Thirty-one years ago, the housemate with whom I’d found an apartment
moved out, and I invited a poet friend of mine to take his place. We
shared that apartment for several months, until he, too, moved on, and
another friend moved ...READ»
I just read a very interesting article called "How to Weather a Twitterstorm"--and one of the most interesting parts was the comments, which included a whole lot of people who basically said that Twitter, Facebook and other ...READ»
At LinkedIn, a great discussion on <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/groupAnswers?viewQuestionAndAnswers=&gid=54066&discussionID=2031924&commentID=2462364#commentID_2462364">when it is or isn't OK to pay ...READ»
...is that the environment and sustainability can only be addressed when there is plenty of money about.Let's be blunt - the current economic situation is good for the environment - we are driving less, insulating our houses more, ...READ»
Some experts say the Madoff meltdown will be worse than Enron.Are you as sick and tired of this as I am? Enron fell apart in 2001. Michael Milken was indicted in 1989--that's almost 20 years ago! And now we find out that Bernard ...READ»
MINNEAPOLIS (December 11, 2008) As the economic crisis grows, and as leaders from around the world gather in Poland to address climate change, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and the Laborers’ International ...READ»
Barack Obama's historic landslide
victory provides many lessons about leadership--and about successful marketing. To name some of them:
A transformative, emotion-based, positive campaign will trump a
narrow,negative, ...READ»
This
is the third and final part of this series of posts at www.TalkingSober.com where we have been
looking at the phenomenon of becoming addicted to the idea of
being addicted .
I am suggesting this phenomenon is ...READ»
There is much talk in the news about how when the economy tanks, sustainability and its consumer-focused cousin, the Green movement, are moved aside.
A recent article in Sustainable Life Media reported on a study by Cone Marketing ...READ»
Today is Saturday.
Melbourne, Australia today is expecting a top temperature of 30 degrees Celsius (approximately 90 degrees Fahrenheit). Hot thirsty weather!
We are right in the middle of the very popular Melbourne ...READ»
It's a big challenge to the Darwinian notion of "survival of the fittest": research shows that the species who thrive in nature are not the most competitive but the most able to take advantage of--and sometimes adapt ...READ»
I just learnt about this initiative this year and have submitted a project called Backyard Tree Nurseries. I'm waiting to hear whether our project made it to Top 25 projects, which will qualify it for Round 2 and possible winning of ...READ»
The Creation of Heaven and Hell
Chronologically speaking the concept of that place known as Heaven was created before that other place known as Hell. But where and when did these places come to be, at least in the minds of most ...READ»
Thanks to the How Online blog, I found these two articles--and their juxtaposition is quite telling:
To start, an inspiring (and long-overdue) article on MarketWatch about how people are seeking MBAs not just to acquire ...READ»
The reason I took several weeks off from my weekly Fast Company blog was that I was traveling in Guatemala
If you'll allow me the hubris of sharing an outsider's perspective after spending just a few weeks there, I'd like to make ...READ»
Yeah, here we go again: gas gets expensive, and people who should know better start talking about nuclear.
If ever there was a really dumb idea, splitting atoms to generate electircity is it. This is something I know about: ...READ»
Need an example of head-in-the-sand behavior! June 12, I found out on the radio tonight, was Carbon Belch Day:
Proud of their antisocial tendencies, these yo-yos wanted to be as
environmentally destructive as possible that ...READ»
So if you're walking down the street sometime
and you should spot some hollow ancient eyes,
don't you pass them by and stare
as if you didn't care.
Say, "Hello in there. Hello."
- Bette Midler (song and lyrics ...READ»
The U.S. Senate did a couple of very stupid things regarding energy policy yesterday. In both cases, Democrats were unable to get the 60 votes needed to stop a Republican filibuster.
OK, I can understand the logic ...READ»
(I posted this earlier today on my Fast Company Experts blog and
was encouraged to cross-post it here. I hope you will read it and
contact me if you are interested in collaborating on this important
topic)
I have spent ...READ»
I belong to several other networking sites and last week for the second time this year my account was cancelled.. Why? Well it is because I don't fall into the stuffed shirt syndrome of that particular place. So I told a ...READ»
How and when did brands get so small? It seems that despite the greater availability of tools and engaging media to connect brands with consumers, the impact of brands on society has greatly diminished. Why are the ...READ»
