The Slow Burn

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When Affection Takes Shape: The Art of Detachment in Costa Rica

. 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 […]

TRIBE IS OURS

After several days of drought on the keys, because between one and a thousand things I have been distracted even more than usual, it has made me all the sense of the moment to start with a phrase that is in itself [...]

Shekhar Kapur: We are the stories we tell each other

Where does creative inspiration come from? At TEDIndia, Hollywood and Bollywood director Shekhar Kapur (“Elizabeth,” “Mr. India”) points to his source of creativity: total and utter panic. He shares a powerful way to unleash our inner storyteller. Some of the published comments: [...]

Cannes Lions 2010 outperforms last year by 7%.

Cannes Lions 2010 Entries Increase 7%. Thursday 03 June 2010 24,242 total entries – the 4th highest number in the history of Cannes. The Organisers of the 57th Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival today announced that more than 24,000 entries from 90 [...]

Tribal DDB CEO – Paul Gunning on Apple iAd

Apple comes between client and agency with iAd: Tribal DDB CEO By Giselle Tsirulnik June 9, 2010 Paran Johar of Jumptap (right) interviewed Mr. Gunning (left) NEW YORK – The CEO of Tribal DDB told Mobile Marketing Forum attendees that he [...]

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WE ARE WHAT WE SHARE

When we decided to celebrate our new partnership with DDB last April, we chose to share. Instead of a closed event, party or carnival, which would not have been entirely appropriate, we chose to bring inspiration, challenge, thought and above all influence. [...]

When Affection Takes Shape: The Art of Detachment in Costa Rica

The art of detachment in Madrid

Even though I’m holding it in my hands, I still can’t quite believe it: that so many years of work and learning have taken shape as a physical book. And the result couldn’t make me prouder—a beautiful edition, with its own cover, [...]

Burning Man: My Latest Exploration into the Art of Letting Go

I start typing with an overwhelming sense of defeat. Not because the trip I’m about to describe — at the end of August — went badly, but because it feels almost impossible to put into words what I experienced there. No adjective [...]

Between humans, ideas and paellas: the Kinnernet un-conference

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 [...]

I Love, I Wish: Unreasonable in Latin America?

Just a few weeks ago, I had the chance to take part in a profoundly transformative experience as a mentor at Unreasonable Impact UK & Europe 2025—a gathering of professionals and visionaries organized by the Unreasonable Group and sponsored by Barclays. It [...]

Kutastha Retreat: Transformation in Fort Kuchaman

Transcendental memories. Certain experiences in life leave an indelible mark on us in unexpected ways. Some even expand our understanding of the world and ourselves. My recent journey to India, from which I have just returned, was one such transformative experience. During [...]

The Slow Burn

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