by JAK | Jun 5, 2012 | big ideas, TED
I have been waiting all my adult life for Kahneman’s “Thinking, Fast and Slow” book. Anyone who can link the world of psychology and economics is a hero to me. For Daniel to research along these lines for 40+ years – a Nobel prize doesn’t...
by JAK | Aug 11, 2010 | big ideas, WordPress
One of the best jobs I ever had was Research & Analysis Director for a merchant banking company back in the early ’90s. Until then it hadn’t really occurred to me that I could get paid for thinking as work. My current business tagline is...
by JAK | Jun 6, 2009 | big ideas, culture, development
One of the developing trends I have been noticing is the big rise in uber-connected people leveraging their social and business networks for a common cause. I support this but wonder if some of the media ripples from the all of this activity are being somewhat...
by JAK | Jun 8, 2007 | culture, development
In the past few weeks I have heard from two friends who are relocating to Rwanda and Kazakhstan respectively. After the initial surprise, I wondered why and what the reasons were for making these big changes for both of these friends and their families. I also...
