4 min read ⌚ How the Coming Shift from Information to Imagination Will Transform Your Business If you’re still adapting to the information age, you better stop doing that right now. Because, the Information Society is a last year’s business. Rolf Jensen introduces the next phase of human development: “The Dream Society.” About Rolf Jensen Rolf […]
Category: Politics & Society
The Danger of a Single Story Summary
4 min read ⌚ ”Audi altera partem” may not mean that much to you, but it is the basis of equity and almost any justice system in the world. Translated from Latin, it means: “let the other side be heard as well.” Many times, over and over again – adds Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in her 2009 […]
The Creature from Jekyll Island Summary
3 min read ⌚ A Second Look at the Federal Reserve The world is full of secrets. And some people out there are fairly sure that they have encountered upon some of them. G. Edward Griffin is one of them. And “The Creature from Jekyll Island,” which suggests ulterior motives behind the creation of the Federal […]
Mean Genes Summary
3 min read ⌚ From Sex to Money to Food: Taming Our Primal Instincts All of these elements are unquestionably intertwined and putting them into one basket is suitable. We turn our attention to improving our way of life, by understanding the instincts that are making a difference. About Terry Burnham and Jay Phelan Terry Burnham […]
Liar’s Poker Summary
3 min read ⌚ Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street Wall Street represents the cradle of financial experts. You could either lose all your money or find some gaps in the market, which could be filled in with brand-new practices. Such simple plan led to the rise of Salomon and ultimately played a significant role […]
I Used to Be a Human Being Summary
3 min read ⌚ An endless bombardment of news and gossip and images has rendered us manic information addicts. It broke me. It might break you, too. About Andrew Sullivan Andrew Sullivan is the former editor of The New Republic and is currently a political commentator. “I Used to Be a Human Being Summary” Andrew Sullivan […]
Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation? Summary
2 min read ⌚ Is there life after smartphones? How do the little black screens affect our reality? About Jean M. Twenge Jean Twenge teaches psychology at San Diego State University. Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation? Typically, people change through a slow evolution, and so do their behavioral patterns. However, in the modern era, drastic […]
Longitudes and Attitudes Summary
4 min read ⌚ Exploring the World After September 11 Something profoundly changed with the world after September 11, 2011. In “Longitudes and Attitudes,” Thomas L. Friedman thinks that that something was long overdue. In fact, that’s why 9/11 happened in the first place. About Thomas L. Friedman Thomas Loren Friedman is a three-time Pulitzer winning […]
India Unbound Summary
4 min read ⌚ From Independence to the Global Information Age India is the world’s sixth largest economy by nominal GDP and the third largest by PPP. But, it wasn’t always so. In “India Unbound,” Gurcharan Das follows its rise from its independence to this day. Or, better yet, from his own birth to his old […]
Art Thinking Summary
4 min read ⌚ How to Carve Out Creative Space in a World of Schedules, Budgets, and Bosses “Art Thinking” by Amy Whitaker is an inspiring book which aims to help businesspeople become more creative, and creative people more business-oriented. It’s a thinking strategy which combines the best parts of both worlds, and which aims to […]
