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How social media support social value

Posted on 15 December 2011 by

On the Valoro blog, I’ve reviewed Who Cares Wins, a book by David Jones on the growing relevance of social value to business.  The book’s key strength is its analysis of the role social media are playing in helping the … Continue reading →

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The consolations of manual work

Posted on 1 November 2010 by

Book review: The Case for Working with Your Hands, by Matthew Crawford There’s an old joke about a banker whose plumber charged him £250 for a two-minute job to fix a leaking tap.  “I don’t earn that kind of money … Continue reading →

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Book review: Galápagos by Kurt Vonnegut

Posted on 11 August 2010 by

Kurt Vonnegut’s 1985 novel Galápagos is a Darwinian satire on the mess humankind causes for itself as a result of having evolved big brains. Set in the late 20th Century, it charts the breakdown of society and the near extinction … Continue reading →

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In praise of silence

Posted on 31 March 2010 by

Harry Eyres writes in the FT on our aversion to silence: “We have developed into a society or culture that is afraid of silence. The noise is now so great in many public places, partly because of all the mobile … Continue reading →

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From a car service to the meaning of life in five easy steps

Posted on 2 March 2010 by

Book review: Getting Things Done by David Allen This week I’ve been refreshing my GTD system: reviewing my horizons of focus, tidying up my project lists, and emptying my collection baskets. If that doesn’t mean anything to you, perhaps it’s … Continue reading →

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