Rita McGrathRevisiting the baby bust: Is “The Children of Men” prophetic?“The Children of Men” is a dystopian 1992 novel by P. D. James about a world in 2021 when humanity is experiencing mass infertility. While…·6 min read·2 hours ago----
Rita McGrathJust add water? The fascinating prospect of “instant intimacy.”For humans to create high-performing teams, traditional assumptions are that it takes a long time and goes through a predictable process…·6 min read·May 7, 2024--1--1
Rita McGrathThought Sparks Wrap Up — April 2024Is 2024 going to be remembered as the year CHRO’s got a seat at the table?·5 min read·May 6, 2024----
Rita McGrathDigital Slime, the Dead Internet, and Cory Doctorow’s great phraseMuch of the user excitement in the early years of the Internet came from the medium’s powerful way in which it eliminated constraints on…·8 min read·Apr 30, 2024----
Rita McGrathIf it acts like a bubble, and sounds like a bubble, when will we realize it’s a bubble?When inflated beliefs about future value come into conflict with actual underlying value, conditions are right to create a bubble. Housing…·8 min read·Apr 23, 2024--4--4
Rita McGrathIf you want a guarantee, buy a refrigerator!The concept of purpose has been having quite a moment — from books heralding its importance to claims that it holds the key to the hearts…·7 min read·Apr 16, 2024----
Rita McGrathWelcome to the world, SparcHub!After 8 years since founding Valize, 4 changes of software approaches, more than 50 iterations of my Columbia Executive Education program…·6 min read·Apr 10, 2024----
Rita McGrathWhen you miscalculate the value of brands — a rare cautionary tale from Warren BuffettSome things in strategy are thought to be eternally valuable. Among them? Big global brands with years of mass-market advertising and…·7 min read·Mar 26, 2024----
Rita McGrathBeyond the doomscrolling — movement building for positive changeSome additional thoughts from the Powershift conference that took place in February in California — guests included artists, business…·6 min read·Mar 12, 2024----
Rita McGrathThe Drugs Have Won and the Smart Money Knows It (credit to Jake Novak for this great line)What do you do when your most visible and notable spokesperson basically declares that what you’re doing is ineffective? We’re about to…·8 min read·Mar 5, 2024--1--1