Category: Books
Thomas Piketty: Is Increasing Inequality Inevitable? – YouTube
“His (Piketty’s) argument, based on current and historical data, is that wealth is becoming more important because now that the rate of return on capital is higher than the rate of economic growth. When this happens, the gap between rich and poor gets bigger. In the past century wars and … Continue Reading Thomas Piketty: Is Increasing Inequality Inevitable? – YouTube
95 Theses on Innovation — Lee Vinsel
via 95 Theses on Innovation — Lee Vinsel Vinsel spoke yesterday at the SOH Festival of Dangerous ideas. It was a slightly annoying session – I wanted to believe and disbelieve (in innovation) at the same time. In his talk, I felt Vinsel argued one-sidedly the dichotomy between ‘innovators’ and ‘maintainers’, without … Continue Reading 95 Theses on Innovation — Lee Vinsel
Words. Books read this century is back
2016 The shepherd’s life – James Rebanks Levels of life – Julian Barnes Subliminal – Leonard Mlodinow My Life on the road – Gloria Steinem The Lessons of History – Will and Ariel Durant
Everyday. Things, design of
The Design of Everyday Things (Don Norman) Udacity
Roll over Beethoven. Sydney Writers Festival 2016
Modern love: Drucker on Innovation
Invention Transformation Synthesis Duplication — External trends, e.g. demographics Focus: maximum 5 goals – focus for resources
007. Stephen Covey’s Seven Habits
Put first things first Seek first to understand… Synergise Sharpen the saw Be proactive Begin with the end in mind Think Win Win
Don’t stop me now. The innovator’s bookshelf
I can see for miles. Koolhaas houselife
See me, feel me. Doing disability differently
Rebel in me. When managers rebel
Paperback writer. 12 years of reading
Sitting on the bed on NYE 2000, reading a trashy paperback , I decided to record what I read, at least for a while. In some ways I wish I’d kept more details, but then I would have stopped sooner. It’s fun to see them in the order they were … Continue Reading Paperback writer. 12 years of reading
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