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Posted in philosophy on May 6th, 2009
In his book “Vinyl Leaves, Walt Disney World and America”, Stephen M. Fjellman analyses Disney World and how it incarnates a postmodern society based on consumerism. Here is a summary of his thoughts.
In the introduction, Mr. Fjellman makes a reference to the book “Brave New World” from Aldous Huxley. The book describes an utopian dictatorship [...]
Posted in strategy on Dec 7th, 2008
According to the book “Thinking strategically” from Avinash K. Dixit and Barry J.Nalebuff, strategic thinking is the art of outdoing an adversary, knowing that the adversary is trying to do the same. Game theory is the science of strategic thinking.
Maybe this definition of strategic thinking is too narrow, I think for example that fighting climate [...]
Posted in innovation on Oct 13th, 2008
I was reading the “Making innovation work” book from Davila – Epstein – Shelton and I thought it would be interesting to apply its business innovation observations to broader fields such as the fight against global warming. Here is a quick introduction to the innovation basics using environmental examples.
Environmental challenges require surely radical innovation: radical [...]
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