My May 2020 e-links include a “Business Wars” podcast series, a non-fiction disaster story, an everyday newscast, and a clever cartoon website.…
Two Ways to Look at U.S. Energy Flows
To see where energy comes from and where it goes, we can look at a chart with U.S. energy flows or the alternative energy that is described by xkcd.…
Why Companies Care About Color
More than something we just see, the power of color relates to our taste, global trends, our moods, and how firms compete.…
Why We All Need the Same Time
Whereas we moved from many time zones to four during the 19th century, now, with globalization, we should switch to coordinated universal time for everyone.…
What We Should Know About Gen Z
Just 7 to 22 years old, Generation Z has begun to exhibit characteristics that differentiate them from previous generations.…
Are Wages Really Growing?
Although wage growth may be accelerating, a look at the U.S. and also at Amazon’s recent announcement reflects the disparities.…
Why Gender Word Barriers Could Be Worse Than Sticks and Stones
Sometimes more harmful than “sticks and stones,” gender word barriers create images of women that demean their professional skills.…
How Color Helps Firms Compete
When the tiny box is robin egg blue or the delivery truck is brown, those color trademarks convey an identity that makes color more meaningful.…
The Problem With Bovine Burps
Reducing environmental externalities from greenhouse gas emissions involves the methane that cows and other ruminants burp.…
Chips and Cheese Insight
For complementary goods and services like cheese and chips, peanut butter and jelly or weddings and bridal gowns, their demand rises and falls together.…