The three guiding images for After Capitalism each have their own story and appeal. Today, let’s look at the values …
The Neoliberal Capitalist Story
“Social responsibility”….[is a] fundamentally subversive doctrine” in a free society….“there is one and only one social …
Wiring or Choice?
I’ve got a few books to review for the blog for “After Capitalism” that come at what’s next from different perspectives. …
Careful in mixing ideology and values
My first reaction to a Sunday NY Times piece asked “Are Western Values Losing their Sway?” was to ask whether the …
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An interesting expression of modern values: record-setting in India
I was drawn by the headline: “We’re No. 1.” Aha, this must have something to do with modern values. [That’s what happens …
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Values and the Holidays: Gray Thursday and Where Do We Go from Here?
I’ve done a few media interviews on the hot topic of shopping’s imminent encroachment into the Thanksgiving holiday. …
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Values Shifts and the Future of Happiness
Came across a nice post The Future of Happiness -- Up or Down? by Deepak Chopra on the Huffington Post site. He starts …
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Sacred Values and the Values Types
I had the luxury of a free Sunday morning to soak in the New York Times (yes, it should be a necessity!) and came across …
Modern Values Bulldozing to the Future
The full spectrum of values seemed to be in play in China in reading the Sunday New York Times. The eye-popping story …
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Sharing as another indicator of consuming less
Another post on the trend to consuming less -- I sense a trend here. I came across an excellent piece on the topic by …
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Values and football
I am a big New England Patriots football fan (US football, not soccer). I grew up outside of Boston and have maintained …
New Values Types Summary Graphic
Could no longer avoid the Saturday morning to-do list item: "create summary graphic of values types described in …
India experiencing the transition to modern values
The Pew Center, always an excellent source of data, posted some useful data on the status of India’s economy and society …
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Is Homo Economicus in decline?
A few comments on an interesting brief post How the 'Free Market' Is Consuming Our Values on a book by Harvard professor …
Tapping values as central to brand success
A new study by WPP Group’s global research agency Millward Brown and Jim Stengel, former global marketing officer of …
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Values have a center of gravity
Real life is messy and people typically do not fit into neat little boxes with values any more than they do in any other …
From Modern to Postmodern Values
We talked about how traditional values are not going away in the postmodern world and remain alive and well. Modern …
Introducing Four Types of Values for the Future
Having defined values in my last post, now is the time to describe the types of values shaping the future. I will cover …
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