Monthly Archives: January 2012

The Significance of the Communications Revolution Has Been Dramatically Underestimated.

Today, when people think of the “The Communications Revolution” their first knee-jerk reaction is to think of social media and the hardware and software tools that allow people to connect with each other.  But the Communications Revolution is much more … Continue reading

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Rethinking How The Value Proposition Should Drive Communications Strategies

Part One:  Considering a New Basic Premise. It was an accident of a Google search when I came upon the work of Michael Tomasello and his colleagues at the Department of Developmental and Comparative Psychology of the Max Planck Institute … Continue reading

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Fareed Zakaria’s Concept of “THE GREAT REVERSAL” May Be Correct, But It Isn’t Correct Enough

I originally posted these comments on the Nuuko blog, on October 10, 2011.  In it, I assert my strong belief that the world is going through a number of interconnected yet disparate fundamental changes that go far beyond a simple … Continue reading

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Why Negative Energy Is Sometimes A Good Thing

I’ve been involved with several companies (including some I’ve created and some that have been clients) that sought to develop new ways of doing something, or organizing themselves around a new business model.  I saw a strange pattern:  There is … Continue reading

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The Irony Of How GE & The “Occupy” Movement Are Both Redefining What A “Nation” Is

Although vastly different, General Electric and Occupy Wall Street share a common cause whether they are aware of it or not.  They are both important players in the process of changing how the world defines what a “nation” is.  That’s … Continue reading

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Sometimes The Best Strategy In Life Is To Emmulate Muhammad Ali’s “Rope-A-Dope”

At holiday times, especially at end-of-year holidays, it is not unusual to take a break for reconsidering your position in the world, how that might change in the year ahead, and how you can best deal with those prospects.  Invariably, … Continue reading

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