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Mon, 8 June, 2009 |
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Carl Kay to Co-lead workshop at EPIC 2009 |
“Focus on Emotions in Ethnography-based Research to Provide More Actionable Insights for
Business Designers.” Co-leader with Wakako Kitamura of Daishinsha.
www.epic2009.org
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Fri, 19 December, 2008 |
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Carl Kay named President of Harvard Club of Japan |
Carl Kay was named President of Harvard Club of Japan, an alumni organization serving a
community of 4,000 Harvard-affiliated members in Japan.
www.harvardclubofjapan.org
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Mon, 7 April, 2008 |
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400 Year Cycle? |
In the March 31 2008 New York Times, Op-Ed Columnist Roger Cohen in "The Baton Passes to
Asia" reminds us that in the 17th century China and India accounted for more than half the
world's economic output (and hints that we may be heading that way again).....Maybe my
shares of Citigroup will bounce back in the early 25th century?
See NY Times article
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Wed, 26 March, 2008 |
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Japan Not a Slouch in Per Head GDP |
An article in the March 15th Economist points out that Japan's relative economic
performance compared to the United States looks very different if GDP growth per person is
used as the yardstick instead of just total GDP growth rate. Taking into account Japan's
declining population, Japan's GDP growth exceeds that of the US. This suggests that living
standards are rising faster in Japan, which is certainly counter to the generally accepted
view in the business media.
See article in Economist
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Wed, 26 December, 2007 |
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The Future of Japan |
British economist Phillipe Legrain writes in a new book "Immigrants" (Princeton University,
2007): "Foreigners don't just slot into vacancies left by local people: They bring
different skills, varied views, diverse experiences and a zeal for self-improvement that
combine with talents of local people to boost innovation, productivity and economic
growth." Sounds like things Japan could use....
Meanwhile an article by Ian Fisher in NY Times on Dec 13th describes Italy's funk: small
business competitiveness and population decline, people in their 20's live with their
parents, the country lacks global reach in cinema, literature and other cultural areas. Use
"replace all" to subsitute "Japan" for "Italy" and the article still reads pretty
coherently. Scary....
See more at book author's URL
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