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The Compliant Complaint

We all have to submit our copy to someone else: a creative director, an editor, a client, legal compliance. No one is immune when …

Charisma: from Aristotle to WeWork

It’s the oldest line in the book: “I’m not selling insurance, I’m selling peace of mind.” Actually, you’re selling both. You’re selling the concrete (insurance) …

The Search For Higher Meaning

“Meaning scales” is a phrase we’ve been using regularly since 2004. Basically, it means you don’t have to be a billionaire or a celebrity or …

A Note to Collegiates

Dear Joe, So you’re off to college, finally. Congratulations! Nice to feel grownup (at least almost), eh? So what advice can I give you? …

Exactly Why Complexity Is The Enemy

“How did you go bankrupt?” “Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly.” Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises One of the best things I’ve read in the last …

A Blast For The Better – Brian E A “Beam” Maue PhD

Newton was the first to put it into words: A body at rest tends to remain at rest unless acted upon by an outside …

How to Create Amazing Products

After reading this article, “3 Ways to Build a Culture of Collaborative Innovation” it made us think… The thing is, most successful companies are exactly that: Cultures of …

Public Virtue, Private Vice

Robert Louis Stevenson was a famous 19th Century author from a prominent Scottish family. His grandfather was George Stevenson, the great lighthouse builder. Robert grew …

The Secret To Living Fully

There’s a common meme doing the rounds- the idea that “People don’t want stuff, they want experiences”. Welcome to the age of “Living Fully”. What …

Everything you thought was right is wrong

Another one to file under “Everything you thought was right is wrong”: Apparently, “Experience Doesn’t Predict a New Hire’s Success”. That’s great that you have all …