Three notes on culture and new ways of marketing

All of us are seller, and I mean it literally. Why? Because all of us are selling something. We give something in exchange of something. But, allow me to give the first note: The transaction does not always happen in reciprocity; sometimes we pay it forward. You might give something to someone, and that someone […]

‘Musik’ di sekitar kita

Sebuah ilham menghampiri saya kemarin, saat Felicia (istri saya) bermain musik bersama dengan dua orang kawan, Petra dan Reza. Ilhamnya bukan sebuah kilasan cahaya pencerahan, tapi olokan kawan saya, Reza, karena saya cuma satu-satunya orang yang tidak ikut berpartisipasi dalam membuat bunyi-bunyian merdu : ) Kenapa saya tidak ikut? Ya karena saya tahu diri saja. […]

Aging systems: The illusion of stability and how it affects organizations

In a recent blog article in Fast Company, Rob Salkowitz discuss China’s awaiting demographic challenge pertinent to its economic sustainability. China’s one child family policy creating the 4-2-1 problem: 4 grandparents, 2 parents, and 1 children. If this pattern persists, China’s workforce will have more elderly and less youth. This is not an unprecedented phenomenon. […]