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When did the first human heart break?.  What was the first moment of despair?  When did misunderstanding first erupt into malice.  When did we began to mourn such that we forget to live?  

 We live by surviving on what's left behind by the countless others who came before us and extend beyond us.  Its neither curse nor gift.  This reality neither creates or excuses abuse behaviour. It is simply the self-evident nature of surviving life.  The gift is there be such a thing is finding a way along the way to fall into the human ocean and embark on a long strange brief viceral, surreal, boring, traumatic, triumpphant exhilerating timeless trip through endless treacherous

Life is

The laregest mound of media will never prepare the human heart for when it acceptIt is natural for the heart to seek peace

even when there is none to be found. 

Peace meal must be packed away

before sneaking away to search. 

Siddhartha went to Kamaswami the merchant, he was directed into a rich
house, servants led him between precious carpets into a chamber, where
he awaited the master of the house.

Kamaswami entered, a swiftly, smoothly moving man with very gray hair,
with very intelligent, cautious eyes, with a greedy mouth. Politely,
the host and the guest greeted one another.

“I have been told,” the merchant began, “that you were a Brahman, a
learned man, but that you seek to be in the service of a merchant.
Might you have become destitute, Brahman, so that you seek to serve?” Read the rest of this entry »

I know I am supposed to distrust companies capable of exercising monopoly influence in the marketplace. However, the guys at Google keep impressing me with their approach to playing the “big boy” game. They keep delivering practical tools and systems that immediately adds value to major and minor players alike. I can’t help forgiving them for being so big since their products help the smalls guys to compete.   I have yet to receive a check directly from Google (or write) one).  However, I have cashed a ton of them based on work developed leveraging their suite of tools and services. Obviously, they are monetizing/leveraging the information exchange happening on their servers. However, I have yet to experience any adverse outcomes of this process.

Will there eventually be a Google-killer…maybe…most likely. However, because of Google’s bold example of co-creation, the bar has been set outside of business as usual. I look forward to benefiting from the offerings of business leaders capable of surviving in such rarefied domains.

For most organizations, the benefits of Web 2.0 and Internet Marketing have yet to be realized. While everyone yearn to move beyond expensive Pay-Per-Click and untraceable SEO strategies offered by dubious digital snake oil merchants, most cannot.

Building and sustaining viral (social network) campaigns powered by an enthusiastic and responsive evangelistic customer (fan) base takes patience, careful messaging and a comprehensive strategy that benefits (buy-in) all stakeholders.

Also, proper archiving and retrieval protocols are required to extend value from the volume of digital artifacts (internal/external) generated by effective distributed (viral) marketing.

In a universe of infinite possibilities nothing occurs by chance. In fact, chance is a concept that lives only in the mind of statisticians and fortune tellers. In truth everything happens because it happens. Probability serves only those who seek to predict the road ahead by peering deep into the past. For those who live in the present “adapt’ is the mantra of choice. This golden path demands releasing control to forces outside the realm of reason. Yet, is it not reason that sets man apart from beast?

What reason do disparate particles have to defy time, space and the odd makers by finding each other across infinite space?

Those who commit acts of spontaneous affection know the power of one moment locked in a cosmic embrace.

This is a man who in the age of greed took the high road of community service. This is the good father and husband. This is the humble servant. This is the patient teacher. This is the scholar statesman. This is the man of deep Christian faith.
–Frank Schaeffer (Republican)

Africa as it repurposes itself for new suitors, should avoid the temptation to scorn traditional lovers. Africa’s ancestral knowledge especially in matters of mind-body healing continues to be one of its greatest natural treasures. As the human hosts grows ever repulsed by its collective dysfunction, increasing numbers of its members are investing large amounts of time and money in the healing industry. For those who believe that social and market dynamics will forever be dictated by fear and force, I offer this consideration:

Oprah Winfrey builds an economic empire based on promoting personal transformation then leverages her taste-maker status to help elect the first African American president. Furthermore, President-elect Obama’s unflinching civility inflames the hopes of those seeking relief from bullish behavior, at home and abroad. So I guess, Self Help Pays.

A free mind is a natural micro climate for cultivating expressions that promote healing and harmony. By resisting the politics of polarization, we can reestablish Africa’s thought and market leadership in the science and business of personal and historic transformation. Let’s consider that Culture is that next layer of identity past the Personal. Therefore, culture contains the set of conventions we use to navigate relationships with those of greatest affinity (Family). Therefore, decisions we make in the Cultural sphere gain momentum (goes viral) as we move from the Personal to the Historical. In turn, historical shifts in identity accelerates the opportunity for personal transformation. My friends and I are increasingly referring to our particular alignment of historic, economic and cognitive identities (culture) as Pan African 2.0

My friends Chadi, Frank, Mario and I traveled to Palo Alto this Saturday to participate in The Africa Network’s annual conference. Each of us had our own reasons for attending this particular conference. However, we all agreed that expanding business opportunities in Africa is timely and important. This message was confirmed by William Guyster whose declaration that Africa is Now drew enthusiastic agreement from the assembly of engineers, scientists, technologists and business executives. Mr. Guyster in his panel address applauds the African entrepreneur’s ingenuity and drive towards increasing their stake in global economics. He acknowledges that opportunities exist to expand the ranks of middle-management professionals with international cross market and cultural perspectives. Appropriately, Mr. Guyster shared the panel with Leila Chirayath who is helping to refine and expand the business case for outsourcing knowledge work to Africa. Both of their contributions reflected the overall mood of the conference: resolute enthusiasm for the process of reimagining Africa, at home and abroad.