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Data and dopamine

October 26, 2009

Dopamine controls the flow of information in the frontal lobes from other areas of the brain. It is commonly associated with the pleasure system, providing feelings of enjoyment and reinforcement to motivate a person proactively to perform certain activities.
Dopamine disorders can cause a decline in neurocognitive functions, especially memory, attention, and problem-solving. Reduced dopamine concentrations [...]

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What is leadership?

October 2, 2009

The internet disperses power, the consequence of which is that, as long as we have free will, intrinsic inspiration will trump external control. The social age requires association, rather than disassociation. That means we mustn’t forget leadership, we must reframe it. Leadership as talent development and creative vision can go a long way.

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Has paid for media had its chips?

August 31, 2009

Rupert Murdoch once famously quipped ‘nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste ofthe great British public’. public service has the capability to underpin seismic shifts with common sense, giving them a meaningful foundation that people can buy into. News International doesn’t see its purpose as this, it only computes the profit motive, and in days like these that is an issue.

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