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Banker to the Poor, Muhammad YunusShows what can be achieved when we free ourselves from ‘what is’ and open up to ‘what could be’. Yunus provides a far more desirable and wait-for-it, ‘commercially viable alternative to charity’. We see little sign that the traditional banks are feeling threatened. |
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Outliers, Malcolm GaldwellHe churns them out doesn’t he? Aside from introducing an interesting perspective on why intercultural communication can be a minefield, Gladwell throws some light on his own family history and those apprarently ‘chance happenings’ that helped him to become the ‘successful’ commentator and author he is today. |
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The Black Swan, Nassim Nicholas TalebIf you think tinkering with the financial markets will protect us from further pain don’t read this book. Taleb questions all the assumptions that form the basis of our risk mitigation strategies. A racey read. |
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8 Tribes, The Hidden Classes of New Zealand, Jim Caldwell & Christopher BrownThe myth of the ‘typical’ New Zealander explored. Not a deep read but be prepared to feel a bit squirmy.  |
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Future Shock, Alvin TofflerI thoroughly recommend the experience of re-reading a book that created a stir over thirty years ago! Some parts of it are quaint in hindsight but the effort is still mind boggling. Demonstrated why looking back is so useful when building a future focus. |
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New Zealand Unleashed, Steven CardenPutting the case for an expanded notion of creativity and how this could advantage New Zealand – if we were prepared to think differently |
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