. Some nights enter our lives quietly and then stay with us forever—unexpected, unforgettable, and impossible not to smile about when we remember them. In my previous post, I wrote about the launch of The Art of Detachment in Madrid a couple of weeks ago—a magical evening surrounded by extraordinary people, where I had the […]
Have you heard that expression that says: “como quitarle un confite a un niño”? Or the one that adds a bit of humor and says: “Como arrearle a un borracho jumo! Seriously, there are topics that no matter how complex or difficult [...]
Today I have a few questions for you, if it’s not too much to ask, after you watch at least a fragment of this video recorded freehand with a Flip. Five times a day in Muslim countries you can hear a call [...]
“Mae, Fidel! No! Mae, not so soon!”, we would have told him if we could have asked him for a few more days, one more composition, one more concert. In an unexpected move, Fidel surprised us again with his talent, although this [...]
We have all enjoyed or suffered the Oscars awards in Hollywood. A few on the site, and all the rest of us, happily do it on TV. It’s sensational! I enjoy watching the films first, and then the talent, creativity, production, innovation [...]
I often have an amusing discussion with my children, because I think there is no better pizza than anchovy pizza. They find it obnoxious, while I find it wonderful. The anchovy is always salty, juicy and defined, so it stands out [...]
I see it as simple as this: the Volcano is our national championship. The Antigua, Ojo or Fiap festivals are regional tournaments, and without a doubt, Cannes is the world championship. The Volcano, however, is the sole responsibility of Costa Ricans, both [...]
With more than 40,000 entries competing from every creative corner of the globe, the upcoming Cannes Lions festival will be the biggest, most competitive, most attended and most intense in its more than 60-year history. The competition and global gathering that takes [...]
There is Always Competition “I would like to be a whale shark,” exclaimed that wonderful little boy when I asked him to tell me which animal he would have liked to be. Tenderly moved by such a singular response, it didn’t take [...]
Young creatives from all over the country will be competing for a place at the next Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Organized by Comunidad and sponsored by the agencies Publimark, jotabeqú, Garnier BBDO and Tribu DDB, FCB/Crea and Darwin, the national [...]
The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has opened an abbreviated festival-within-a-festival program. In a bold step forward, the organization has inserted a festival within the festival, a separate awards ceremony and a specific emphasis on innovation. Data, technology and ideas will [...]
Innovate or Die The conventional view of business holds an arguable principle: “grow or perish.” Due to the usual transactional, incremental, and certainly linear attention within companies, it would seem to be true and sufficient, because we assume things either go up [...]
We have received the welcome news that Ferrán Adrià will be in Costa Rica to detonate innovation and share his secrets in the kitchen. With 1,846 dishes invented during 25 years in the kitchen of elBulli, his legendary restaurant ranked as the [...]
