The adventure of getting here is not worth telling, it was actually fairly uneventful. Today was a good day. I am sitting in a nice cafe with high speed Internet in Lugansk and that is reviving my faith in humanity a little bit. A little bit of management training goes a long way and there [...]
Entries from June 2010
Second day in Ukraine
June 23rd, 2010 · No Comments
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Getting ready to go to Ukraine
June 16th, 2010 · No Comments
As an update on my travels. Things are going fairly well in the Caucasus mountains, but I am looking forward to going to Ukraine again. This is a part of the world that is different enough from the familiar that in order to be a comedian elsewhere one only has to record street conversations here [...]
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The power of a good story
June 9th, 2010 · No Comments
Yesterday we traveled in to the Caucaus mauntains, traveling accross fast rivers and mountainous cliffs. The nature was beautiful, but the story of this road was more powerful than even the scenery. Every tree and stone has a name, and by naming them we attribute significance, create meaning. Such are the stories of the Caucaus [...]
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The most valuable tool
June 2nd, 2010 · No Comments
While recently travelling on the train from Kiev to Vladikavkaz, I shared the space with Alexei Zaikin from Greenstroi (greenstroi.ru) who told me about their high-tech construction technologies and innovative approaches that are ahead of the best practices even in America. I was most fascintated by their key competitive edge, a program that they used [...]
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