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So as organizations grow in scale, the result, as many of us feel intuitively, is the concomitant loss of creativity, flexibility, curiousity, and humanity. Mega scale organizations are not, generally speaking, very nice places to work at, shop at, or do business with, are they? That is why they are always fighting their very own inertia. Like any ... See more

umair haque • Why We Need to Build Human-Scale Organizations

Historian Yuval Noah Harari, the author of Sapiens, wrote, “One of history’s few iron laws is that luxuries tend to become necessities and to spawn new obligations.”

Scott Galloway • The Algebra of Wealth: A Simple Formula for Success

The Pixar Pitch Tell a story that pulls people in. Structure it like Pixar does:Once upon a time... Every day... One day... Because of that... Until finally... Stories persuade better than facts. The best pitches don’t feel like pitches. They spark conversations and invite

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Why We Need to Build Human-Scale Organizations

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It will also depend on the economic case for saying no to speed. How much, if any, material wealth will we have to sacrifice, individually and collectively, in order to live Slow? Are we able, or willing, to pay the price? And to what extent is slowing down a luxury for the affluent? These are big questions that the Slow movement must answer.

Carl Honore • In Praise of Slowness: Challenging the Cult of Speed

INTRODUCTION

Cal Newport • Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

2 A SLOWER ALTERNATIVE

Cal Newport • Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

We don’t need an attitude of world domination and crushing it in our work in order to make a great living or even have a substantial impact. Our work can start and finish small while still being useful — focused on moving toward better instead of more.

Paul Jarvis • Company of One: Why Staying Small is the Next Big Thing for Business

and focuses on making cities more pedestrian-centric, supportive of local business, and, in a general sense, more neighborly.