Features Almsgiving Giving of our substance to others (almsgiving) is a complicated issue. One subject that frequently comes up (among those of us that think and talk about these things) is the issue of giving to people ...
Insight Silly media “If you don’t read the newspaper, you’re uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you’re mis-informed.” Attributed to Mark Twain I used to really like TV news. Like, when I was 12, for some reason I ...
Features Grounding radical change You may have previously read my piece that got published in the Marriott Student Review about Refining Porter’s Five Forces. I recently remembered that I had also written this guy for the MSR. This one wasn’t ...
Features Rugged landscapes explained Coming up with good strategies can be really hard. In 1997, Daniel A. Levinthal wrote a paper called “Adaptation on Rugged Landscapes” explaining a bit about how life works and why it makes good strategy so difficult. ...
Insight Redefining Porter’s 5 forces I wrote this during the summer of 2013 but didn’t publish it because it seemed a little long, even for my blog. However, I ended up submitting it to the Marriott Student Review and it ...
Insight Further examples of the 10 Forces This is an extension of my post about refining Porter’s Five Forces. Read the post here before reading this one. Further Examples: Carbonated Soft Drink (CSD) Market Let’s take a look at the carbonated soft drink (CSD) ...
Features Tips for charitable giving I’m surprised I haven’t already written this one since I’ve done so much on this topic already. Having done two internships for non-profit organizations (Polaris Project and Eagle Condor) and worked extensively with others through BYU’s Anti-Human Trafficking ...
International Clarity Vietnam by Chi Nguyen This week’s guest author: Chi Nguyen I wish I could just sing a song, or dance, or do anything else to express what I wanted to say about Vietnam, just because writing is always my last ...
International Clarity New Zealand by Pauline Durfee This week’s guest author: Pauline Durfee My name is Pauline Durfee (nee Dil), also known as Kyle’s mum, or mom. I was born and raised in New Zealand and came to the states in 1983 ...
International Clarity New Zealand by Chandler Brown This week’s guest author: Chandler Brown My name is Chandler Brown. I grew up in Houston, TX. I lived in New Zealand from July 2009 to July 2011. I love the people and country. It ...
