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Way back , Bread had a song “I will give everything I own”, which is actually happening today. The Prince wants to give away his entire fortune to good cause. The Guardian has brainstormed on how this money is best put to use. http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2015/jul/03/saudi-prince-alwaleed-32bn-fortune-charity-world-problems It misses an important point: no matter where it is spent,…
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French cab drivers protest in the only way they can: strike. In doing so, they give the opponent, Uber, a leg up: one more reason for riders to seek drivers via app. What happens to equality and fraternity, the Rousseauan milieu? It’s not a protest against ubiquitous social media. It’s about the forgotten social contract.…
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Apple relented. The company was once at the brink of destruction before bringing Jobs back as its 1-dollar CEO (just 1 cent more than a song). So Swift has spoken. At 25, she is definitely a digital artist i.e. savvy, sustainable and strong (knowing what she wants at age 11). Wants to code, go Silicon.…
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“And then he looks right through me as if I wasn’t there….a stranger to my eyes” Before soft powers and soft skills, there was soft kill (Killing me softly). And yes, the singer was black. What were we thinking when we took on “hard killing”! Our ancestors, Italian or Irish, Scandinavian or African, all had…
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At 21, I did not rush to the nearest pub. Instead, so unspoiled, I was rolling up those cables at Penn State Agricultural Extension Radio and TV Studio – under a Work Study program. Cables were all over the floor and someone had to put in some hours, even after “It’s a wrap.” Little did…
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In the beginning, we have the commons: public square and transportation, parks and beaches, museums and metropolitan theatres. Then online, we mesh machines together to have the internet. Now what’s “out there” begins to intrude what’s “in here”. Welcome to the sharing economy. Started in SF and NYC, but now at the city near you…
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Comedian Joe Wong takes a page from Late Night: he follows Van Halen’s Jump soundtrack to open his acts. “I had a near death experience yesterday. I walked by a graveyard”. Mind you it’s China where smoking is finally banned in public places. Speaking of public space, I too had a near death experience. I…
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A generation has grown up in the shadow of 9/11, two subsequent wars and one huge recession. Graduates face dim job prospects and heavy burden of student loan. Yet Tim Cook of Apple urges them to follow their North Star. It must be you, he said. He must be kidding! It’s Washington, where skepticism morphs…
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If asked, we all say we buy on values. When not asked, we buy on price ( never mind all the time searching for the bottom price). Trade pacts and trade policies. We shifted manufacturing jobs South of the border, only to ship them across the pond. Then what happened? China grows its industrial muscles,…
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Let’s pretend you are invited to give a commencement address to 2015 graduates. What role models should we recommend to these future leaders? Most subjects have been touched on by earlier speakers like Steve Jobs (get going) and Jill Abramson (get real). Let’s brainstorm, or SWOT, to find a more realistic leadership model. First is…
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