All the texts I’ve recently published in The Slow Burn have been born from a desire to share and inspire. I emphasize this because I recognize that it wasn’t always like this. In the past, when I called myself a publicist and entrepreneur, my writing was often driven by a need to build my personal […]
This is how Bill Clinton describes the world we live in, in his acceptance speech for the 2007 TED Prize, and adds that it is up to us civilians to propose and actually change the conditions we live in today in order [...]
One of the most important authors of recent times is undoubtedly Malcolm Gladwell. I recommend and celebrate him, as he brings powerful ideas to a world in permanent change at speeds never seen before. His ideas have strongly influenced the theory proposed [...]
Paula Guevara and Carlos Jimenez will be in Cannes for the next Festival, which starts on June 17, and will participate in the Young Creatives Film Competition, which awards the winning duo from 20 of the same number of countries. This competition, [...]
The Lovemarks Effect is the second book to be launched by Saatchi Saatchi and its Global CEO, Kevin Roberts, confirming that we are not talking about a fad or a passing idea. Lovemarks is here to stay and to grow, for a [...]
Don’t miss this 17-minute presentation by Al Gore at TED. The truth is inconvenient, heavy and uncomfortable. It is imperative that every human being take concrete action: balance their emissions and become “carbon neutral”.
“I already plan to turn up the volume on all the dreams in me. …you have to grow up and you can’t be a baby anymore. …I want to be like this. Surrendering my life… …for You what is dark, is not [...]
Since last week we have migrated my blog to La Nación, the main media in Costa Rica. Check it out. Periodically we will be uploading the published entries, so that the archive, which to date has more than 1,500 entries, will continue [...]
Nike has done it again, now with a particularly powerful idea: find your greatness. Instead of just applauding sports idols, what if we decided to get moving and start our own? The winning case is on the Cannes Lions site just a [...]
Evian ignites our inner child: While Evian won a Golden Lion at the Cannes Lions last year, I connected a couple of dots and decided to write about the inner child in all of us. Check out the commercial that triggered this [...]
Life-saving creativity! Every year and from all over the world, creative ideas stand out for both their genius and their transformative capacity. Here between one opportunity and another, I want to briefly leave you with two life savers. The first comes from [...]
Values that promote prosperity: in a practical simplification, there are two types of countries: those that prosper and those that do not. Apply the concept also to companies, institutions, families and all types of human organizations. Some advance and others stagnate or [...]
A Fuego Lento: this is my 1,650th blog post, a life experience I have enjoyed since April 2005. In writing I have taken my mind to the gym, propelled by the energy of my fingertips on the keyboard, and with each exercise [...]
