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Note to Self… Nomads of the World, Disperse!

February 4, 2008

Or unite. Whatever you feel like, really.
Evolutionary scientists now suggest that our hardwiring, despite several million years of cultural evolution, remains the same as our nomadic hunter-gatherer ancestors. London Business School’s Nigel Nicholson suggests that this sets up a huge gap/conflict/void between our core human instincts and the large, sedentary organizations in which most [...]

Note to Self… People and Places

February 2, 2008

People want to work alongside people they like. That held true at both the recent Jelly Austin and Jelly Atlanta. This is a problem if you telecommute (you work alone) or if you work alongside people who just don’t turn you on. Brendan Crain (Coexisting and Coworking) asks why, given the pervasiveness of [...]

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