Collaborative marketing: Values as they flow in systems

Let me start with a question: Who drives the design process of a product? Most of you will be more likely to choose this answer: Research and Development unit. Now, I invite you to think deeper as well as imagining the future. Is it completely true that product designer just made all of their product […]

Nostalgia, obsoletisme dan hambarnya cita rasa akan masa depan

Saya kadang merasa bahwa kita tidak sedang berada di jaman modern. Ini khususnya kalau kita bicara tentang konteks Indonesia. Kenapa? Ya karena saya melihat betapa banyak orang yang hidup dalam nostalgia masa lalu, dan ‘kering’ akan imajinasi dalam membangun masa depan. Kalau kita melihat, banyak orang terbelah dalam dua kutub pandangan. Yang pertama, menjunjung tinggi […]

Managing people: The scent of love and the vibe of hope

Over the years, most of us don’t see ‘people’ as the essential area of management. We have personnel management, human resources management, but not necessarily people management. While some people see people management as obscure concept, some see it as the real deal. I’m one of them. People are not merely about competence, expertise, qualification […]