Design thinking

Should I be afraid that I understood everything he just said?

Focused on foresight: An interview with the US’s national intelligence officer for warning

Building private-sector diplomacy

Preparing for the next Asia

More, here.

Preparing for China's urban billion

By pursuing a more concentrated urbanization path guided by action to boost urban productivity, China's local and national policy leaders would minimize the pressures and maximize the economic benefits of urban expansion. A two-part report details the scale, pace, and global implications of urbanization at the sector and city levels.

Full report from McKinsey.

How China and the US will set the global climate agenda

The Brookings Institution’s Ken Lieberthal discusses the opportunities he sees for a China–US clean-energy partnership going into December’s climate change conference.

Alain de Botton on the workplace

More on his latest book, the Pleasures and Sorrows of Work.

Chevron Texaco Ecuador Lawsuit - Behind the Scenes

The only thing wrong with this video is, it isn't actually news. It's propaganda produced by Chevron. Read more, here.

Connecting climate change and economic recovery

Economist Nicholas Stern discusses the downturn and its effect on the climate change agenda.

Coaching for people, not points

With profound simplicity, Coach John Wooden redefines success and urges us all to pursue the best in ourselves. In this inspiring talk he shares the advice he gave his players at UCLA, quotes poetry and remembers his father's wisdom.

How ‘animal spirits’ destabilize economies

Robert Shiller is the Arthur M. Okun Professor of Economics at Yale University. In this video interview, he describes the role played in our economy by “animal spirits,” the subject of his new book written with George A. Akerlof, the Koshland Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley. The text below is adapted from Animal Spirits.

What’s holding China back?

Long Yongtu, China’s former chief trade negotiator, brokered China’s accession to the World Trade Organization in 2001. In this video from a November 2008 McKinsey conference in Beijing, Mr. Long reflects on the distance China still needs to travel in order to become a truly global player in business.

Peter Schiff Was Right

It's kinda hard when you're the only guy in the room being the pessimist. It's always easy to be a sheep. Bad things usually happen to sheep.