A Lesson from Turkey: Raise Your Profile in International Negotiations

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Negotiators seek to raise their stature and increase their influence in international negotiations and other realms by serving as mediators and peacekeepers when conflicts emerge. To do so, they need to cultivate a reputation for impartiality or, at the very least, a willingness to listen to both sides.
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How play leads to great inventions | Steven Johnson

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Necessity is the mother of invention, right? Well, not always. Steven Johnson shows us how some of the most transformative ideas and technologies, like the computer, didn't emerge out of necessity at all but instead from the strange delight of play. Share this captivating, illustrated exploration of the history of invention. Turns out, you'll find the future wherever people are having the most fun.

#RETAILRELEVANCY… WHERE WE STAND, WHERE WE’RE HEADED, AND WHY IT MATTERS

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#RETAILRELEVANCY… WHERE WE STAND, WHERE WE’RE HEADED, AND WHY IT MATTERS The path to purchase is not just evolving – it has evolved. How are brands responding? I sat down with long-time friend and business partner John Andrews, for a live stream discussion on the path to purchase, the evolution of retail, and even some ... Read more

Wi-Fi shadows cast by fingers could leak your password

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Researchers in a team from Shanghai, Boston and Tampa recently published an temptingly titled paper about password stealing. Dubbed When CSI Meets Public Wi-Fi: Inferring Your Mobile Phone Password via Wi-Fi Signals, the paper makes you think of Crime Scene Investigation, but that’s just a handy collision of acronyms.

How the blockchain will radically transform the economy | Bettina Warburg

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Say hello to the decentralized economy -- the blockchain is about to change everything. In this lucid explainer of the complex (and confusing) technology, Bettina Warburg describes how the blockchain will eliminate the need for centralized institutions like banks or governments to facilitate trade, evolving age-old models of commerce and finance into something far more interesting: a distributed, transparent, autonomous system for exchanging value.

How to Select the Best Data Protection and Recovery Solution for Your Backup and Disaster Recovery Managed Service Offering

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As you look for robust offerings to add to your service portfolio that can drive monthly recurring revenue, increase walletshare from existing customers and expand your total addressable market, selecting an end-to-end converged data protection solution that includes backup and VM replication is key to reducing your total cost of ownership.

The urgency of intersectionality | Kimberlé Crenshaw / Abby Dobson

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Now more than ever, it's important to look boldly at the reality of race and gender bias -- and learn how the two can combine to create even more harm. Kimberlé Crenshaw uses the term "intersectionality" to describe this phenomenon; as she says, if you're standing in the path of multiple forms of exclusion, you're likely to get hit by both. In this moving talk, she calls on us to bear witness to this reality and speak up for victims of prejudice.

What is Negotiation?

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Many people dread negotiation, not recognizing that they negotiate on a regular, even daily basis. Most of us face formal negotiations throughout our personal and professional lives: discussing the terms of a job offer with a recruiter, haggling over the price of a new car, hammering out a contract with a supplier.
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