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NON-TRIVIAL SOLUTION: How to rid a dog of burdocks?
At the beginning of the 20th century, a Swiss engineer walked with his dog somewhere, and it came home with a bunch of thistles entangled in the wool. He could just comb them out, but he didn’t stop there. What did he do?
“JAPANESE EDISON”: how the inventor Soichiro Honda brought the Japanese car industry to a new level
Soichiro Honda was an atypical entrepreneur for Japan – he relied on innovation, was not afraid to take risks, personally tested new cars and remained at the helm of the company, formally leaving it. Honda was the only businessman who did not transfer the management of the company to his heirs. He saw the leaders of his brainchild only people innovators, who were ahead of their time.
FINANCING THE FUTURE: Big money for sustainable development
If we are to cope with serious crises and the aftermath of their shocks, we must reconcile the interests of the private and public sectors, harness and combine both of their potentials. We need a lot more finance and markets, but they need to be organized differently than they are now.
VIRTUAL MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY UKRAINIAN ART: confrontation with Konstantin Reunov
In his approach to art, Konstantin Reunov tries to “reconcile” elite and mass art, using recognizable images of popular, replicated culture such as pop stars, TV channels, and tabloids. The artist believes that if the widest stratum of the population is introduced to high art, qualitative changes in the life of society will not be long in coming.
HOW CULTURE AND ARTS INFLUENCE THE ECONOMY OF COUNTRIES: reflects Eric S. Reinert (Part II)
From my point of view, there is one very simple answer to the question “Why are some countries rich and others poor?” – they need industrialization. We can imagine a “service society” sometimes in the future, but so far the nation’s wealth is heavily dependent on manufacturing.
MARCEL PROUST’S QUESTIONNAIRE: Daishin Kashimoto, «violin of the rising sun» from Berlin, about the open-minded world
My dream is a world with different cultures, but without borders. A world where people with an open mind, who share common human values live
“I clearly imagined my success and turned it into reality”. Business rules of the founder of the cosmetics business empire Estee Lauder
Bottles, bubbles, a saucepan for cooking sausages, experimental recipes for creams written on a napkin – it is how the cosmetics empire of Estee Lauder, a business woman who made billions of dollars, began. According to Time magazine, she was included in the list of people who defined the face of the 20th century, and was not only the first woman in it, but also the only one in her field.
“ALIEN” INSIDE US: Why does nature need virus epidemics?
It is obvious that the coronavirus epidemic has caused dramatic global changes in the life of mankind. It is in general human nature to be wary of any changes. Therefore, the consequences of the coronavirus crisis are generally assessed negatively. However, is everything so easy? Are viruses and bacteria really the enemies of humanity that must be exterminated?
REFLECTIONS OF DOCTOR KOMAROVSKY: all about life
Some kind of perverted attitude towards death has developed in Ukrainian society, which means that the attitude towards life cannot be completely normal. Everything needs to be changed here – from the use of painkillers for cancer patients and finishing with nursing homes. Respect for death and for the elderly people is one of the criteria for a mature society.
ROOTS AND WINGS with Boris Burda: Daniil Samoilovich from Chernihiv region – the founder of domestic epidemiology
I can’t say that he is forgotten, but to say that they remember him enough is also not true. Maybe it suggests that we are so rich in wonderful people that we can forget about figures of Samoilovich’s level? I’m afraid it indicates something else…
NON-TRIVIAL SOLUTION: How to save expensive high-quality steel?
The most useful thing was made of the best steel that could be afford at the moment, otherwise it just wouldn’t work. But that surface of it, which, in fact, worked, was negligible compared to the entire mass of this thing – most of the steel practically disappeared. What did the man with the royal name manage to do with it?
CURMUDGEONS OF THE CENTURY: What did the richest entrepreneurs of the last century, Henrietta Green and Paul Getty, save on?
The entrepreneurial and wealthy people, having achieved success, cannot always fully enjoy their wealth. The reason for it is banal stinginess, which does not allow you to feel truly happy. The life stories of two of the richest and the stingiest entrepreneurs of the past are a proof of it.