Aantiks

Variable Business + Culture

On Human Resources

This vintage IBM ad got me thinking about how we thought and think about human resources, human capital. I have already touched on this idea from another angle in my post Right Brained Expressionism where I argue that the discussion about modern art is too academic and ignores the spiritual. In the context of business [...]

Right Brained Expressionism

Modern art is simply a reflection, an imitation, of our worlds. Intellectually there is much more to be said on the subject of modern art. Honestly, I find the intellectual discussion of modern art problematic because it is tailored to a specific demographic. Intellectuals are urban dwellers, college educated, annual income of $50k+, read the [...]

The Dichotomy of the Brain

Logical vs creative was what I was always taught as the difference between left and right brain. Not terribly accurate. Jill Bolte Taylor, a neuro anatomist, had a massive stroke in her left brain one morning and ended up living in her right brain for the most part of her 8 year recovery. She emerged [...]