Threads

Ideas for reading the present

Columns on communications, work and technology, focusing on the changes and trends shaping organizations and society.
Each text connects facts, ideas, stakeholders and experiences to recognize the underlying threads and better understand the context in which they unfold.

Butler

The value of going a little further: when one plus one is more than two

Some organizations create value not only through what they do, but also through their willingness to go a little further.

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Corpo magazine

The cost of the gap between being and appearing

Corporate prestige and reputation have become assets as valuable as financial capital. In a hyperconnected environment, the boundary between narrative and reality has become extremely narrow.

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Corpo magazine

The missing narrative of Uruguay’s business community

Taking risks is inherent to human beings. Entrepreneurship in Uruguay contains some of that same risk: the effort is more than compensated by the satisfaction of creating opportunities, contributing to the country and achieving results.

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Corpo magazine

Never waste a good crisis

The phrase popularly attributed to Winston Churchill presents a crisis as a disruptive event. Yet organizations in Uruguay often face another form: a mismatch between the pace of business and a regulatory environment moving at a different speed.

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Butler

Waking up earlier

Uruguay has many popular sayings that work against its future. Starting earlier, anticipating what comes next and making better use of our productive capacity are collective challenges.

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Butler

Are good news really news?

Every day we encounter a selection of events shaped by journalism. What space do good news occupy, and how can we make visible what works, inspires and opens possibilities?

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