A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to speak with Stanbic Bank's
[https://www.stanbicbank.co.zm/] credit department about real estate and
finance. This essay is a summary of
Some 10,000 years ago cities emerged in the Fertile Crescent. Around that same
time, human beings begun toying with a new technology--agriculture. We often
don't think of agriculture as a
"You have to understand that people have to pay a price for peace. If you dare to struggle, you dare to win."
- Fred Hampton
The Hero's Journey is
My previous essay explored why some organisations die slowly or not at all. One
outcome of that exploration was the identification of organisational culture as
the primary driving force for institutional longevity. Strong,
Why do some institutions last long whereas others burn brightly (if at all) for
a moment?
I was inspired to write this some time ago; after reading Patrick Collison's "
fast