It’s That Time Again, Again
You’re old or sick. Tired, you close your eyes. A warm darkness descends and within it, you see a soft,...
Like and Alike
Odd isn’t it, how we think in patterns, how our decisions rhyme, and how our subconscious colours our waking life?...
Nostalgia and The Private Community of Tomorrow
You might have noticed: many recent TV series are set in the 1980s. It’s no wonder people want to live...
More on Skinner: Walden 2.0
I recently read Walden Two, Skinner’s novel about an independent, experimental social value-centred community. The possibility and appeal of real-life...
Behaviourism is Back, but Rebranded
Been reading BF Skinner. I’ve been interested in this guy’s methods ever since my teens, when I bought a book...
How to Smash an Interview
I was told to prepare a presentation to be delivered in my interview. This was the brief : “Define a...
Is There a Need For Expat Managers?
Some people can’t even eat the food, let alone get to grips with the lingo! Having lived as something of...
Bonds and Bridges: A Critique (A10)
According to Good (1988) and Gulati (1995), trust is the product of the repeated meeting of actors. This claim jeopardizes...
Structural Holes (A9)
Burt (1992) argued that networks benefit from having structural hole-spanning members. Diverse resources can flow through such actors into the...