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Fidelity, compression and culture

Seth Godin Blog

And the lessons we learn from this cornerstone of modern culture apply to organizations, meetings, tech, politics and almost everything we do together. Nuance disappears as we swap one language for another, which is why a talented translator is so much more valuable than a computer doing the same work. And meetings?

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The True Spirit of Mr. Rogers

The Fearless Marketer

On Thanksgiving day, My wife and I went to see the Mr. Rogers film, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. This is one of those rare films that can create a shift in one’s perspective about life. In many movies, we experience a hero or heroine and feel inspired by who they are. We might even feel like that superhero for a day or two.

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Blockchain Could Help Artists Profit More from Their Creative Works

Harvard Business

Anyone who follows the cultural industries — art, music, publishing, theater, cinema — knows of the tussles between artists and those who feed off of their talents. His vision is to decentralize the entertainment industry so that creative individuals can profit from the films, videos, games, and art they help to make.

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Lots of Men Are Gender-Equality Allies in Private. Why Not in Public?

Harvard Business

In the last week, film producer Harvey Weinstein’s decades of sexual harassment — which many have described as an open secret in Hollywood — have exploded onto the pages of the New York Times. Cultural change requires a nucleus of organizational catalysts who are insiders with outsider cultural beliefs.

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A Simple Way to Test Your Company’s Strategic Alignment

Harvard Business

For example, as it grew, Facebook found that its early “move fast and break things” culture had to be funneled into focused technical teams and product groups to make its product development process faster and less erratic, and for it to have a chance of meeting the demands of its new public shareholders following its IPO.

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Aging Societies Should Make More of Mentorship

Harvard Business

The past year brought a rich array of films depicting connections between a wise, older mentor and a younger person in need of sage guidance, in ways that often defied gauzy stereotypes, from art-house movies like Lily Tomlin’s Grandma to blockbusters like Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

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Using M&A to Increase Your Capacity for Growth

Harvard Business

Back then, many on Wall Street worried that cultural and creative differences would damage the integration. As a result, Pixar’s creative talent remained on board as they kept visible markers of Pixar’s identity: e-mail addresses, logos, employment contracts, and benefits. And the rest is history.

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