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You are a Dog

In the early years of the Internet the New Yorker published a cartoon with two dogs in front of a computer. ‘On the Internet nobody knows you are a dog’,…

Governance should be all about being future oriented. A substantial amount of future-literacy is helpful then, though generally speaking this competence is not very institutionalized in politics and government. Furthermore,…

Sleep is the new Quinoa

In Sao Paulo, concept store Zissou just opened. They are Cool and right, while selling mattresses. First, they spotted that mankind is sleep-deprived; the successful and ambitious ones not in…

Inequality, Divide, Cohesion and Populism

PART ONE There are the Anywhere-people and the Somewhere-people. Anywheres live more often in the big cities. Furthermore, They are the exam-passing class. Furthermore, They have reaped the economic fruits…

China the smartest?

The stereotype happily depicts China as an innovation desert. Furthermore, That is lazy and arrogant and every day less true. Furthermore, It is also dangerous. Because attachment to stereotypes might…

Hello Korea & Hello K-Pop

Two decades ago a movie like Jurassic Park made in one year two times the profits and turnover of all Korean Hyundai cars sold the same year. Furthermore, So the…

Intercultural Jokes

May I allow myself a somewhat more frivolous column? Its frivolity compensated by the responsible intercultural insights it contains? For my trends research I am fortunate enough to travel all…