The Slow Burn

Blog since 2005

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 […]

FROM LOVEMARKS TO INFLUENCE

Next week I will have the opportunity to start a new cycle of conferences in universities, to present the story of an evolution. After many years of presenting Lovemarks, in the context of our relationship with Saatchi Saatchi, today we will present [...]

DDB TRIBE IN A PLAYBOOK

A few days ago we gathered to learn from DDB and its Playbook, a fascinating combination of planning tools to advance in becoming the most influential agency in the region. Here in the photo you will find a good part of the [...]

EVEN IN CRISIS EVERYTHING HAS BEEN CREATED TWICE

Without Martin Luther King and his inspirational dream, and visionary dream, Barack Obama might not be the first black president of the world’s most the first black president of the most powerful country in the world. Without dreams and dreams and illusions, [...]

MESSAGE FROM THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

Today I received the link to this video and it really touched me, even though I was raised as a child in the Methodist church. And as I firmly believe that Jesus is who He said He is, I also believe in [...]

Can New President Laura Chinchilla Revitalize Costa Rica?

Costa Rica’s ruling National Liberation Party presidential candidate Laura Chinchilla gives her victory speech after winning the general election in San José Costa Rica has always been a progressive beacon on Central America’s benighted street: the reliable democracy that makes a point [...]

ASCAP REINVENTED

At the end of 4 years as president of the association, I leave satisfied, grateful and excited, because together with all the associates and especially with my colleagues on the Board of Directors, we reinvented Ascap. Until very recently, the Costa Rican [...]

“Architects of Tomorrow.”

The future will be a consequence of the decisions we make today. It is not a matter of luck, nor do I believe it is a matter of destiny, the “I hit the jackpot”, I hit the lottery or I was born [...]

“I Am Not Creative”

Born With Handfuls of Talent Throughout the years I have accumulated a good deal of pain after hearing the excessive repetition of the statement: “I am not creative”. A consequence of our surroundings, our education system, upbringing at home, other variables, or [...]

Uberize Your Business Before it Becomes ‘Kodakized’

To Uber or Not to Uber? I’ve only been in the country a few days in the past few weeks, so I’ve observed from a distance the complaints by taxi drivers against Uber. However, I feel it be useless because of the [...]

SO BE YOUR 2016

The predictions for 2016 seem to have ceased at this point in January, so today I found it a life prize to share in the same hotel room in Los Angeles with Ray Kurzweil and hear his. With that particular condition that [...]

Prudence in 2016?

I have read with interest many predictions for the year, as if they could really serve to anticipate the future. Among many valuable considerations, in practically all of them I have found the recommendation for prudence in 2016 -and the little angel [...]

Sputnik

You might identify with exploration beyond the imaginable. With the unexpected, the search or the unknown. The accidental, the surprise, the fear and the naive. I am trapped by the community in darkness and liberated by the light, always the light, that [...]

The Slow Burn

Blog since 2005

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