Welcome to my new website, and the “disruptively good business” of The Vital Edge.
The Vital Edge
Disruptively good business for world-changing companies and the humans who build them.The Alchemy of Change is no longer active, but its spirit lives on at The Vital Edge.
Come have a look.
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Category Archive: Stakeholder Ownership and Accountability
Week in Review: May 14, 2012
Four mini-posts on: Google’s new ‘knowledge graph” and the semantic web, the sad story of Flickr (and CarPoint), why Justin Bieber has a higher Klout score than President Obama, and the future of market research. Phew…
Week in Review: May 7, 2012
Three interesting articles: focusing on market efficiency, governance, and a high-tech evolution of the old trading company.
The Divine Right of Capital – A Summary
To fix capitalism, it helps to first have a good diagnosis of the problems. Start here.
If Companies are People, Where’s Their Soul?
The U.S. Constitution is the foundation of our political system, but to find its spirit, we must look to the Declaration of Independence. When our nation struggles with difficult questions, it is this document that serves as a North Star to keep us on course with our founding vision. One such question that we wrestle with today …
Why Facebook Needs to (Really) Open Up its IPO
Facebook users invest massive time, energy and social capital in building the underlying value of this service, so what would it look like to really open the company’s IPO in ways that helped its user build a fuller sense of equity?
Citizens United v. United Citizens: Building a Movement to Drive Money Out of Politics
This article originally published on the Huffington Post. Friday, January 21st, marks the one-year anniversary of “Citizens United,” a Supreme Court case that dramatically accelerates the corruptive force of money in U.S. politics. When money flows in our economy, it’s a fuel that helps businesses flourish and people make a living. When money flows in …
Fairness
It is time to find a richer understanding of fairness; one that incorporates both its libertarian and egalitarian sensibilities. The dynamics of libertarian and egalitarian fairness are what built this country. It is what made us great – and it is one of the keys to returning us to that greatness.
De-censoring Censorship: Google & The Economist
An interesting coincidence. Google and The Economist each just decided to do something about the censorship they face in various countries. Though these companies are obviously quite different from each other, they both have an annoying habit of exposing embarrassing information that some rulers would prefer their people not see. Some of the reasons for …
