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 […]
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 [...]
I invite you to get to know Khan Academy. Its mission is to provide free, world-class education to anyone in every corner of the world. For students, teachers and parents alike, Khan has come to deliver an extraordinary solution. It allows you [...]
Perception is reality. Really? Neuroscience observes, measures and analyzes the way our brain works, to remind us that we are complex systems of reasons and emotions, in the simplest possible summary. So, perception is reality? The usual thing is to believe we [...]
Today the Costa Rican National Design Team, grouped together in a natural, informal and spontaneous way, with incalculable talent, heartfelt emotion, visible admiration and genuine spirit of celebration, has rendered a Graphic Tribute to the Sele. Its organizers Marianella Snowball and Noé [...]
I had the opportunity to be in the three matches that the Sele lost in the World Cup in Germany. When we were eliminated in the last game against Poland, it was embarrassing to listen with astonishment to the Tico fans chanting [...]
At the 6th hour, darkness came over the whole land, until the 9th hour. Don’t miss THE FINAL HOURS, a message in English by Andy Stanley, especially relevant in these days of Semana Sana and even more for the rest of life. [...]
My body takes me from a to b, although the route is in my mind. I love running. And even more so in company.
Tonight we gathered a group of twitters in Tribu, invited by Rogelio Umaña and his fascinating idea: gorileo.tv. Thus, with a live audio and video webcast, hundreds of people entered the address www.gorileo.tv or www.seetheworlddigital.com and enjoyed a pleasant, entertaining and fine [...]
The OpenHouse Project presenta el próximo lunes santo 6 de abril, Dealing with Doubt, 7:15 PM. Artecine Lindora, entrada libre. “Since we all experience doubt at some point in our lives, we need to learn how God wants us to deal with [...]
The process to select the pairs that will participate for a Film and a Print slot in the next great Cannes Lions festival in France has begun. With many difficulties and without enough money yet, from ASCAP we decided to move forward [...]
One of the country’s pioneer twitterers, blogger, pianist, planner, creative, violinist, friend and publicist, among many other qualities, Rogelio Umaña, will be conducting an experiment next Friday at 8 PM. This is his comment in his recent blog post: GorileoTV is a [...]
