June 15, 2013, filed under Observatory.
This post originally appeared as an opinion piece for dotmena in April 2013.
Our track record in the Middle East across any given sector points roughly in the same proverbial direction as the approaching iceberg. Instead of learning from the iceberg…
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February 9, 2013, filed under Designness, Observatory.
Disruption Led by Pixels
Let’s face it: regardless of industry, globalisation punched each of us in the gut–and hard. The very nature of competition mutated—and not just in the cliched China-beats-everybody kind of way. In the design world (note: advertising is…
This entry was written by , posted on at 8:46 pm, filed under Designness, Observatory and tagged 90s, advertising, agency, digital, leadership, lessons, mena, middle east, startup, xische.
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September 4, 2012, filed under Designness, Observatory.
Last week, I happen to attend Kyoorius Designyatra 2012–an alarmingly inspiring event that bridges the divide between the popular irrelevance of design as a concept, and it’s real global impact. With speakers (some of whom I now call friends)…
This entry was written by , posted on at 10:52 pm, filed under Designness, Observatory and tagged arunachalam muruganantham, design, design yatra 2012, designyatra, india, kdy12, kyoorius, lessons, masashi kawamura, rajesh kejriwal, robert wong.
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February 18, 2011, filed under Observatory.
What the web did to power hierarchy was good for the world. As with every revolution, that first bit before critical mass hits is the most interesting. That’s because it’s the little players, the non-corporatized individuals who wake up to…
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March 20, 2010, filed under Observatory.
When was the last time you reviewed a report? One that was about to change things for your company? A series of beautifully crafted infographics with an unending series of ‘findings’ that range from Excel-ed numerics to complicated aggregate metrics?…
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March 8, 2010, filed under Observatory.
Recently, an interesting article about Leonardo Da Vinci unraveled an aging theory in my head. As a well-regarded genius of an artist, the epic nature of his failure might perhaps come as a surprise to many. And I will address…
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August 13, 2009, filed under Observatory.
Note: This article is 4 months old. A lot of facts alarming then are commonplace today.
I’m not sure how many would be alarmed if I claimed the $45 dollar entry fee at Madame Tussauds ends up with the Dubai…
This entry was written by , posted on at 7:45 pm, filed under Observatory and tagged citigroup, dubai, isthithmar, madame tussauds, mubadala, sovereign wealth fund.
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April 23, 2008, filed under Observatory.
As cynical, and conspiracy-theorist as this may sound, the Great Disasters of Dubai, as some of us refer to the horrendous chain of unlinked freak accidents over the last few weeks have posed a few uneasy questions.
I will…
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