Bill McKibben

Check out Bill McKibben's inspiring ideas on the pros/cons of climate change and the impact.

Useful links:
www.billmckibben.com
www.350.org

Art Trade

Souren Melikian's viewpoints on Asia Week/Chinese art in the New York Times was interesting. There are more Britons in the lucrative financial professions than ever. They no longer spend money on the classics of Chinese art. Tastes have changed. That's so sadly true.

Useful links:
www.sothebys.com
www.christies.com
www.bonhams.com
www.benjanssens.com
www.knaptonandrasti.com

Art Market Update

The Economist viewpoints on the state of the art market was interesting. What a difference a year makes, really. Prices of contemporary art at auctions have dropped 50% or more. There could be more surprises in store. Let's wait and see, shall we?

Useful links:
www.sothebys.com
www.christies.com
www.arttactic.com

Gary Hamel Viewpoint

Truth is, the average business book is just a Harvard Business Review article with extra examples, and the average HBR article is a good PowerPoint presentation with extra prose. So I figured I could cut to the chase and just give you the CliffsNotes version of my never-to-be-published book. There’s probably no organizational attribute that’s more important today than adaptability. In our topsy turvy world, every organization is teetering on the brink of irrelevance, and unless it can change as fast as change itself, it will soon tumble off the ledge.

- Gary Hamel
www.garyhamel.com
http://blogs.wsj.com/management

Spot on.

LAPP-PRO

These stunning images created by light artists Jan Wöllert/Jörg Miedza was superb. Check it out.

Useful link:
http://lapp-pro.de

Random Thoughts

I am convinced that as a whole society we are losing something precious in our increasingly silence-avoiding culture and that somehow, whatever this silence might be, it needs holding, nourishing and unpacking.

- Sara Maitland
www.saramaitland.com

So true!

Lester Lampert

Check out Lester Lampert's one-of-a-kind jewelry creations at The Field Museum’s Grainger Hall of Gems.

Useful links:
www.fieldmuseum.org
www.lesterlampert.com

Matthew Cook

Matthew Cook's sketches from Afghanistan was brilliant. I liked it. They looked natural.

Useful link:
www.matthewcookwarartist.com