The world we live in is dominated by central institutions: Governments, G8, G20, central banks, IMF, the World Bank, the Security Council, financial institutions, banks, multinational corporations, and municipal boards.To a varying degree, they are elected by the...
It was a sunny, but cold New Hampshire day. After more than one hour of standing still outside, it felt really cold. I was waiting to see Senator Barack Obama at Concord High School. It was January 4, 2008.But the cold feet were soon forgotten when Obama started to...
Peter Carlsson was Head of Sourcing at Swedish-Japanese Sony Ericsson. You know, back when Ericsson was making mobile phones. I had one of these.He did an excellent job, so companies on the U.S. west coast sought his services. Among them was Apple, who offered him a...
In the summer of 1966, Pelé walked the streets of Åtvidaberg, a tiny Swedish town with just 7,000 inhabitants. How did the world's best football player of all time end up spending three weeks here, right next to the middle of nowhere?The Brazilian...
We have now created over 50 unique Optimist's Edge over the past year. Really hard to choose, but here are my five favorites.Wild animals💡Economic growth and urbanization are good for wild animals, spurring a comeback in Europe and other places.We tend to...
At an industry conference in 1965, Bob Noyce got the audience to gasp collectively. Noyce was one of the inventors behind the integrated circuit, the microchip, made of silicone, which gave Silicon Valley its name.He needed to shock the audience somehow and take back...