Miscellaneous
The bees do it
Top companies look to insects for business innovations Tijn Touber | July/Aug 2005 issue What can a major company learn from ants? Plenty. So much, in fact, that Siemens, the German electronics giant, is shifting a part of its production process to an operational method inspired by these Read More...
In search of the perfect wave
Best-selling author Sergio Bambar Tijn Touber | September 2004 Read More...
The magic of a musical world
Putumayo records brings us great songs from everywhere. Tijn Touber | October 2004 Read More...
Shirt tales
The journey of a small T-shirt tells a big story Evert Nieuwenhuis | December 2005 issue Pietra Rivoli recalls the particularly cold February day in 1999 when she watched some 100 students demonstrating on the campus of her employer, Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Globalization was Read More...
Slow, Germanic-style
Sure, Italians can embrace a leisurely life, but who would guess the Slow movement is taking off in northern Europe? Carl Honore | July 2004 issue Wagrain, a resort town nestled deep in the Autsrian Alps, moves at a slow pace. People come here to escape the hurly-burly of big city life. In the Read More...
Primal force
Why good health begins with magnetism Tijn Touber | March 2005 issue When Russian cosmonauts first spent long periods of time on board the Mir space station, they got sick. Their symptoms indicated this was more than a simple lack of exercise, too much zero gravity or an overdose of canned Read More...
Nomads can change the world
The new "creative class" could reorder economic power around the globe. Rise of the global nomad Jay Walljasper | May 2005 issue We have seen the future— and it looks like Lord of the Rings. I don’t mean Middle Earth, with its endearing hobbits, vicious orcs, and really cool medieval Read More...
Survival of the real-est
Authenticity is the word on everyone's tongues right now. More than a trend, it's a revolution that is transforming our work, our politics and our lives. Jay Walljasper | July/Aug 2006 issue Victoria Beckham, also known to the world as Posh of the Spice Girls, was giving a performance for fans in Read More...
Soccer is everything
It's symbol, mystery, therapy, escape, satanic party. Eduardo Galeano relects upon the world's most-popular sport. Eduardo Galeano | December 2005 issue In 2002, Clint Mathis, U.S. soccer star, announced that his team was going to win the World Cup. It was only logical and natural, he Read More...
Rethinking guilt
Accepting the consequences of our actions, no matter what the original intention, is the path of growth, says Paulo Coelho. Paulo Coelho | September 2004 Read More...