Nudges & Bridges: As Good As It Gets
The category As Good As It Gets is about a sense of joy. Think to a time when you experienced something that was just, well, as good as things can get. What mood does it put you in? How do you feel about others? Do you have a sense of wanting to connect with others, […]
I’ll Be There For You Even When You’re On The Other Side
I’ll Be There For You Even When You’re On The Other Side Of course, friendship is its own bridge with others, but could one be friends with someone who is your opposite? With whom you disagree on just about everything? With someone on “the other side?” The answer is yes and that’s what this video […]
On How Rules Become Bridges Rather than Road Blocks Or Dams
Rules can get a bad name. We often don’t like rules, but rules can actually create bridges for people in a couple of ways. First, without some rules, one cannot even have an activity. Unless one has rules, soccer or baseball or any other sport can’t exist. One has to know how to play the […]
On The Difference Between Us and Them as Opposed to Us vs Them
On The Difference Between Us and Them as Opposed to Us vs Them The words “us” and “them” typically are used to characterize problematic opposition. There is a good reason for that. But we all need an “us.” If you have an “us,” there is going to be a “them.” That’s not a bad thing. […]
The Importance of Nudges & Bridges in an Increasingly Conflicted World
A Kelley School of Business Center for International Business Education and Research Interview with Tim Fort As part of the series of Nudges & Bridges, it is worth taking a step back from time to time to remember the main themes of the idea. Or maybe one could think of it as remembering the forest […]
Nudges & Bridges: The Sporting Life
Certainly, when we play on a team or cheer for a team, we want our side to win. Yet, in the midst of that desire and any team’s (or fan’s) competitiveness, acts of sportsmanship can draw both sides together. Sportsmanship demonstrates the bonds that players and fans have that extend beyond the final score. In […]
5,000 miles of connection – why the war in Ukraine is causing starvation in the Horn of Africa
The last two years have reminded us how connected the world is and how our lives and livelihoods depend on one another. Disruptions in supply chains during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic and now the war in Ukraine continues to demonstrate that what happens in one part of the world can have severe consequences […]
The Global Impact of War in Ukraine
For several months we have witnessed horrifying scenes from Ukraine, playing out daily in news and social media. From entire communities shelled to rubble in Mariupol, to millions of refugees searching for safety, the stories are shocking and stirring. Businesses responded by providing unprecedented support to people fleeing the country. Yet, the war is impacting […]
Nudges & Bridges: The Sporting Life – How Sports Bring us Together
These early podcasts will focus mostly on sports as the cultural artifact that can bring people together. Simply put, sports are popular and a lot of people around the world follow sports and often participate in them. When I ask my students of how they have been able to find common ground with others with […]
Facing The Poverty Tsunami: How Business Can Support the Lives, Livelihoods and Access to Learning of the Most Vulnerable People and Communities
The Poverty Tsunami: COVID, Conflict and Climate Change COVID, conflict and climate change are among a confluence of challenges driving a tsunami of poverty that is already crashing into the lives of vulnerable people and communities around the world. The COVID-19 pandemic and the measures to contain its spread led to 97 million more people […]
Women at the Center of Africa’s Post-Pandemic Recovery
Every year, Women’s History Month is a chance to celebrate women of the past who have shaped the Africa we have become – and to highlight African women who are making history today. History will look kindly on the women whose pioneering responses to the pandemic saved many lives. Women like Dr Tlamelo Setshwaelo, who […]
The Ukraine Crisis: Responding to Evolving Needs
It’s just over a month since Russia invaded Ukraine and nearly 3,000 civilians have been killed, with the figure feared to be much higher. Over 10 million and counting have been forcibly displaced within Ukraine and neighbouring countries. According to the Ukrainian Economy Minister, Yulia Svyrydenko, since 24 February, Ukraine has suffered nearly US$565 billion […]
How the business community is stepping up in support of Ukrainian children and their families
The war in Ukraine has taken a harrowing toll on children. Since the beginning of the conflict, more than 1 .5 million children have fled the country and millions more are caught up in the escalating violence. Like all children driven from their homes by war and conflict, Ukrainian children arriving in neighbouring countries are […]
Business and the Ukraine Crisis: Supporting Women and the Most Vulnerable
At the heart of Business Fights Poverty is our focus on harnessing business to support the most vulnerable people and communities around the world. Since Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February, and unleashed a humanitarian crisis, business has been quick to respond. There is an ever-growing list of businesses taking action—through their philanthropic giving to […]
Ukraine Rapid Response: How You Can Help
In the early hours of 24 February 2022, Russian forces launched an attack on Ukraine. As of the time of writing – Sunday, 27 February – the attacks have reached most major cities, over 190 Ukrainians have been killed with thousands more wounded. In response to the assault, civilians are abandoning cities and fleeing west […]
Nudges & Bridges: making better decisions & finding common ground
In this first episode of Nudges & Bridges: Making Better Decisions & Finding Common Ground, I suggest that each of us could find common ground with those we may disagree with on social and political issues. How do we do that? There may be many ways and I do not suggest that what I am […]
What can a dog park teach us about bridging great societal divides?
The name of today’s game seems to be “us vs them.” Certainly here in the United States, but in many places around the world, divisions seem to become starker and more irresolvable by the day. Sadly, some see it in their self-interest to stoke those divisions. There may be only so much anyone can do […]
An Old Movie For Our Times
The first op-ed I ever published, with The Chicago Tribune, applied Albert Camus’ The Plague to corporate scandals in the early 90s. Later I watched the film version of the novel and showed it to several of my ethics classes. Frankly, I had not considered it as something for this series of the Cultural Foundations […]
The Morning Show: How Business and Television Can Help Us See Possible Contributions to Peace
The Morning Show aired its first ten episodes in Fall, 2019 and quickly gained multiple nominations and awards in Hollywood’s award season. The show centers on the kind of morning program popular in the U.S. and elsewhere that features a mix of news, interviews, weather, and special segments, usually including some goofy or cute ones. […]
Invictus: A Reflection from Kelley School of Business and Indiana University
Like Gandhi, Nelson Mandela’s life has become a rallying cry for justice, equality and peace. His story is well-known; after decades of imprisonment, he becomes the President of South Africa. As he is leaving prison, he realizes that to not forgive means that he will continue to be in prison and so his presidency is […]