Kategorie: Allgemein
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Framing Our Minds
Scheufele, Dietram A. (1999). “Framing as a Theory of Media Effects.” Journal of Communication, 103–22, 2016. Story behind the Passage “It is all about your mindset,” a dear friend of mine said yesterday. Of course, I know this. But, after all, you are only inside your own head, right? So, we can learn all the techniques…
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Idea Bazooka
bazooka | Origin and meaning of bazooka by Online Etymology Dictionary (etymonline.com) Story behind the Passage Actually, I think, my next degree might even be in Physics. Am I kidding? Probably! I would not manage to pass any exams in Physics, I think. Still, I have never never been that close to the natural sciences.…
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Somewhere Else
Kaldas, Pauline (2007). Letters from Cairo, 131. Story behind the Passage The passage is from a book I discussed in my Ph.D. thesis back in 2013. I remember the story very well, like most of the narratives by Arab American women that I worked on. The funny thing is that for so many years, all this…
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Time More Is More
Dobelli, Rolf (2013). The Art of Thinking Clearly: Better Thinking, Better Decisions. Story behind the Passage Time has always been an issue for human beings. After all, we know that our life time is limited and that is why all of us, at some point in our life, discover that time really is the most…
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Story Struggles And Digitalization
Davenport, Thomas H., and Laurence Prusak (1998). Working Knowledge: How Organizations Manage What They Know, 82. Story behind the Passage Why struggle with stories if I write every day? You know what, I am so sick of this back and forth. What I mean is: In some organizational cultures, storytelling is already a very well-known and…
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Women And Power Redefined
Beard, Mary (2017). Women & Power: A Manifesto, 83. Story behind the Passage I am thinking a lot about the future of decision making these days because I am designing a project on it. This is also why I am thinking about the role of women in decision-making processes, especially with a focus on intercultural…
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The Medium Is Everything
McLuhan, Marshall, and Quentin Fiore (1996/1967). The Medium Is the Massage. Story behind the Passage Sometimes I am really slow at comprehending the world. As a reader, you might have noticed this already but as a simple-minded human being that writes, I can only look at the world from my own limited perspective. And even my…
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Perspectives
American Heritage Dictionary Entry: perspective (ahdictionary.com) Story behind the Passage Yes, I admit it, I am really in love with dictionaries. Today, I simply have to write about a word that has gained importance, I think. Look at what Ngram says below. Of course, that does not tell you much — it all depends on your perspective.…
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Book Of The Week The Music Business And Digital Impacts
Nordgård, Daniel (2018). The Music Business and Digital Impacts: Innovations and Disruptions in the Music Industries. Story behind the Book Choice This morning someone whom I greatly admire for his visionary thinking and his ability to also implement visionary ideas sent me an article about the disruption of the music business and the latter’s inability…
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The Wave
“Surfin’ U.S.A.” The Beach Boys. Story behind the Passage On some days — only poetry can do. My Learnings You want to surf, Desperately. You go to the beach, Every day. You wait for the wave, The big one. It does not come. You go again, You wait. You pray. You hope. You research the perfect place. It…