Trading favors

January 22, 2012

Now that everyone has a media platform, look for even more of the mutual back scratching that comes from tracking favors. The most corrosive sort of this network amplification goes like this: I do something for you unasked. Then I do something again. Perhaps I even tout you or your work a third time. Then [...]

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Worth a million words

January 22, 2012

We all know how much a picture is worth. What about a good short video? (hit the play button and watch for thirty seconds–here is the large version). And here’s one about obesity.

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Insatiable

January 22, 2012

Long-lasting systems can’t survive if they remain insatiable. An insatiable thirst for food, power, energy, reassurance, clicks, funding or other raw material will eventually lead to failure. That’s because there’s never enough to satisfy someone or something that’s insatiable. The organization amps up because its need is unmet. It gets out of balance, changing what [...]

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