Effectiveness Column in June 2008 CLO magazine
Malleability, multimedia, and more
CLOs know that extracting meaning from growing mountains of information is tougher than ever before. The walls between disciplines are falling. Specialization, knowing more and more about less and less, is no longer Continue reading
Around five this evening, I opened an email that read,
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:56:57 -0700
From: Stewart Brand <sb@gbn.org>
Subject: [SALT] Paul Ehrlich TONIGHT June 27 (for forwarding)
To: salt@list.longnow.orgHow does cultural evolution work? How should its
dynamics relate to the processes Continue reading
Skip this one if you are tired of hearing me point out the customer service fiascoes of major corporations. My question to my bank:
[snip] Why are you bouncing my charges? What can I do to stop this? Is there any way to speak with a human at BofA or have you gone 100% robot?
Here’s the bank’s response, Continue reading
A relic from East Germany
Wandering the streets of Prague on a misty morning, I was struck by the beauty of the cobblestones beneath my feet. Some cities and towns have uniform cobblestones; Cobblestones in Prague vary from big to little, bordered to uniform, light to dark, and smooth to rough. I became aware of what I was Continue reading
When you encounter something that’s yes or no, with nothing in between, you’ve found fundamentalism, the bi-polar oversimplification of a situation that’s the stock and trade of fanatics. Or perhaps it’s just a naive interpretation by a shallow thinker. Or the agenda of a true believer that Continue reading
A business ecosystem
Ten years ago I fell so deliriously in love that I neglected my work, lost my job, and flew to a Caribbean island to sort out my priorities. My mistress was the web, and I love her still. She’s been very, very good to me.
The concept for Internet Time Group popped into my head whilst sitting amid Continue reading
We arrived in Berlin last night. The temperature outside is about 300 degrees: celsius or fahrenheit, it no longer makes a difference when the humidity is this high. Yesterday we were in Dresden. Prague the night before. Cathedral, museum, cobblestone alleys, souvenirs, streetcars, maps in 6-point type, Continue reading