During this month of relative calm, I was reflecting that many of the tools we use to manage teams and projects were born between the 80s and the 90s: most of the Agile family including Scrum (conceptualized in the 1980s with the term being introduced in 1986); the Seven Thinking Hats which evolved from Edward […]
This next novel will be my first I-novel ever; of course, it won’t be an I-novel of the Literary Establishment sort, but it will be an attempt to vivisect myself in which I will turn on myself the blade of psychological analysis that I have honed for the hypothetical figure so far. I will aim […]
È possibile portare avanti con successo un debriefing in un’ora e mezza sull’attività di una stagione intera? In birreria, per di più, radunando dieci persone di età, background e caratteri profondamente diversi. Certo che è possibile e l’abbiamo fatto alla fine della scorsa stagione insieme al gruppo dei Rams Milano che si occupa della comunicazione, […]
Osamu Dazai (1909–1948) was a Japanese writer known for his deeply personal, existential, and often autobiographical fiction, and one of the most significant authors in modern Japanese literature. A pen name for Shūji Tsushima, Osamu Dazai was born into a wealthy family in Kanagi and his life was marked by turmoil and tragedy, with a history […]
Celebrated as one of the major figures in modern Japanese literature and nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1964, Jun’ichirō Tanizaki (1886-1965) was a Japanese author known for his exploration of themes such as female beauty and destructive erotic obsessions. His notable works exploring these themes include Naomi (1924), Some Prefer Nettles (1928), […]
There’s a tale by this title in Andrew Lang’s The Blue Fairy Book, and that’s closely related to the tale “The Fisherman and His Wife” collected by the Brothers Grimm. It’s also sometimes known as “The Enchanted Fish”. This tale however is a different one, collected by Joseph Jacobs in English Fairy Tales (1890). Its […]
Edogawa Ranpo, born Tarō Hirai on October 21, 1894, in Nabari, Japan, was a prominent writer and literary critic known for his influential contributions to the mystery genre. He passed away on July 28, 1965, which means that his works will be in the public domain in around 10 years. Edogawa is celebrated for his […]
And now for something completely different… or is it? Anyone who has followed me throughout the years knows I have a past as a role-playing games creator and that I’ve never stopped being passionate about games and videogames, alongside collaborating with game designer Gabriele Gallo in speeches and in my two main books on innovation. […]
It might be because of my background in architecture, it might be because it’s fantasy, but Italian intellectuals insist it’s not (which is hilarious when it’s not infuriating), but I’m particularly fond of Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities. Today I give you one of the cities connected with death: Eusapia. If you’re not familiar with it, […]
In a fortuitous coincidence, I was strolling through a bookshop with a friend and I stumbled across this charming tiny book by Lorenza Pieri on the life and work of Niki de Saint Phalle, and it’s extraordinary because I ad just added her Tarot Garden in Tuscany to a list of must-see places we’re drafting […]