strategic thinking
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Before exploring the three Enlightenment traditions in particular, Professor Shapiro examines the Enlightenment holistically, using John Locke as the foundation for the discussion. The first tenet of the Enlightenment is a commitment to science as a way of ordering politics, and Professor Shapiro introduces the Cartesian philosophy of science and segues into an elucidation of the workmanship ideal, a central feature of Enlightenment thinki...more
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It's difficult to do and it's difficult to change, but a focus on putting customers first is the most powerful thing an enterprise can do, says Sue Decker, President of Yahoo!. Decker admits that some of the company's strategic hurdles have come from thinking of their products and their technology as the forefront of the business, rather than a total consideration of the end-user experience.
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Find something in the world you're capable of fixing, and use all the skills at your disposal to make it work. Acting for the common good should be as commonplace and as devotional as going into business, says Google.org Executive Director Larry Brilliant. Making the world a better place should take the same focus as devising the next great widget.

