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		<title>Levi&#8217;s Temporary Print Shop</title>
		<link>http://optimisticanthropology.com/2010/07/19/levis-temporary-print-shop/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 06:49:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia Young</dc:creator>
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Lover&#8217;s of design, art, and old fashioned printing presses celebrate! And, come check out Levi&#8217;s temporary print workshop down on 826 Valencia, San Francisco.  This shop is an amazing venue that allows local artists and ...]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Underinvesting In A Lifetime Opportunity?</title>
		<link>http://optimisticanthropology.com/2010/07/09/are-you-underinvesting-in-a-lifetime-opportunity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 04:57:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia Young</dc:creator>
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It is a common sight in Chinatown (both San Francisco and New York City) and it has always disturbed me.  It is the sight of old, Chinese ladies hauling big bags of plastic bottles and ...]]></description>
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		<title>Cowboys, Turkey Farmers, and Shrimp Dumplings?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 05:04:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia Young</dc:creator>
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Sanpete County, UT is inhabited by good old fashioned pioneer stock.  There are turkey farmers, cowboys, shepherds, rodeo fans, sewing moms, and competition quilters.  The towns in this county are full of normal American folk ...]]></description>
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		<title>Designing Around Seahorse Sexuality!</title>
		<link>http://optimisticanthropology.com/2010/06/27/designing-around-seahorse-sexuality/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 01:51:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia Young</dc:creator>
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Sometimes the challenge of communicating with a particular culture can turn out to be quite fun! Take this exhibition, design case study:
Culture: a conservative, Christian based society that is extremely sensitive to topics such as ...]]></description>
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		<title>So, What Do YOU Do?</title>
		<link>http://optimisticanthropology.com/2010/06/18/so-what-do-you-do/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 04:48:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia Young</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cultural Telescope]]></category>
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With a pair of good eyes and a keen obseravation, you can tell a lot about a person before you open your mouth for a hello.  But, in this era of networking, we aren&#8217;t satisfied ...]]></description>
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		<title>Doing Loyalty Rewards Programs Right!</title>
		<link>http://optimisticanthropology.com/2010/05/18/doing-loyalty-rewards-programs-right/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 03:49:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia Young</dc:creator>
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The notion of Loyalty Rewards has become fairly popular in the business world.  PetSmart has Pets Perks.  Macy&#8217;s has its own loyalty credit card with 15% off all purchases. And, at Shutterfly you are immediately rewarded ...]]></description>
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		<title>Get a Better Edge: Read Chief Culture Officer</title>
		<link>http://optimisticanthropology.com/2010/05/01/get-a-better-edge-read-chief-culture-officer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 20:15:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia Young</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Humans in the Marketplace]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Books]]></category>
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When my friend Grant McCraken published his book Chief Culture Officer, I naturally had to go and buy my own copy.  His book is a manefesto to anyone working within a large corporation or any ...]]></description>
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		<title>Business Culture Reincarnation</title>
		<link>http://optimisticanthropology.com/2010/04/14/business-culture-reincarnation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 04:40:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia Young</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Business cultures are born, grow old, die, and are reborn into something new and usually unrecognizable.  Kind have like people&#8230;if you believe in reincarnation.  This process used to take much longer to occur, even centuries. ...]]></description>
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		<title>The Evolution of Media: Tool – Content – Behavior</title>
		<link>http://optimisticanthropology.com/2010/03/10/the-evolution-of-media-tool-%e2%80%93-content-%e2%80%93-behavior/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:41:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia Young</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cultural Telescope]]></category>
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Most people think modern societies are materialistic—we prize our possessions too much.  But after working on a fun design-anthropology project on the co-evolution of medium and content, I realized we don’t appreciate our stuff ...]]></description>
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		<title>Weenie Wisdom from Top Dog</title>
		<link>http://optimisticanthropology.com/2010/02/18/weenie-wisdom-from-top-dog/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:18:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia Young</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hot Dogs]]></category>
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Something significant occured in Berkeley, CA in 1966 that continues to affect students, thinkers, and visitors till this day.  Was it the famous riots on Berkeley campus? The establisment of the People&#8217;s Park? Or, perhaps ...]]></description>
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