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There’s no fortune at the bottom of the pyramid
Sorry to break it to you. There is no Santa Claus. There is no pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. And there is no fortune at the bottom of the pyramid. There is only grinding poverty. It … Continue reading
Pied Pipers and IDE
On a recent trip to Ethiopia, one of my colleagues collected a couple of photos of himself with a larger group of the local kids. I was ragging him a little about that saying that IDE doesn’t need any more … Continue reading
Intentional Consumption
So we’re back in that period of the year when we begin to hear angst around the pressure to consume. So here are my somewhat contrarian guidelines first written a couple of years ago. This is an argument for consumption … Continue reading
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[Disruptive] Innovation
The thing about poverty is that people get trapped for generation after generation by expectations of same old same old. “We are poor, we have always been poor and it is our destiny to be poor. It is our caste. … Continue reading
The Water Malthusians
I grew up in a family with eight kids. We never had a lot of money but I don’t recall thinking we were poor. We did have water restrictions however. We bathed once a week in 3 to 4 inches … Continue reading
Homeless Artists
The first time I recall buying art from a homeless person was in Kenya some years ago. The artist was a Somali women seeking safety in a UNHCR operated refugee camp. Her surroundings were incredibly basic; her studio was her … Continue reading
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A sucker for markets
People who have travelled with me know that I am a sucker for markets. I find it painful to drive past one and not stop. We’re not talking about supermarkets, shopping centres, outlet malls and Walmarts. We are certainly not … Continue reading
Billboards and food security
It might be the closet sociologist in me, but I have always enjoyed billboards. I figure that you can learn a lot about a society’s values by what people post on billboards. I still remember Coca Cola billboards from … Continue reading
Carrying a green card
So here I am on the 4th of July in my fifth homeland. No, this might be overstating it – this is my 5th country of residence. Preceding this one were Mexico, India, Germany and Canada, whose passport I continue … Continue reading
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Ra’pberries are my favourite
When I was 14, my sister & I shipped off to spend the summer with an uncle & aunt on their raspberry farm. We spent the season picking – as I recall, I could pick up to 8 flats a … Continue reading
Raspberry Jefe 