Category Archives: Business

The Science of Hits and why you can’t pick them

Posted on July 3, 2007 by Thomas Purves

New research shows us the old adage “I don’t know much about art, but I know what I like” – is just not true. We don’t know much about art -or- what we like. A recent study shows that intrinsic … Continue reading →

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Open thoughts for open cities

Posted on June 22, 2007 by Thomas Purves

..Because gifted children are able to consider the possibilities of how things might be, they tend to be idealists. However, they are simultaneously able to see that the world is falling short of how it might be. Because they are … Continue reading →

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The office as occupied territory, and three rules for collaboration

Posted on June 10, 2007 by Thomas Purves

Jevon today had an entertaining riff on positive vs pejorative connotations of “collaboration”. However you look at it, whether it’s collaborating with the occupying regime or subversive collaboration among La Résistance (so to speak), I would argue that effective collaboration … Continue reading →

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