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via amazon.com As you can see, it's called "Cultures and Organizations: Software of the Mind" by father and son Geert and Gert Hofstede. They took a quantitative study of IBM employees around the world in the 60's and created a way to derive their cultural and social...

via time.com This TIME Magazine article is crazy old - from June 2006 - but it's still interesting. It tells the time-honored story of how good it is for the family to eat together. The data is clear: a) kids are healthier, happier and better students when they eat...

This is a video clip that was part of a larger training session we ran recently. Part of the fun was using my own telegraphic car purchases to reflect the power that culture has on me (and, I think, most other people)! (download...

There is so much written about how TV is not a good medium. Whether it's a Clay Shirky who faults it for its lack of interactivity, or a conservative family values organization that disapproves of its lurid content, or children's activist group that claims it breeds violent...

via vimeo.com I'll be back thrashing old 70's rock before you know it. May have to grow out the hair, widen the lapels and haul out the flairs too.

This picture of me is me. But behind that picture - the person operating as "Colin" on Facebook may not actually be me. It may be my wife.  I can't be alone in this.  

I had drinks with Dr. Bob Deutsch the other day (brain-sells.com).  He shared what I thought was a wise perspective on what great brands do for us: that great brands create emotional connections by enhancing and advancing our identities. Very cool. In the context of culture...

I was at E3 here in Los Angeles 2 months ago. It provided the usual assault on one's senses. Felt like I needed a martini after about 2 hours in there! It had the usual cornucopia of new games for people to enjoy, in the usual categories; improved sounds and graphics...