There is now an abbreviation for ‘In Real Life’, IRL, which tells you a lot about where we are as a society. We’ve gotten so accustomed to operating in digital space, that we now have a shorthand to remind ourselves that physical reality exists. And yet, here we meet, on a digital blog. Are you about […]
Tag: social capital
Merry Christmas! Wishing you a joyful holiday season, and thanks for continuing to follow along! Have you ever noticed that every December, something curious happens? Shops fill with harried parents, and casual workers are drafted into Santa’s supply chain. For a few short weeks, even the most tightfisted of consumers open their wallets, businesses scramble […]
There are different kinds of capital that individuals and organisations use to pursue their goals and deliver value. Employees usually trade human capital (their individual talent, skills, knowledge and efforts) and intellectual capital (their thoughts and ideas) in exchange for financial capital (money). Effort, ideas and money are not, however, the only forms of capital that […]