Archive for the 'society' Category
Managing co-ops
So REI has a clever ad on the radio right now. It plays to the zeitgeist by mentioning that they’re a member co-op (not a greedy for-profit company). And then it ends with the bottom line: members get a refund at the end of the year.
There’s a line in the ad along the lines, “We [...]
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Tags: business, co-ops, governance, management, strategy
the revolution will not be televized… but it will be tweeted.
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Tags: aig, bonuses, resentment, revolution
I find this bit interesting from the LA Times interview with Jack Dorsey, Twitter founder:
Back in the day we thought, well, if we get to this many users or this level of relevancy in the mainstream, we’re going to have to add a bunch of features, and make this or that group of people happy… [...]
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Tags: evolution, social network, stupid network
giving women a crack at the urinal
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Tags: innovation, recession, strategy
50 mini-Hoovers?
where are the keynesians?
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Tags: deficit, keynes, states
looks like a classic competency trap… this choice may well be rational in a short-term calculus
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Spam presidency
I didn’t sign up for the spam presidency.
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Tags: obama, social movement, social networking
Gut-wrenching and inspiring
every single person survives
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Tags: airlines, frightening, heroic
Transit cop arrested
‘Transit cop’ – words sure to send a shudder down anyone’s spine.
I listened to ‘News & Notes‘ on the way home on Monday. It’s an African-American news show on NPR. Smart coverage of a mix of stories from a perspective I don’t hear often enough in my whitebread existence. Note to self – make it [...]
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Tags: race, radio, violence
