Here’s a review of a book by Jeremiah J. Sullivan. Sullivan suggests that corporations will need to undergo massive change in order to survive during coming years.

Sullivan has sophisticated strategies for multinationals to survive in this new environment, but they all boil down to his belief that the homo economicus model is inadequate and culture bound, that trust is essential to a thriving economy, and that trust can only exist in a climate of virtue: “A different ethics is needed, and a return to virtue is in order.” He discusses corruption as an issue, but this book was written before Enron and other corporate scandals showed how corrupt major American firms were.

Link (via Abuddha’s Memes).

I’m sitting in front of a sound stage in the middle of a horse pasture watching robotic kids shift and rotate to electronic music. A computer thumps out crunchy, mechanical melodies over the funky beats oozing from turntables. Neon drawings float under the black light from the plywood dance floor. Off to the side of the stage, a guy sits cross-legged and meditates. I’ve been up since 6:30 in the morning, it’s 2:30 at night now, I’m freezing, and have no plans of going to bed. Fatigue has given way to fascination. I feel great.
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