In The Paradox of Choice, Barry Schwartz asks an interesting pair of questions: Imagine that you have decided to see a concert where admission is $20 a ticket. As you enter the concert hall, you discover that you have lost a $20 bill. Would you still pay $20 for a ticket to the concert? Schwartz […]
Archives for May 2007
God-Forsaken Places
Challenging words from Alan Roxburgh: If we want to discern the emergent work of God, we’ve got to ask, Where are the most God-forsaken places today? Let me suggest to you, one of the most God-forsaken place for us, is the local congregation. Why? They don’t get it. They don’t understand any of this stuff. […]
May 17, 2007 by 5 Comments
Prison Entrepreneurship
I heard about Prison Entrepreneurship on the Catalyst podcast. Check it out. One hundred thousand dollars in sales per week ? 90% net margin ? 90%repeat business ? On an investment banking teaser, this company profilewould have generated widespread interest among the investmentcommunity?had the core product not been crack cocaine. A largepercentage of inmates come […]
May 8, 2007 by 1 Comment
The Answer to How is Yes Part 3
In The Answer to How is Yes, Peter Block suggests six questions that will take us in a much different direction than the usual How? questions. Before we get to the questions, here are a few introductory comments from Block. “The alternative to asking How? is saying Yes–not literally, but as a symbol of our […]
May 8, 2007 by 4 Comments
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I spent most of last week in Malibu at the Pepperdine lectures. I had a great time chilling out at the Malibu Country Mart, eating stuffed fajita quesadillas at La Salsa, driving up and down the Pacific Coast Highway, and hanging out with a few good friends. Yesterday I took the day off from Garnett […]
May 7, 2007 by 8 Comments
Telling Stories, Asking Questions, Learning Lessons