Lead Story
Development, defense and the news in Pinewood, Iowa
I believe that there are prospects for increased efforts in communicating the development efforts in Afghanistan, the positive side of the surge, largely because development will be what ultimately brings peace and stability and because a bigger, extended dose of military action is becoming less palatable to the US and European publics.
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Strategy
Reframing strategy in Kabul»
The strategic response to this is going to require some reframing of the situation. While almost everything that we want to happen in Afghanistan is represented as hinging on military success, real economic and social service development is a critical part of the dynamic.
Business and economics
Design in the flat world»The knowledge economy has morphed. What has taken its place is the “creative economy” characterized by product and service innovation that is the key to growth and staying ahead of the competition. And the key to that is “right brain” kind of thinking
Graphic Design
Evolution of the graphic designer archetype»So, if there is at least a demand for a new type of graphic designer from firms doing business differently, what needs to get done for graphic designers to put them into the middle of that new field? What type of mind needs to be added to the core competencies of graphic designers? And is it teachable?
