“All lives have equal value.”...

I wrote a new essay about MicroFinance, based on what I learned at the recent conference “Microfinance from Below: The Power of Savings and Savings Groups in Frontier Economics.” To read, it please click here. In the article I explain the nature of microfinance, differentiate between micro-savings and micro-lending and describe the market these services reach. While doing so I also consider the nature of poverty...

This guy wants to save the world (and just might)....

My newest essay looks at a guy who was ranked #57 on Time Magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people in the world for 2008. He is a biofuels engineer whom I met earlier this month at the Fletcher School of Tufts University. This person intends to solve three of the planet’s most significant problems all at the same time. They are: 1. Clean air. 2. Renewable food. 3. Sustainable fuel. My exploration includes...

“You Say You Want a (Contribution) Revolution…...

Last month I started exploring Social Media Strategy with you via an essay about life beyond predictive analytics & traditional business intelligence. That meta-level look at Social Media Strategy led to the realization that everything we do online is being watched and analyzed. Today I am taking this whole thing a couple of steps further, from macro to micro level analysis. My new essay examines Social Media from...