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This is the nature of economic bubbles: What seems to be irrational exuberance is ultimately a bad case of extrinsically motivated myopia.

…today economic accomplishment, not to mention personal fulfillment, more often swings on a different hinge. It depends not on keeping our nature submerged but allowing it to surface.

In America’s information economy, we frame our competitive advantage in terms of knowledge and innovation.

Image and identity have become increasingly important in our new economic order.

The dynamic of our society, and particularly our economy, will increasingly be defined by interdependence and interconnectivity.

For those on the fence, when forced to choose a side, the emotional, political, and economic pressures tilt in favor of disengaging or dismissing the problem.

The pressure on us to keep getting better is greater than it used to be because of a historic change in the economy.

…today, many millions of workers in developed economies compete for jobs [because] a large and growing proportion of all work is information-based and doesn’t involve moving or processing anything physical at all.

In a global, information-based, interconnected economy, businesses and individuals are increasingly going up against the world’s best.

…the economy is increasingly based not on financial capital but on human capital, and how the abilities of the people in an organization… determine an enterprise’s success or failure.