We live in a time where technology and media have the power to shape an individual’s reality. In our first briefing of the new year, we took a deeper look into reality manipulation by technology and misinformation, and its effects on our sense of both shared realities and new ones.
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“We’re in a golden era of space exploration,” shared Rob Meyerson, CEO of Delalune Space. “We’re opening up a new world of commercialism in near-earth orbit.” The surge in interest in space is largely fueled by the entry of private enterprise, a curious public and new tech innovations.
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Thanksgiving is full of familial expectations and pressures of a traditional feast, one that usually includes a classic turkey and a slew of oven-cooked sides. But as most things in 2020 have gone, this Thanksgiving is going to be different with most Americans choosing to spend the holiday alone or only with those within their household due to the coronavirus.
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“Office presence was theater. Theaters perform to satisfy the egos. In fact, nobody needed to dress up and go in. That was done for purposes other than the purely rational and utilitarian, and those people are now saying ‘no.’ My company is asking me to go back and my answer is ‘no.’”
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We can never fully quantify the culture that never was–the never-told stories and lost products, ideas and innovation that didn’t happen or will never be seen because marginalized voices have been excluded and eliminated.
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Extended social distancing guidelines threaten to jeopardize some of Americans’ favorite Halloween traditions—spooky hayrides, haunted house tours, and ghost walks—so, are we in for a less scary Halloween? Set against the backdrop of 2020, which has been terrifying on its own, how can a virtual Halloween even compare?
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Gwen Kelley participated in our Culture Apprentice program in 2018. She wrote this reflection, originally on LinkedIn. Now in our second year of the program, interested applicants should send a resume to apprenticeprogram@sparksandhoney.com
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In the first of our Future of Giving briefing series, Anna Sofia Martin, s&h editorial director, uncovered some of the micro moments that brands are trying to tap into to embrace philanthropy and social responsibility.
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AI is not going to replace the CEOs of organizations, but CEOs who know how to work with AI will replace those who don’t…
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sparks & honey is redefining consulting, by producing living outputs, building a diversity operating system, leveraging AI, and strengthening our learning organization to build a preferred future…
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sparks & honey was built on an Open Philosophy. We challenge ourselves to bring different and diverse perspectives into everything we do from our employees to injecting bias into our system…
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sparks & honey has always been a Learning Organization, from our Culture Briefings and curious staff to our Advisory Board and global Scout Network…
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Eight years ago, sparks & honey Founder & CEO, Terry Young had an idea, to take the chaos of culture and structure it to help businesses place the right bets for their future…
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What should business leaders do next?
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As we prepare for the future, we see the critical need for new models of learning at sparks & honey. More than ever, we see the value and need for these principles in every organization…
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We look at the emerging cultural tensions around Coronavirus, highlighting the unique questions and polarizations posed by the real-time shifting dynamics of our world…
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We reflect on the vast cultural changes that are in flux as we speak, from the now to the next and the future…
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How to turn your diversity switch to always-on. Here’s your snapshot from our Culture Briefings brought to you in brief…
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Culture is the DNA of society: much like DNA contains the instructions to build a human, culture contains a set of rules, beliefs, and conventions that define our social order…
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Forget Hinge and Bumble. The "Everything Store" is now shipping its latest sku: your next date. Or is it? Here’s your snapshot of our Culture Briefings brought to you in brief…
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