How Investment in Cultural Infrastructure put Leipzig on the International Art World Map. This post is also available in: Chinese (Traditional) With a long-standing legacy of alternative subculture movements and a constant re-branding of eco-retro-punk, Berlin presents itself as the ultimate signifier of alternative urban culture.
Collective community events such as the Hipster Olympiade and Mauerpark Bearpit Karaoke Show capture a sense of criticism on the commercial branding processes of cultural trends. But if you think Berlin is the only place in Germany where alternative urban living meets contemporary arts, think again. In Leipzig, just a few km south of Berlin, you can find resourceful and authentic urban-cultural developments.
The Corporation Film: Welcome. 5 Keys To Building A Business That Doesn't Bury The Humans At Its Core. As business leaders speak of the “Human Age” and claim that capitalism is being replaced by “talentism”--defined as access to talent as a key resource and differentiator--many companies have embarked on initiatives to “unleash their human potential.”
Those are big words and noble ambitions, and naturally they seem worth striving for. But as one of the hosts of a hackathon in San Francisco this weekend, which invites developers, designers, and other creative minds to “reinvent business,” I have been wondering: What is a “human” business, anyway? You might argue that the notion of a human business is a category error. Organizations are bureaucracies at their core, and it is hard to think of any formalized collective human endeavor, and especially any business, as being free of rules, structures, and processes.