Category: culture
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Dear Japan
Mesmorising memoir of Japan, shot (believe it or not) with a Canon Eos 7D digital SLR. Dear Japan from Matthew Brown on Vimeo. HT
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Being Weird
I'm weird. Chances are that you're weird. In fact the society you live in is probably weird too. Western, educated, industrialized, rich, democratic. It's an acronym that was new to me until I read this piece about the work of Joe Henrich, a professor in Psychology and Economics at the University of British Columbia. Dr…
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Joining The Bucket Brigade
So Bud Caddell, Strategy Director at Victors & Spoils, is writing a book. And as you may already know, is crowd-sourcing the funding through Kickstarter to enable him the time to write it. And I've decided to invest and support it (not my first investment on Kickstarter) and have joined his Editorial Board. Seems…
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Art From Code
"Generative art refers to art that has been generated, composed, or constructed in an algorithmic manner through the use of systems defined by computer software algorithms, or similar mathematical or mechanical or randomised autonomous processes." Thanks to Alan for sharing this. Keith Peters writes code. But he also creates breathtaking pieces of art, derived of…
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Employ The Unemployable
The unemployable don't wait for validation, they get on and do it. The unemployable are not afraid to challenge. Accepted norms. Or corporate ritual. The unemployable are driven by passion, not compliance. They don't fit into neat boxes. And are restless. For change. And to make things better. The unemployable have little time for slow…
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People Don’t Buy What You Do, They Buy Why You Do It
"We are purpose maximisers not just profit maximisers" Dan PInk So I read today that BP has chosen to ignore almost a thousand ideas for saving the gulf from the members of Innocentive – the global network of scientists, engineers and doctors (61% of whom hold PhDs or Masters degrees) that has helped some of…
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21st Century Enlightenment
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is only thing that ever has." Margaret Mead It seems that we really have reached the dead end of normal avenue. It's ironic, or perhaps appropriate, that the day after the chancellor has delivered one of the most punitive…