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Politicians have long adopted marketing strategies from the business world. Now, with the rise of competition on the Internet, Web-based enterprises seem to be…

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In the March issue of The Systems Thinker, we explored the growing phenomenon of telecommuting—including both the benefits and potential dark side of this…

I’ve been facilitating group experiences for almost 25 years. One of the first things I learned was the importance of creating a sense of…

Do you think George Bush was really watching a football game when that pretzel went down the wrong pipe? He was probably getting the…

In the October “Systems Thinking Workout,” we presented a scenario involving part-time employment in Germany. The article explored the potential ramifications of a new…

After 5,000 years, has the Hindu practice of yoga reached its “tipping point”? That’s the expression used by sociologists—and popularized by Malcolm Gladwell in…

How quickly times change. Just a few short years ago, articles in business magazines were lauding the personalized attention lavished on customers by companies…