As people develop more refined tastes, they will only expend energy when they need to. You know what you want and know to get it–so why do anything else? As people build a following or…
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Living glocally
The word glocal (global + local) can be described a number of ways: digitally connected with people around the world and working to build one’s local environment; or the integration of global and local knowledge….
Form and function
The physical shape of an organization directly affects how it functions. A flat organization will do business differently than a vertically oriented organization. A company that is geographically diverse will conduct business in a different…
The space in between
In organizations, people are often aware of how their business is structured and where they are operating. They know where their resources are located and how they are interacting with leadership, managers, suppliers, or customers….
Creating one out of many
In or out. Here or there. This or that. One or the other. It is easy to make distinctions between people, concepts, ideas, or objects by placing them into categories. The act of defining something…
Culture matters
I recently received my monthly issue of Monocle and was excited to see their annual Quality of Life Survey for cities worldwide. The 2016 Survey captures the “elements that define superior cities–and why a bit…