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 […]
Anybody can make an ad. A brand doesn’t. In Costa Rica, as in the world, there are many people making ads. And of course, people hiring them. Many are those who assume that their brands or products need to advertise to sell, [...]
It’s been a few weeks since Rafael Abreu sent me the link to TED. Today, I am hooked to his TedTalks through iTunes, since all the presentations are available for free on his Podcasts. You can download them to your iPod or [...]
Sir Ken Robinson speaks, from his presentation at TedTalks in Monterey, California, about creativity and the challenge of changing education to value creativity as much as literacy. He identifies the importance of preparing ourselves to be wrong, if we want to be [...]
Photographer Phil Borges estimates that of the 6,000 languages spoken on the planet today, 3,000 are not known by children. In other words, as those who know them die, humanity will lose all the wealth that comes from the legacy of that [...]
USE THE POWER OF TRUST. Forget completely the idea that it is your turn to approve or reject, that this position is a big mistake. If you are going to value ideas, you have to be clear that all have potential, all [...]
There are people who complicate and entangle everything, go back and forth, change their minds constantly, forget what they say, do not allow things to flow, make processes slow and difficult, lower morale and team performance, and use sarcasm to defend their [...]
Last week almost 80 creatives from the country took advantage of the Escuela Superior de Creativos brought by ASCAP, in a workshop that we assume must have been of great benefit to all. However, the only feedback I have at the moment, [...]
Do we pay attention to what captures our attention, or do we decide what we pay attention to? There is a huge difference! In just 17 minutes, this message leads us to recognize that our attention influences the direction of our [...]
So began today’s Pangea Day. with a spot of pale blue in perspective, for those who forget the dimension in which we really live! We are online at Tribu, connected to the world. Don’t miss it, there’s about 3 hours left! [...]
Since 12 noon on May 10, 2008, the world was tuned in for four hours, with films capable of changing it. They are available at www.pangeaday.org and on Youtube for you to search for them and not miss them.
Humberto Ling | Josafat Padilla Gold, Young Lions 2008 Josué Alvarado | José Andrés Antillón Silver, Young Lions 2008 Jorge Delgado | Daniel Arroyo Bronze, Young Lions 2008 For everyone’s information, the 6 jurors who voted in the Young Lions finals were: [...]
The duo formed by Josafat Padilla and Humberto Ling has been declared the winning couple of the Young Lions 2008, so they must be packing their bags to go to Cannes to represent Costa Rica in the Print Competition of the main [...]
