The Art of the Sale
Economics tells us that selling is about understanding a customer’s needs and delivering a product to meet them. In the world of homo oeconomicus, the success o...
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On the Careful Use of Language
Although primates in general are among the most social of mammal species, very few primate groups are capable of supporting more than eighteen males. Beyond thi...
Why Hierarchy is Everywhere
Abhorred by some as a means for social domination, adored by others for its apparent success, hierarchy (from ancient Greek hiereus (ἱερεύς) “priest” and arkh...
Designing the Office
In Cubed (2015), Nikil Saval offers a refreshing and well-sourced history of the American office, from the counting houses of the nineteenth century to the Goog...
The Uses and Misuses of Competition
There is an interesting analogy to be made between today’s corporations and the mystery surrounding the construction of the ancient Egyptian Pyramids. How could...
On Office Politics
The exercise of power is not something that solely belongs to the realm of government. One could argue that nearly all organizations are prone to power games. D...
The Limits of Reason
The idea that man is a fundamentally rational being goes back a long way. Descartes believed that our capacity for thinking and reasoning would allow us to disc...
A World Unexpected
The following article is the result of a still ongoing personal reflection about the way humans relate to their natural environment. It draws upon a variety of ...
The Nature of Technology
William Brian Arthur’s most recent book, The Nature of Technology: What it is and How it Evolves, is a truly interdisciplinary work that will take you through a...