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 …

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 …

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 …

What does an entrepreneur CEO or a publicly traded company CEO really own? Usually their ownership is represented in the form of company stock.  So what does that stock really represent?  Is it the value …

After browsing through the fashion website Deep Glamour and reading post after post about Coco Chanel, I experienced a sentiment that I do not usually associate with fashion: gratitude.  So why be grateful when it comes …

As a serious student of archaeology, I was expecting to decode Mayan text and unearth priceless artifacts.  Yet somehow, I stumbled upon one of the most ancient truths of humanity: the importance of persuasion, and …

Sometimes good or extraordinary design is associated with something that is very complicated.  But many times, a great amount of intelligence is needed to address simple tasks.  Just take this cool bench as an example! …

There is a rivalry between New York City entrepreneurs and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs.  The California crowd boasts the most and some of the biggest venture capitalists in the country with a flurry of entrepreneurial beehives …