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All power in business starts with invention. Developed by strategist Hamilton Helmer, the Seven Powers framework defines seven enduring sources of competitive advantage that drive long-term business success. Achieving these advantages necessitates m
Among his generation of filmmakers, James Cameron stands apart as a singular force—steadfast in his pursuit of elevated genre cinema, even as many of his peers have gravitated toward more overtly "serious" fare. His films balance spec
The Allmer Scale is a framework used to assess the Quality of creative works, from buildings and films to music albums and performance art. It evaluates each work based on two main dimensions: Aesthetic and Novelty, scored from 0 to 10. The final Qua
In Henry Kissinger's last book before his passing, written with technologists Eric Schmidt and Craig Mundie, the trio combines the statesman's mastery of applied history with the scientific knowledge necessary to envision the future. The rapid pace o
FILM LIFE ARCHIVE Presenting films. Connecting fans. Film Life Archive is your premier destination to discover quality pictures with a community of cinephiles every week in Vienna, Austria. Our curator Warren Rosenzweig, himself a practitioner of co
THE FOUR PILLARS OF LEARNING by @stanislasdehaene “To learn is to form an internal model of the external world.” Stanislas Dehaene’s background in cognitive neuroscience makes his Four Pillars of Learning more useful than outdated
WORLD DISTRICTS Comparing 195 countries can get bewildering and impractical, especially in times of powerful post nation state entities such as the European Union or the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. By focussing on 24 World Districts that
RENEWING A DIVIDED KINGDOM The Suez Crisis of 1956 marked an end to the illusion of Britain and France as world powers, a status that was artificially maintained by its former colony, the United States, during the first decade of the Cold War. Altho
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN by @walter_isaacson "There never was a good war or a bad peace." Few individuals encapsulate the American middle-class exceptionalism quite as well as Benjamin Franklin. His innovations in the media, science and politics
WHY NATIONS FAIL Why Nations Fail is a highly readable excursion into the inner workings of different societies. Released in 2012, Robinson and Acemoglu retroactively prove their theory by predicting the undoing of the Arab Spring and the limits of C
CIVILIZATION APPLICATIONS Niall Ferguson’s “Killer Apps”, introduced in his 2012 book and TV series Civilization, sharpen our understanding of what makes societies rise and fall. Although initially a western invention, they can be &
Society Review Chronicle will be the ultimate online database that links major events in global history with an engaging narrative. Featuring an intuitive year by year navigation, topic lenses and a three-dimensional view, it has never been more enjo
Out of my interest for American tech companies, and because I needed the money, I decided to work at the Apple Store Vienna during this winter season. To get the full experience, I read Walter Isaacson’s Steve Jobs biography, binge watched The
Mean Steets (1973) Growing up in Little Italy during the 50s, Scorsese has said that his choice was between becoming a priest or a gangster but failing in both. The latter option is explored in Mean Streets, which features an explosive performance by
Boxcar Bertha (1972) In a time when parts of the west were still wild, and the Bible was replaced by a gun, Bertha Thompson's search for freedom might come at the price of crucifixion. Produced by B-Movie legend @rogercorman, Scorsese's second featu
Who's That Knocking at My Door (1967) Scorsese's debut film about the struggles of a New York couple, caused by religion and social class, foreshadows his motives in later works. The contrast between long takes of improvised acting and a stylized p

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