To be clear, I’m not talking about “simplified” agreements with fewer words, better headings, and cleaner fonts. I’m talking about a contract that a high schooler could understand with zero context or explanation. As Robert Eagleson, a scholar on the topic, has put it: Plain language “lets the message come through with the greatest of ease.”
Read MoreI have to admit, my wonderful bad habit is fun. But as you may have guessed by now, it’s also a metaphor for something far more essential
Read More20 years ago corporate social responsibility (CSR) might have been considered a "feel good" duty for most businesses. Today, it is increasingly a necessary part of each corporation's shareholder value proposition. With this statement, the world's largest investment fund makes the path forward more clear.
Read MoreCreate something from nothing. Turn what was once just a glimmer in your eye into something of this world and for this world. All things of man that exist in the "real" world, all THINGS that ever were and ever will be, were first conceived in the mind of someone and somehow they "became."
Read MoreThis article from John Cutler puts "meat on the bones" of the discussion of what it takes to move your organization into the lean and agile zone. I particularly like the first point, "be prepared to focus and do less at once" as it flies in the face of a common misconception, that multitasking is the way to go.
Read MoreWait! What just happened? Did he really throw me in the deep end? Doesn't Dad know I cannot swim? Let's be reasonable.
Read MoreThe Brimble Family Foundation , One Skye, has taken its name from an old Native American greeting used at Pow Wows; "We may be of different tribes, but we all live under one sky."
Read MoreScientists believe that we all, in fact, descended from a single pair of humans, a kind of Adam and Eve who lived in East Africa a million years ago. Since then, the species grew in numbers, split up, formed tribes, cultures and nations, and we convinced ourselves that “we" now consists of "us and them". This article rudely reawakens us. Our human genome is widely shared, to the point that we are descendants of the same folks and thus, are all related in some very fundamental ways. Let that sink in for a moment. We don't just inhabit the same planet together, we also we built with the same living stuff. We are, literally, brothers and sisters, all of us. Now, let's start acting like it.
Read MoreIs venture capital right for social ventures? Unfortunately, there is no black-and white answer to this question. However, under specific conditions, venture capital can be a good fit without putting your mission at risk.
Read MoreThe goal is to create a space with unlimited capacity for sharing information and building interaction. We know that we’re part of the great big Planet Longhorn.
Read MoreI had the occasion to overhear both of these stories in a “ Forest Gumpian” fashion as I just happened to be around the tellers. The first is from Forest Gump himself, Tom Hanks, who spoke recently at the Texas Book Festival.
Read MoreThe concocted language of Esperanto was a mix of many different languages and sentence structures designed to be easy to learn and understand, no matter what your native tongue.
Read MoreThose clouds in the horizon? Just a few thundershowers. Launch the boat! A little rain never hurt anybody!
Read MoreHaving a tight group of board members allows you to convene a board at the drop of a hat and make informed decisions quickly.
Read MoreI would like to say that I have always been a fan of shoeshine stands. Having grown up in Houston, they were, and still are practically institutions. It seems that airports are the last vestige, so I am glad they are thriving. If you want a great shoe shine, there is no place like these stands.
Read MoreTechstars, the worldwide network that helps entrepreneurs succeed, is excited to announce the launch of the Techstars Impact Accelerator, its first program backing for-profit, mission-driven founders building technologies to solve our most pressing social and environmental problems.
Read MoreA powerhouse of innovation, this tiny country embodies the future of farming.
Read MoreAirports need to rethink some of their "no-brainer" infrastructure investments.
Read MoreAnyone who has driven between SFO and Silicon Valley has seen this ginormous hangar. What goes on in there? Well now we know! I think the jury is still out on massive dirigibles, but the fact that we are still having this discussion 80 years after the Hindenburg, is kinda cool.
Read More“We’re incredibly lucky to live here. It’s important to both protect and project what’s best about Austin — its collective curiosity, collaborative nature and creative ideas — out into the world,” Ray says. “It feels great to be able to be a part of it.”
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