…it comes from a corporate culture that attracts and retains workers and executives that have principled values. Originals: –Why does Apple have a monopoly on responsive corporate values? by @danieler via @macdailynews – Apple will donate to ‘preserve and restore’ the Amazon rain forest via @9to5mac – Apple publishes FAQ page addressing Siri privacy and common [...]
Origen: Por qué las generaciones más jóvenes tendrán menos dinero y poder - technology review …al final, no son los jóvenes los que toman las grandes decisiones, sino las personas de mediana edad. Las personas entre 45 y 65 años gobiernan nuestras sociedades: la media de edad de un nuevo senador de EE. UU. es [...]
~Antoine de Saint-Exupéry; Tierra de los hombres, 1939"El uso de una herramienta inteligente no te ha convertido en un aburrido técnico. Me parece que esos que tanto se espantan de nuestros progresos confunden el fin con los medios. En efecto, quien siembra con la única esperanza de lograr bienes materiales no logra nada por lo [...]
LSE Business Review – Co-workers and makers: New public policies and corporate strategies for the cityOur seven propositions to make communities more open, sustainable and inclusive:More emphasis should be put on ‘infra-organisations’, i.e. transparent platforms designed for independent entities to share identity and governance.‘Infra-organisations’ provide infrastructural services without searching for the increasing returns likely to lead to a [...]
Your Company’s Culture is Who You Hire, Fire & PromotePart 2, anatomy of an asshole
via @zapierAs discussed earlier, mastery will not only increase your skill, but will improve your motivation, as well as provide a sense of purpose and meaning in even the most boring industry. The Craftsman Approach: Master Your Work Through Deliberate PracticeRegardless of your industry or profession, it is possible to pursue mastery. Better yet, it's highly [...]
…a person’s true potential is unknown (and unknowable)… For twenty years, my research has shown that the view you adopt for yourself profoundly affects the way you lead your life. It can determine whether you become the person you want to be and whether you accomplish the things you value. Believing that your qualities are [...]
How to Be an Anticapitalist Today | Jacobin1. Smashing CapitalismThe argument goes something like this: the system is rotten. All efforts to make life tolerable within it will eventually fail. From time to time small reforms that improve the lives of people may be possible when popular forces are strong, but such improvements will always [...]
Aprovechando una inoportuna convalecencia, he sacado tiempo para ver un par de pelis que me interesaban… me han hecho reflexionar sobre la necesidad de militar más y mojarse más.Una es la "biografía" de Aaron Swartz, además de inventor de los RSSs y redactor de muchos aspectos de Creative Commons y principal responsable de que SOPA [...]