We’re all awash in tidal waves of information, yet there’s rarely a sense of anything being a surprise anymore. There’s just an endless stream of “have you gotten to it, yet?”, and that’s not even close to knowing about something awesome that others may not have yet found.
Read MoreThe Value Proposition
How much are you worth? If you’re trying to project a sentiment designed to entice someone to open his or her wallet for your services, it’s essential that you’re honest with yourself first.
Read MoreWINGTIP
You’re always taking stock of your past, the decisions you’ve made that got you to this moment, and you wonder if you’re on a trajectory that’s still climbing or already settled sneakily into a long slow descent. You look back to look forward.
Read MoreAN OPEN LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
I grew up wanting to believe that the majority of my fellow Americans actually understood the oft-repeated words that purport to be founding principles of the country.
Read MoreWHAT WE THINK ABOUT WHEN WE THINK ABOUT TECHNOLOGY
When technology becomes a cultural pursuit in and of itself, our collective humanity suffers.
Read MoreFINDING THE RIGHT COLOR
When a creative person or team will only accept the absolute best, the one-and-only solution for solving an aesthetic problem, the project is destined or a bumpy ride and the chances of overall success go down.
Read MoreLOSS OF PRESTIGE
Prestige used to be about what someone did or said or created. Contemporary prestige is now about accumulation of influence.
Read MoreSucker for an Archetype, Patsy for a Cliché
When we presume we know how a person or a scenario or a sight or a sound should be, our stereotypes limit us from dreaming deeper.
Read MoreSCIENCE AND THE ARTS
Science needs the arts and arts needs the sciences. More to the point, greater culture needs healthy conditions for both. Without the arts and sciences thriving simultaneously, culture can never be more than a day-to-day monotony, without purpose.
Read MoreBODY COUNT
When not presented overtly, violence often gets portrayed by proxy, with comic or athletic or financial scenarios standing in for a good physical thumping.
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