The interview below was originally published on PSFK.com
Not many individuals in the Middle East can speak with as much authority as Dubai’s Danish Farhan, CEO of Xische. Having lived in Dubai for well over 20 years, and having a client roster that boasts the region’s leading brands, he offers insight into the future of media [...]

Earlier this evening, BBC World aired a much publicised documentary that immediately labels itself with calculated negativity in the title “Dubai Dashed Dreams.” Embedded above is the Arabic version. I will post the English feature as soon as it surfaces via legal sources.
I, for one, feel compelled to document my rant due to the unsettling [...]

Dubai: 2000’s. A bustling economy is poised for unchartered growth as the world watches a tiny city-state make its mark. The city quickly rises out of sands into global top ten lists: quality of life, business-friendliness, tax-freedom, autonomy, cultural tolerance, trade volume, GDP year-on-year growth, tourism destination, etc. The real-estate sector explodes with the [...]

When was the last time you reviewed a report? One that was about to change things for your company? A series of beautifully crafted infographics with an unending series of ‘findings’ that range from Excel-ed numerics to complicated aggregate metrics? One where you’re trying desperately to figure out what the big picture really is?
I’m guessing [...]

Recently, an interesting article about Leonardo Da Vinci unraveled an aging theory in my head.  As a well-regarded  genius of an artist, the epic nature of his failure might perhaps come as a surprise to many. And I will address this shortly.
But first, as fellow critical-thinker Mishaal Al Gergawi explores in his piece (World Collaboration [...]

Barely 48 hours after my last post about Dubai’s baby steps towards transparency, comes the next manic debacle of what the Fast Company Magazine calls ‘The World’s Tallest FAIL!’
The observation deck on the Burj Khalifa’s 124th floor, which had been open for under a month, is now closed indefinitely and without prior notice, because of [...]

In the last few months, Dubai’s has been the muse for newsprint running into millions of characters. Unlike the PR-loaded launch or acquisition news of years past, this global coverage has been less than flattering. But most important of all, it has opened a new set of questions perhaps not asked before.
The question of ‘transparency’ [...]