READ»

ATTITUDES | Comment

NEED FOR NEW ORGANIZING PRINCIPLES

BY Arnold BeekesTue Jun 30, 2009 at 4:45 AM

Recently I attended the VINT symposium.Among the great speakers were Umair Haque and Don Tapscott. It was interesting that all speakers agreed on the fact that we now experience different sort of crises at the same time.They ...READ»

CULTURE | Comment

The Eco Design Blog Series

BY Jody TurnerMon Jun 29, 2009 at 9:00 PM

From Iconographic to Biomimiced to Eco Dad, we are taking a look at the eco conundrum within design.READ»

BEHAVIOR | Comment

Why Bernard Madoff is NOT a symbol of our times

BY Dov SeidmanMon Jun 29, 2009 at 11:47 AM

Lots of attention will be paid this week to the sentencing of Bernard Madoff, and rightfully so. But if we pay too much attention, we risk missing the bigger or more important story of how the U.S. wound up in the longest recession since the 1930s. READ»

ADAM HANFT | 3 comments

Opinion Exhaustion: Skittles, President Obama, and the Assault of Everyone

BY Adam HanftThu Jun 25, 2009 at 10:54 AM

Something new is happening on Skittles.com. The company isn't putting its real estate to work as a marketing platform--singing the vast and socially beneficial aspects of Skittles. Instead, they have turned their homepage over ...READ»

ATTITUDES | Comment

RADICAL INNOVATION NEEDS ICONOCLASTS

BY Arnold BeekesTue Jun 23, 2009 at 8:40 AM

I just finished reading Iconoclast from Gegory Burns. It is about how the brain sabotages creative thinking for most ordinary people. An iconoclast is a person who does something that others say can’t be done. It is clear ...READ»

CHINA | 1 comment

Is China becoming a global design superpower?

BY Manuel SaezMon Jun 22, 2009 at 3:26 PM

In recent years concern has risen about the potential of China as a global design superpower and the threat of China becoming a design source for the west, threatening the livelihood of thousands of designers and designers-to-be ...READ»

BEHAVIOR | 4 comments

The Importance of Inspirational Leadership

BY Dov SeidmanFri Jun 12, 2009 at 7:43 PM

Historically, business has used carrots and sticks to get performance OUT of people. Today, we need to become leaders who can INSPIRE performance IN people.READ»

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