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 [...]
Steve Jobs defined design first in relation to operation and not appearance, so it is not difficult to understand his successes for so many years. Form and substance must tell their genesis from the very same creative moment. Einstein said it and [...]
From the book by Armando Vargas Araya, La Vía Costarricense, published by EUNED in 2005, this is a wonderfully inspiring text as it initiates a broad, open and participatory process. What is La Via Costarricense? It is a dynamic conceptual tool to [...]
Thinking about the Costa Rican Way, a few days ago I wrote a message to my great friend, Armando Vargas Araya, journalist, historian, politician and wonderful human being. In a few words, these were my two lines: Armando dear, whose idea was [...]
A few months ago I decided to accept the invitation to be part of the process of consultation, innovation and imagination ignited by the country project proposed by José María Figueres. It was on February 21, 2012 when I met again with [...]
I took a vacation and came back last Saturday. I took a few days for the coupling and as promised, here I am back on the blog with a song: the most popular. I’m not going to add anything about this case [...]
Back to the keyboard on July 20, greetings!
