#Oxbridge #places dominated by candidates from richer, southern parts of the United Kingdom; tiny #Surrey vaunts more slots than all #Wales—
Asad Yawar (@Mediolana) June 12, 2013
'Jaded horizons' part of the problem: entire districts in deindustrialised UK 'sending only a handful of applicants' tinyurl.com/loy8ftu—
Asad Yawar (@Mediolana) June 12, 2013
In an increasingly postmodern world, many previously immutable concepts are now being contested and transformed. One of the most interesting such revisions in the domain of business is the sartorial language of entrepreneurship. For much of the industrial capitalist era, the clothing sported by iconic businesspersons – nearly all men – has been exceptionally conservative; the more expensive the suit and the tighter the tie, the better. The assumption was that in order to ‘do business’, a person had to ‘look the part’: if all the world was a stage, then it made sense to dress in accordance with the audience’s expectations.
Yet these assumptions have changed radically over the past few decades, and – after a bit of contemplation – Mediolana’s Creative Director & CSO posits that there are solid reasons behind this:
1. Innovation. It is widely acknowledged that Silicon Valley in California is one of the world’s premier clusters of innovation. A key reason behind this is the visual diversity of the economic hub’s apparel. With a relative absence of uniformed regimentation, creative professionals are that much more liberated to deconstruct the box: by being physically free to dress how they want (and customise their physical environment more broadly), a degree of mental freedom ensues.
2. Reverse Psychology. The suit and tie are not necessarily dead – but they are much more powerful if used selectively. Former AIG doyen and present African land magnate Phil Heilberg is a case in point. The Al Jazeera English documentary Our Man in Sudan sees Heilberg angling for a land lease deal in newly-independent (and insanely mineral-rich) South Sudan. Business neophytes may have been surprised to see an former Wall Street icon prospecting around Juba in little more than some shorts and a baseball cap, only donning a suit and tie when meeting no one other than the president of the republic. But by suiting up discerningly, Heilberg very cleverly confirms his own überstatus.
3. Globalisation. This phenomenon has forced the world to recognise that things are done differently in different places. Russian oligarchs – Roman Abramovich and Suleyman Kerimov, take a bow - regularly appear in public sporting a few days’ facial hair, and this is by no means an aberration in the context of their entire business careers. Somehow, this does not stop them owning large chunks of the Earth’s productive wealth.
90+1 penalty from #Keisuke #Honda propels #Japan to #Brazil after 1-1 draw with #Australia; East #Asian giants qualify for fifth WC in a row—
Asad Yawar (@Mediolana) June 04, 2013
2007- has seen #Japan develop a unique footballing identity based on precision passing, ingenious counterattacks tinyurl.com/n33sk2h #JFA—
Asad Yawar (@Mediolana) June 04, 2013
While we at Mediolana do not necessarily subscribe to the thesis that as surely as night follows day, video has superseded text, we are well aware of the new art form that is sweeping the Internet: Vine clips! Our CSO is arranging the installation of this remarkable new App as we compose this here blog post. For now, we’ll leave you with this thought: Flugtag!
Filed under Creativity, Culture, Technology
Age of technological abundance 'official' as broken mobile telephone screens 'all the rage' across the United States; adjudged 'ice-breaker'—
Asad Yawar (@Mediolana) May 24, 2013
#Cracked screen wallpaper, screensavers now common; shattered #iPads 'certain to be the next big thing' #technopolis tinyurl.com/ocuf2xd—
Asad Yawar (@Mediolana) May 24, 2013
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Regular readers of this blog should surf to mediolana.com’s creative section where the above article on one of Europe’s most sensational musical prospects awaits!
Filed under Culture, Technology, Creativity
Minor deity who featured in 3 World Cups (1998, 2002, 2006) and 2 European Championships (2000, 2004) to finish career with 2012-2013 season—
Asad Yawar (@Mediolana) May 16, 2013
Player known for revolutionising personal branding + marketing leaves football image 'transformed' tinyurl.com/bs6y656 #BeckhamRetires—
Asad Yawar (@Mediolana) May 16, 2013
2x new #Porsche 911s listed without manual #gearbox option in move sure to infuriate purists; '#computers shift gears smoother than #humans'—
Asad Yawar (@Mediolana) May 10, 2013
As #Porsche clientele has moved from car enthusiasts to global über-wealthy, +demands for easier, faster transmission tinyurl.com/c7pgpdt—
Asad Yawar (@Mediolana) May 10, 2013
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2014 #FIFAWorldCup has official instrument, with the #Caxirola supplanting the #Vuvuzela as the principal soundtrack element of elite sport—
Asad Yawar (@Mediolana) May 02, 2013
Gentle #vibrating sound characterises percussive instrument based on native #caxixi; TV stations + viewers 'relieved' tinyurl.com/cznlxot—
Asad Yawar (@Mediolana) May 02, 2013
