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The Outsiders
Most people here will know all about Joseph Cambell’s archetypal “Hero’s Journey.” While everybody else remains in the village, sipping cocktails, the Hero heads out into …
What The Battle Of The Bulge Teaches Us
Christmas, 1944. The Battle Of The Bulge. Hitler’s last roll of the dice, his final offensive of the War. Hitler had this idea that if …
Metaverse Shmetaverse
This semiotic simply nails so much that is going on in the world these days. First off, we have COVID and all the brouhaha …
Why “Digital Transformation” isn’t really digital
Nearly two decades later, this 2004 image seems to have aged particularly well. It got us thinking again about “Digital Transformation.” DT, as you know, is …
Fear is a sign you’re doing it right
In the right hands, fear is not a handicap, but an advantage. A tailwind, not a headwind. Evolution gave us fear millions of years ago …
The Map is Not The Terrain
Every social subculture is held together by language. Subcultures repeat certain words that other subcultures hardly use at all. This is where buzzwords come from. This …
How To Be Extraordinary
With all the disruption and chaos the last two COVID years have brought, this image rings even more true now than it did back in …
Nullum Crimen Sine Lege
There is an old principle in law, “Nullum crimen sine lege” (No crime without a law). In other words, for something to be a crime, first, there …
The Great Reassessment
According to Inc. Magazine, the Great Resignation is officially a thing. People quitting their jobs in previously unheard numbers, etc. Which is another way of saying, …
Every Business Needs Entrepreneurs
The entrepreneurial mindset is still misunderstood by many non-entrepreneurs. It is really a truth-seeking, growth-focused mental model that is fixated on getting things done. Not just …
How To Build A Lasting Legacy
There are two ways to make a classical sculpture: call them “Addition” and “Subtraction”. “Addition” is like Rodin: You start with a lump of clay, …
Want to be a better human?
Ah, the good ol’ days! We recently participated in a session for the UK National Health System (NHS), on a subject that isn’t discussed enough: civility. Yes, …
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