UP Links — 09 May 2013
Martin Wolf on Germany Exporting Its Model Germany is reshaping the European economy in its own image. It is using its position as the largest economy and dominant creditor country to turn members of...
View ArticleInstagram and Changing the Rules
Leaders who make sudden changes to the rules may encounter a backlash from their communities. The problem arises when a community’s dominant social norms do not align with the change the leadership...
View ArticleUP Links — 15 May 2013
The Invisible City But what is it exactly that we are glimpsing? What makes a great city a city is not its buildings and streets—its physical infrastructure—or even the patterns of people in public...
View ArticleCivic Startups: Lessons from Shenzhen
Shenzhen can be described as a civic startup and more specifically, an example of a charter city. On these metrics as well as several others it can be considered a success. As leaders think about the...
View ArticleIntel and the Slow Culture Reset
Although startups are a good way to change norms, there are examples of existing organizations successfully morphing and resetting culture. In the corporate world, Intel, is an example. Alexis...
View ArticleWhy Don’t Hospital Employees Wash Their Hands?
“Wash your hands.” It’s is one of the simplest and most important rules in a hospital, yet compliance is notoriously difficult. Social norms about hand-hygiene lead many medical professionals to wash...
View ArticleEngelbart and Rules
Doug Engelbart‘s life has been discussed in many publications over the last week. One of the more interesting observations was made by Bret Victor: Technology writers, in particular, tend to miss the...
View ArticleUP Links — 11 July 2013
Josh Barro on Why Rent is So High in NYC (ht to Jon) Take a look at this zoning map of the East Village, a popular neighborhood in Manhattan. Most of the neighborhood consists of R7A and R8B zones....
View ArticleUP Links — 17 July 2013
DealBook on Public-Private Partnerships for Distressed Cities Ultimately, Detroit and other stressed cities don’t have much choice. They must land on solid ground and use new revenue to pay off...
View ArticleCultural Stickiness on Wall Street
In a recent DealBook piece, AndrewRoss Sorkin highlights a financial industry survey, which suggests that despite firm’s efforts to promote integrity, the underlying culture on Wall Street continues to...
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