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What Do the Top Online Dictionary Lookups Tell Us, if Anything?

05.20.2013
Since English is an acquired language for me, I am a very frequent user of English dictionaries -- and foreign language dictionaries, too,...

Why the Cliche 'Try New Things' Is Sacred

05.17.2013
Disruption necessitates exploration and uncertainty, which means that "trying new things" is not merely a well-worn cliché but an urgent...

How Business Schools Aren't Teaching What They Should

05.15.2013
"Culture eats strategy over breakfast," said Peter Drucker, and it is only when you fully understand what this means, that you'll lead...

Coopetition to Win

05.14.2013
Pulling free of competition with all its highs and lows, risks and rewards, in favor of the more fluid model of coopetition is like pulling...

10 Team Trouble Signs

05.13.2013
When unresolved conflicts emerge in the team environment, they are intentionally overlooked and disregarded. The more this is done, however,...
Muslim Women and the Bedroom Question

Muslim Women and the Bedroom Question

05.13.2013
When I first visited the Middle East as a 30-year-old woman on the verge of an identity crisis -- am I too Jersey for Jordan? -- I thought...
The Compelling Promise of Urbanism Without Effort

The Compelling Promise of Urbanism Without Effort

05.13.2013
As urban stakeholders -- residents, pundits, developers, associated professionals, and politicians -- we like to discuss and debate...
Who Will Light Incense When Mother's Gone?

Who Will Light Incense When Mother's Gone?

05.11.2013
This morning, it occurs to me as I type these words that this too, strangely enough, is a kind of ritual, a kind of filial impulse to reconcile...

To Be Happy or Beautiful, That Is the Question

05. 9.2013
It's easy to laugh at beauty customs as being ridiculous or backwards when you're an outsider, but when you're on the inside few things...
The Contradictions of Austin

The Contradictions of Austin

05. 8.2013
Austin's strange mixture of cultures and ideologies, at what I'll call its early stages, plays out in funny ways.

Spanish, In Plain English

05. 7.2013
I am a proud Dominican woman; I just don't look the part and that's something that has haunted me, my entire life.

Exploring Uncivil Liberties

05. 7.2013
When does liberty become license? At what point does the free exercise of my rights trample on yours? What is the real meaning of terms...

Organizing Your Organizational Culture

05. 6.2013
When individuals feel they are valued members of a team, the company can adapt to change, increase its competitiveness, and survive the...
Cloning

Cloning

05. 3.2013
In no small measure inspired by BBC America's Canadian-produced tricky and fun new series Orphan Black, which centers heavily on cloning...