March 20, 2010, filed under Observatory.
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 [...]
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March 8, 2010, filed under Observatory.
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 [...]
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August 13, 2009, filed under Observatory.
Note: This article is 4 months old. A lot of facts alarming then are commonplace today.
I’m not sure how many would be alarmed if I claimed the $45 dollar entry fee at Madame Tussauds ends up with the Dubai Government? Well, it does actually. Or if I said that a chunk of your monthly Citibank [...]
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April 23, 2008, filed under Observatory.
As cynical, and conspiracy-theorist as this may sound, the Great Disasters of Dubai, as some of us refer to the horrendous chain of unlinked freak accidents over the last few weeks have posed a few uneasy questions.
I will only attempt to list them rather than draw conclusions.
The Highway Pileup
The 200-car highway pileup was no doubt [...]
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