Thane Thomson
Keltner, Van Kleef, Chen and Kraus wrote a really interesting paper in 2008 on social power entitled A reciprocal influence model of social power, and I think that, against the backdrop of emergence and complexity theory and social influence theory, we’re only beginning to scratch the surface as to society’s dynamics in business [...]
I suppose tons of work has been done in coming to an understanding of the development of language, individuality and society, but I would like to describe here the views of an American philosopher, sociologist and psychologist named George Herbert Mead. His most prominent work was a piece of the same title as [...]
The definition of a “blanket term” from Wiktionary:
A word or phrase that is used to describe multiple groups of related things. The degree of relation may vary. Blanket terms often trade specificity for ease-of-use; in other words, a blanket term by itself gives little detail about the things that it describes or [...]
In doing some background reading for my thesis, a friend of mine, Mikkel Christiansen, gave me a book by David Bohm entitled “Wholeness and the Implicate Order“. Esoteric? Definitely. Difficult to read? Incredibly. Worth the effort? Absolutely.
Bohm, as per the Wikipedia entry, was quite an impressive physicist. The [...]
What an interesting experience we had this past weekend travelling to Alexandra in Johannesburg (“Alex” for short) for our Building Brands elective – our task, after being split up into small groups of 4 to 5 people, was to perform in-depth, qualitative interviews with 3 people, each of approximately 30 to 45 minutes in length, [...]
Reading a post about the death of Usenet, a thought on mass marketing was sparked by the second paragraph of the article:
Of course, in the last decade of Usenet’s life, it became increasingly emaciated and diseased, robbing many of us of those fond memories. Legitimate users flocked to newer mediums and all [...]
After many years’ struggle through multiple failed businesses, Evan finally caught wind of an idea that could make him some decent money. His wife’s eyes were weary from the late bill payments, repeated pleading with debt collectors, and her deep longing to start a family of her own that she had put off for five [...]
People killed in September 11 attacks: 3,000 + US deaths (civilian+military) from the “War on Terror”: 8,800 = 11,800 deaths (over 10 years).
Major causes of death in the US in 2007 alone: 616,067 (heart disease) + 562,875 (cancer) + 135,952 (strokes) = 1,314,894 (just in 2007). This equals 111 times the number of people [...]
I was a little unnerved today when I read about an emerging trend in consumer behaviour: business seems to be moving towards an “ownerless” model. This isn’t, of course, true lack of ownership – it just means that consumers prefer not to own things. We tend to want the latest and greatest, and [...]
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