“Boredom” by Beatriz Martin Vidal “Boredom always precedes a period of great creativity.” — Robert M. Pirsig (American — Philosopher, Born: 1928) Madame Bovary is the 1856 novel by French writer Gustave Flaubert. The main character Emma Bovary lives beyond her…
Date Archives January 2019
Explorers, Not Tour Guides, The Value of Questions and Curiosity
“Computers are useless — they only give you answers.” — Picasso “Never memorise something that you can look up.”― Albert Einstein There is a story that tells how Albert Einstein was once travelling on a train. When the conductor approached…
Monkey (Trap) Business — Letting go of the Past to Create the Future
“Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go.” — Hermann Hesse It is said to trap a monkey, certain indigenous tribes. would employ the following technique. They would hollow out…
Business Must Play in order to Thrive
Wallco “Man’s maturity: to have regained the seriousness that he had as a child at play.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche Dutch cultural historian Johan Huizinga proposed humans be called Homo Ludens (playful beings) rather than Homo…
Investing in Foundations: Business Transformation Lessons From Plants
“When you plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don’t blame the lettuce. You look for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water, or less sun. You…