“We have in fact entered upon the final phase..., the darkest period of this dark age, the state of dissolution from which there is to be no emerging except through a cataclysm, since it is no longer a mere revival which is required, but a complete renovation.” StatesFactsAgeGrowthDarkPeriodsMereFinalsPhasesRevivalEmergingDark AgesDissolutionRenovation Author:Rene Guenon
“Tad Homer-Dixon is a rare kind of public intellectual, who combines real expertise with a commitment to communicate to the widest possible readership. In The Ingenuity Gap he wants us all to wake-up to the fearful possibility that our blithe trust in science and technology may be misplaced. Human ingenuity may not be capable of coping with two emerging crises of this century and the next: population growth and environmental despoliation. Read Homer Dixon's wake-up call and you will see the future very differently.” WantHumansKindMayTwoRealNextGrowthTechnologyCenturyPossibilityCapableIntellectualCommitmentWake UpCrisisEnvironmentalPopulationCommunicateGapsFearfulWant UEmergingExpertiseCopingIngenuityScience And TechnologyMisplacedPopulation GrowthReadershipWake Up CallBlithe Author:Michael Ignatieff
“[When] the market is trying to get to terms with, first, lower global growth, particularly out of emerging markets and China. And, second, the market is worried the central banks have run out of ammunition. So put these two things together, and then investors are repricing the market lower.” TryingFirstsTwoRunningTogetherGrowthTermChinaWorriedTwo ThingsInvestorsEmergingCentral BanksAmmunitionEmerging Markets Author:Mohamed El-Erian
“I feel like I have been able to notice throughout the incremental march of history during the course of my own lifetime patterns emerging, and there's a sort of a rubber band effect that happens where social growth and change is concerned.” FeelsHas BeensHappensAbleCoursesSocialGrowthMy OwnEffectsBandConcernedLifetimePatternsMarchEmergingRubberChange And GrowthRubber Bands Author:LeVar Burton
“Data show that for a variety of reasons including M&A activity, legacy and growth into emerging markets, the size of most firms' innovation footprints or networks is increasing. Obviously, the bigger the network, the greater the management, co-ordination and running costs.” ReasonRunningGrowthInnovationManagementVarietyLegacyEmergingFootprint Author:Yves Doz
“With a population of more than 600 million people, an emerging middle class that is driving strong consumption, and a robust and resilient economy, Southeast Asia presents a compelling growth opportunity for Starbucks.” PeopleOpportunityStrongGrowthClassMillionsEconomyMiddlePopulationDrivingMiddle ClassCompellingConsumptionAsiaEmergingResilientRobustStarbucksSoutheast Asia Author:Howard Schultz