When the astronaut Dave powers down the rebellious HAL 9000 computer in 2001: A Space Odyssey, and more recently in the 2013 film, Her, starring Joaquin Phoenix, we determine through pop culture, what machine “death” looks–and feels–like. The fact of murder comes from the fact of life and ideas and Read more…
We here at HSCT are fans of the AMC show Breaking Bad. We are currently binging on the last few episodes of the series on Netflix… a service of which we are also big fans. One of the narrative elements of the show that coursed consistently through its five seasons was water: Read more…
Much ink has been spilled about the impact of Martin Luther King’s life and legacy. As a conflict engagement specialist, though, I think of something else today. Nonviolent resistance is the best way to expose the hypocrisy and unjustness of legalized policies and has been used from Jesus to Ghandi Read more…
We here at the HSCT Communication Blog are all thankful this day for many things: The country where we live, The family that we have, The connections we are about to make, The business that we are growing, The tools that we have to explore the world, The intellect and Read more…
Amid the theater and drama surrounding the very real conflict around the 2013 government shutdown, the Affordable Health Care Act implementation and other events in Washington DC, we are a little surprised here at HSCT to hear one word fall consistently from our government leaders’ lips: “Serious.” As in, “I Read more…
6:30 am: The alarm goes off announcing the beginning of a new day. I roll over and hit “dismiss” and try to gain a few more winks. But I’m winking in vain. 6:45 am: The legs swing off the bed and I wrap myself in a blanket and head to Read more…
Businesses like human resource departments. Businesses like lawyers and law firms. Businesses like profits and positive media attention. Businesses don’t like bad press. Businesses don’t like lawsuits. Businesses don’t like regulations, changes or business environment uncertainty. So, why don’t more businesses have a system, or systems, in place to effectively Read more…
Since the economic collapse of 2008, there have been many articles and blogs written about the importance (or lack of importance) of attending higher education for young people. This talk has taken place amid a backdrop of ever rising tuition costs, zero wage increases, artificially suppressed inflation, a boatload of Read more…
What makes people quit? Now, this question comes directly out of several experiences that we have had over the last few months and weeks that have lead us to question the need for our business, the efficacy of our business model and what it all means. However, every time Read more…
We live in interesting times. The internet, social media, the connection economy have shifted everything. Old industrial based models in TV-advertising,newspapers, real estate listings, the record industry, etc, etc, are either dead or dying. The fact that evidence of them still exists should only be taken as evidence that corpses Read more…