Understanding the World’s Complexity

Thanks to John Huston for bringing this to my attention. You've never enjoyed a presentation on statistics like this.I've always thought that, here in the United States, we live in the "developed, industrialized world." Same with much of Western...

Start-Up

Want to start the new year with a business plan in your hand?Here's a way.Next month, I'm teaching in Otterbein College's MBA program: five full-day sessions on entrepreneurship. The class features a parade of entrepreneurs who will drop in, describe their...

On Apologies

True story. A friend teaches pre-school. Recently one of her charges refused to share a toy with another child. To remind her to share, the teacher spoke gently, firmly and privately to the unsharing little girl: "You remember the beginning of the year? We all...

How To Be A Global Micro-Philanthropist

This world has a way of making me feel like I'm the last to hear everything. (But enough about me.)I just heard about Kiva twice separately from two of my more enlightened friends during the past month, Ben and Kirk.Kiva is social entrepreneurship in...

Sneak Peek, Speak Leak

Quietly, now. I mentioned several weeks ago that I'm starting a company. It's with my friend Rob Emrich, who came up with what seems like a great idea. I'm still not ready to tell you about it, but it's a chicken and egg business. Without the chickens....