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Henry Blodget recently published Jim Rogers: Coming Inflation Could Be "Worse Than The 1970s" on Business Insider stating that "Jim Rogers doesn't know when deflation will stop being the problem, but he knows what the next problem will be: Inflation. And he thinks it will be worse than the 1970s..."

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Added by Yvette Dubel on October 14, 2009 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Lessons in Love and Business

A short time ago I had the idea of doing a series of blogs on my service provider saga - using a troubled marriage as my metaphor. See Divorcing a service provider The inquiry led me to reflect on an even earlier question - asking if business realized that what they want is for customers to fall in love with them/their products. I have wondered what the difference is between loving a business… Continue

Added by Yvette Dubel on October 1, 2009 at 11:00am — No Comments

UnltdWorld(UK)Global Impact BRIC Award 2009 for Dr.Christopher Daniel,India

I am very pleased to inform all members and friends that I have won the UnltdWorld(UK) Global Impact BRIC(Business, Resources, Insight and Community) award 2009. It is indeed a great honour and a rare privilege for me to have been nominated for the UnltdWorld Global Impact Award 2009 and to have won the most prestigious award. It is a delight to see Mrs. Libby Brayshaw,Executive Director,Global Links Initiative,United Kingdom, our GLI(UK) partner and a great friend of my organisation who was… Continue

Added by DR.J.CHRISTOPHER DANIEL on September 21, 2009 at 10:24pm — No Comments

Introducing myself and my professional experience as a Social Work Academic and a Social entrepreneur

I am the founder and Executive Director of Goodwill social work centre,Madurai,India. With my wide academic and professional experience for over 35 years as a Professor of social work and Human resources management at local schools of social work I have trained hundreds of young women and men in professional social work practice,social entrepreneurship,human resources management and NGO management at the post graduate level. As a Social work educator turned Social entrepreneur I was prompted to… Continue

Added by DR.J.CHRISTOPHER DANIEL on September 21, 2009 at 10:21pm — 1 Comment

International Day of Peace 2009 with Aliza Hava and Guests

In addition to an incredible voice which brings purpose and texture to her music, Aliza is a peace builder and song writer. I was introduced to her music via Maya Armstrong where the tune Martin Luther King appeared on the Dream On cd. The compilation CD is a benefit for organizations and projects working for peace. Please visit the site and make a donation and/or buy th… Continue

Added by Yvette Dubel on September 21, 2009 at 5:30pm — No Comments

"You Lie!" - the shout heard around the world

No doubt by now you have heard about Rep. Wilson's poor behavior during President Obama's speech. I am not going to chime in on that political discussion although the accusation stuck in my mind but for a different reason. It seems it could have happened at the table of many of the conversations going on about innovation. While many organizations are meeting and discussing "the issue… Continue

Added by Yvette Dubel on September 21, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

When Your IRA Becomes a Tax Time-Bomb (Part 1of3).

Individual Retirement Accounts have for years been the most popular retirement savings alternative for people who want high interest and tax shelter for their retirement savings. In the last 20 years, billions o… Continue

Added by Dr. Robert D. House, Ph.D. on August 20, 2009 at 5:26pm — No Comments

The Radical Gardener

The Radical Gardener is a rollercoaster-ride into the badlands of art and advertising featuring Malcolm McLaren, Jonathan Meese, Jeff Koons, Sebastian Horsley, Oliviero Toscani und Dr. Pussy. Today radical has become a buzzword for everything. Politicians and bankers talk about radical decisions and radical cutbacks. But what does the word “radical” really mean? Radical means different things to different people. For the artist Jeff Koons radical art means something like a fresh perspective, a… Continue

Added by Jens Mügge on August 14, 2009 at 6:35pm — 1 Comment

Try Inspiration instead of frustration

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Inspiration can come from the most unexpected places. I share this partly to put the questions out there - and partly to make note for myself. This is definitely something I want to explore in the House of Cards installation. I checked in on the news to… Continue

Added by Yvette Dubel on August 4, 2009 at 7:56pm — No Comments

Faith in Reconciliation

Following up on my last post sharing less than satisfying experiences with service providers I have given more thought to the kind of experiences I would prefer. Most obviously, I would like to encounters within an organization that inspired confidence and trust. I know not all businesses, particularly larger ones, are guilty of the shortcomings I described… Continue

Added by Yvette Dubel on June 20, 2009 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Divorcing Service Providers

Have you ever wondered why the nature of certain relationships goes unquestioned? But then when the demands for a divorce surface, some parties are shocked. Now, as someone who has been happily married to my husband for nearly 19 years I feel I know a little something about successful marriages. Different context yes, but good relationships have certain commonalities - trust, inspiratio… Continue

Added by Yvette Dubel on June 19, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

Keep Moving Forward

Over the weekend I watched "Rocky Balboa" again because my husband had not yet seen it. It was my recollection of two scenes, that made look forward to seeing it again. Like many of the books I read - after I see a movie I often forget much of it. However, this speech from the movie sticks with me - especially on those days or at those moments when I get discouraged. "When you have a dream - you have to protect it" (line from the movie Pursuit of Happiness) Yes, I have had those… Continue

Added by Yvette Dubel on June 15, 2009 at 8:45am — No Comments

An interview with Sheryl Breuker on art, life and naked German tourists

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Added by Lewis Evans on May 22, 2009 at 10:53am — No Comments

Into the Dream

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Added by Yvette Dubel on April 24, 2009 at 12:30am — No Comments

Increasing Diversity In Conversations that Matter

Changed since originally posted In light of the kind of conversations dominating the media with regard to the economy and emerging business landscape, it is important to remember that there is a place for your voice to be heard. I'd like to hear and help you share your insights. Cultural Fusion is interested in understanding diversity beyond the old world context of race, nationality, etc. The lines of demarcation of culture have become more fluid and so must our understanding. As with the p… Continue

Added by Yvette Dubel on April 23, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

Economic Insights from Bernard Lietaer

I had the chance to have a wonderful dialogue with Bernard Lietaer, a monetary architect. Bernard Lietaer, author of the forthcoming “Of Human Wealth” (Citerra Press, 2007) and “The Future of Money” (London: Random… Continue

Added by Yvette Dubel on March 26, 2009 at 8:30pm — No Comments

Open Diversity, Recipe for a New Paradigm

Excerpt from our evolving concept paper I hope to have this finished soon but in the meantime I will post parts of it to my blogs. This document emerges from the realization that there is a recipe for capitalizing on the potential of a given situation. Much like cooking there are a lot of consistencies in the process, but what may seem like small difference… Continue

Added by Yvette Dubel on March 17, 2009 at 6:34pm — No Comments

A Talk with Dan Hoffman, CEO of M5

Cultural Fusion:House of Cards photographic studies series by Yvette Dubel

Recently I had the chance for a chat with Dan Hoffman, President and CEO of M5, one of America's leading Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) providers for small and midsized businesses. Hoffman and his team… Continue

Added by Yvette Dubel on March 11, 2009 at 2:30pm — No Comments

A Talk with Jack Hipple

'While art based research may seem obviously right brained - the SoulFood model that has emerged from Cultural Fusion is an integration of right and left brained approaches to cultivate new skills. This a clear area of interest at a time when demand is high for innovation, sustainable growth, and seizing new opportunities. This time we turn attention to learn from a Left Brain innovation specialist. Who is Jack? Jack Hipple is Principal in Innovation-TRIZ, Inc., a consulting company specializin… Continue

Added by Yvette Dubel on March 11, 2009 at 2:23pm — No Comments

How long does it take to say something?

Although we did have a few technical glitches I decided not to edit that out of this piece... the audio will be embedded into another art piece. I may alter it for that but for now here it is in the raw. One of the lingering ideas that came from this was questioning what "falling in love" compared to "being in love" and what that means in relation to self. Another one was the experience of change and discovery.… Continue

Added by Yvette Dubel on February 25, 2009 at 8:00am — No Comments

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