The New Museum

The New Museum has announced plans for a triennial exhibition devoted to emerging global artists, slated to open in the spring of 2009. Go to www.newmuseum.org for further information.

Random Thoughts

I like to wait for the noise in the brain to recede and to have a better relation to the unconscious. Anyone who spends time with young people knows that you can’t fake play. There’s real play, and then there’s fake play, and when young people are fake playing you see it immediately. I’m deeply suspicious of the craft in which I have expertise, because I grew up in a dictatorship. Whether it was the shadow of the dictatorship of Trujillo, or was my father who was part of the military apparatus of the dictatorship, I always knew the dangers of authoring, and authority, and storytelling.

- Junot Díaz
www.junotdiaz.com

The Vikram Talwar Story

The Vikram Talwar story + the differentiator factor between a good C.E.O. and an average one + other viewpoints @ http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/20/jobs/20boss.html was insightful and inspiring.

Useful link:
www.exlservice.com

Heard On The Street

If Americans stopped consuming, the pain would be global.

Green Technology

(via fastcompany) I found the article on Frank Pringle @ Popular Science Best of 2007 Innovators + Best Inventions of the Year intriguing.

Useful link:
www.globalresourcecorp.com

I’ve been told the oil companies might try to assassinate me.
- Frank Pringle

I think Frank Pringle has figured out a way to extract fuel from hydrocarbons by using microwaves. I sincerely hope Frank is legitimate and can deliver on the promises.

Heard On The Street

Most business panics are like summer storms. They come up abruptly, are erratically intense, then suddenly dissipate.

CIBJO Update

The 2009 CIBJO Congress will be held on March 2-5 in Macau, at the Macau Venetian hotel.

Useful links:
www.cibjo.org
www.venetianmacao.com

Random Thoughts

When a management with a reputation for brilliance tackles a business with a reputation for bad economics, it is usually the reputation of the business that remains intact.

- Warren Buffett

How true!