Brigadoon is organizing its first streamed gathering of entrepreneurs and thought leaders this fall.
For one day in September, join Brigadoon - digitally - as we bring together a sensational mix of doers and dreamers discussing emerging issues shaping commerce and culture.
In a first for Brigadoon, we go all-digital in a program that will have 20 20-minute conversations beamed from whereabouts all across the world.
Prepare for nearly 7 hours of hearing from the top professionals shaping commerce and influencing culture.
Brigadoon 2020 is going to be unlike anything we have ever curated before in terms of format, but the event will still be powerpoint free and focused on the power of conversation. Plus, we will be able to bring in voices from across the world.
In these extraordinary times, it essential that Brigadoon continues to gather participants committed to civic engagement, solving problems, the power of conversation, embracing curiosity, and building businesses.
++ Tickets starting @ $20.20
Brigadoon Daily Rundown = July 7, 2020
What happens to Britain’s ‘special relationship’ if Joe Biden becomes US president? The Democratic favorite sees Boris Johnson as part of the Trump phenomenon — but all is not lost, writes Henry Zeffman. https://bit.ly/31S2PLk
John Keiger Can Macron’s ‘Swiss army knife’ save his presidency? https://bit.ly/2AyaXVO
"In ridding himself of the stolid and popular Edouard Philippe, Emmanuel Macron is playing his last hand in the presidential poker game to reset his troubled presidency."
Australia’s serious strategic update: Australia is making major changes to its strategic posture, alluding to the threats posed by China. Euan Graham explores the details, context and implications of Australia’s new policy shift. https://bit.ly/2ZLBAPx
Niall Ferguson: America and China are entering the dark forest: To know what the Chinese are really up to, read the futuristic novels of Liu Cixin. https://bloom.bg/31RwdkA
Sue Mi Terry: The unraveling of the US-South Korean alliance: Trump allows a cornerstone of US defense strategy in Asia to wither. https://fam.ag/2Z2oyhu
CNN: Cracks in the Trump-Europe relationship are turning into a chasm
Martin Wolf: ‘Democracy will fail if we don’t think as citizens’: COVID-19 could transform western societies. But without a stable middle class, the state risks succumbing to plutocracy. https://on.ft.com/31TpXJ8
How sustainble are 'eco' brand high street fashions? There's a new trend among popular fashion brands: "eco-friendly" collections. Organic cotton is everywhere this summer, but is the label just a marketing strategy? https://bit.ly/38EuZdV
Out of Spain’s 15 coal-fired plants, seven ceased operations on June 30. Four more will soon follow, putting Spain on track to ultimately become coal-free.
Brigadoon 2020 | September 19 = https://bit.ly/2ZGnVta
Higher education digital advertising trends in the age of COVID-19 https://bit.ly/38yi7pv
Brian Kardon: The case for going all-in on remote work https://bit.ly/31QuWKP
Virginia Heffernan: The internet, mon amour: The coronavirus pandemic has driven many of us even further into the embrace of the internet. But can you live a truly fulfilled life online? https://econ.st/31Mbq1X
SOTD: Jimmy Smith - Burning Spear https://bit.ly/2BCYVLs
Brigadoon Daily Rundown = July 6, 2020
The Last President of Europe: Triumph and tragedy of Emmanuel Macron: Book review: William Drozdiak’s text is an essential guide to the first half of Macron’s term. https://bit.ly/2ZJRF8n
Forget the G7, Build the D10: The moment is right for a summit of democracies. https://bit.ly/3izpeTg
Stretching the international order to its breaking point: The greatest error that geopolitical analysts can make may be believing that the crisis will be over in three to four months. https://bit.ly/34b1azx
John Bolton’s bombshell Trump book: eight of its most stunning claims https://bit.ly/2ZG8LUN
John Bolton: The scandal of Trump’s China policy: The president pleaded with Chinese leader Xi Jinping for domestic political help, subordinated national-security issues to his own re-election prospects, and ignored Beijing’s human-rights abuses. https://on.wsj.com/3eZ3EWd
The forces that will reshape American cities: The pandemic will likely accelerate the pull of the suburbs for families while pushing young people and businesses into more affordable urban areas. https://bloom.bg/3gkSV8W
Bill Scher: To Win, Trump needs the greatest comeback of all time https://bit.ly/3iGZCnR
Is the five-day office week over? https://nyti.ms/3gmEUaP
Rory Sutherland and Matthew Lesh: Will COVID kill off the office? To almost everyone’s surprise, working from home works. https://bit.ly/3fgPxvL
Jonathan Brearley: Energy firms need to take the public with them to build a greener future https://bit.ly/2ZL17Zv
Behind the hype: Goyard's history of peerless authenticity and artisanal craftsmanship: Inside the secretive French company prized for its inimitable bags, trunks, and accessories. https://bit.ly/3f51Tqy
Ben Carlson: The air conditioning effect https://bit.ly/3gwTlca
20 retail insiders every Twitter timeline should include https://bit.ly/3iAgUTl
Instagram 'will overtake Twitter as a news source': The 2020 Reuters Institute Digital News report found the use of Instagram for news had doubled since 2018. The trend is strongest among young people. It said nearly a quarter of UK 18-24-year-olds used Instagram as a source of news about coronavirus. https://bbc.in/31Og6Et
In search of the brain’s social road maps: Neural circuits that track our whereabouts in space and time may also play vital roles in determining how we relate to other people. https://bit.ly/2Z3A8sY
+ How do animals, from rats to humans, intuit shortcuts when moving from one place to another? Scientists have discovered mental maps in the brain that help animals picture the best routes from an internalized model of their environments.
+ Physical space is not all that is tracked by the brain's mapmaking capacities. Cognitive models of the environment may be vital to mental processes, including memory, imagination, making inferences and engaging in abstract reasoning.
+ Most intriguing is the emerging evidence that maps may be involved in tracking the dynamics of social relationships: how distant or close individuals are to one another and where they reside within-group hierarchies.
Ennio Morricone Dies at 91: Edgar Wright and more honor the legendary film composer https://bit.ly/3ixHb4J
Morricone won the Best Original Score Oscar for his work on Quentin Tarantino's "The Hateful Eight."
SOTD: Digable Planets - Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat) https://bit.ly/2YWIvGE
David Simon interview: The Wire creator on turning Philip Roth’s novel about a fascist becoming president into a devastating TV series With the 2020 election looming, Simon tells Bryan Appleyard that the time is right to adapt The Plot Against America for the small screen. https://bit.ly/3gx7eHr
Do empty stadiums affect outcomes? The data says yes https://nyti.ms/3gtzzym
Secret contracts held a surprise for Fiorentina’s new owners https://nyti.ms/2NSm0MB
Brigadoon Daily Rundown = July 2, 2020
Russia may get Vladimir Putin for life: Referendums can have unpredictable risks and side-effects, as Vladimir Putin may yet discover. He has just had the people endorse changes to the constitution, as Christian F. Trippe writes. https://bit.ly/3eTxFqr
Israeli start-up Redefine Meat plans to launch 3D printers to produce plant-based steaks mimicking real beef next year in a bid for a slice of the fast-growing alternative meat market. Meat substitutes are increasingly popular with consumers concerned about animal welfare and the environment, boosting sales at Beyond Meat, Impossible Foods, and Nestle. Redefine Meat, based in Rehovot, south of Tel Aviv, will first market test its “Alt-Steak” at high-end restaurants this year before rolling out its industrial-scale 3D printers to meat distributors in 2021. https://reut.rs/3gcLbFT
Automation in agriculture sector set to spike: The combination of worries over the spread of COVID-19 and higher operational costs will lead to a surge in demand for robots that grow and deliver food.
Norway’s $2.6 billion green bet could help the whole planet: A carbon capture project aims to make Norway the hub for other countries to bury their emissions. https://bloom.bg/31BlnPP
The clean car revolution is breaking old industrial towns: Automotive plants have long provided stable blue-collar incomes. Now they must adapt or die — and the workers may share their fate. https://bloom.bg/3dOlcDc
Democratic ad-makers think they’ve discovered Trump’s soft spot: After more than a year of polling, focus groups, and message testing against the president, there’s a growing consensus about what damages Trump — and what doesn’t. https://politi.co/31EueAi
Using Trump’s own words against him often tests well, as do charts and other graphics, which serve to highlight Trump’s distaste for science. Voters who swung from President Barack Obama to Trump in 2016 — and who regret it — are good messengers. And so is Joe Biden, whose voice is widely considered preferable to that of a professional narrator.
Life after lockdown: Virtual events could be here to stay: The coronavirus pandemic caused a halt to large events worldwide, so organizers looked to different ways of continuing business as usual. Their solution? Online gatherings — which could be here to stay. https://bit.ly/3dMaGMv
6:27 am: Average wake-up time of 300 high achievers interviewed by the New York Times
SOTD: Jimmy McGriff - Groove Grease https://bit.ly/2C0XnKU
Report: COVID-19 prompts colleges to invest in digital marketing: Admissions marketing spending has increased as higher ed institutions make a push, particularly via Facebook advertising, for online program enrollment. https://bit.ly/2ZrlMl4
Why four Connecticut colleges plan to share a campus: A group of Connecticut colleges, comprising Goodwin University, Sacred Heart University and Paier College of Art, have launched a one-of-its-kind plan to co-locate a wide range of programs on the University of Bridgeport’s campus. At a press conference Tuesday, the presidents of the institutions called the partnership a new model for higher education that will capitalize on each school’s strengths. https://bit.ly/38pvsk3
+ Students from each institution will chart individualized academic pathways by toggling among each schools' offerings
Airplane! at 40: the best spoof comedy ever made? The tirelessly joke-packed 1980 film might have dated in some ways but its relentless desire to amuse still makes it an undeniable winner. https://bit.ly/38nJt1v
Airplane (1980) movie trailer: https://bit.ly/2ZypkC7
Dr. Rumack: Can you fly this plane and land it?
Ted Striker: Surely you can't be serious?
Dr. Rumack: I am serious, and don't call me Shirley.
$28.12½: Amount Henry David Thoreau spent to build his own cabin at the Walden Pond State Reservation in 1845 (that’s $948.67 in today’s dollars)
Boardroom turmoil, troubling finances, and Messi's influence: why Barcelona are a mess https://bit.ly/31EpD0D
OTD: In 1994 Colombian footballer Andrés Escobar was shot dead in Medellin. His murder was suspected to be retaliation for the own goal he scored against the US in the 1994 Fifa World Cup.
Good documentary: The Two Escobars: The fascinating tragic stories of drug kingpin Pablo Escobar and soccer player Andres Escobar. Pablo Escobar was the richest, most powerful drug kingpin in the world, ruling the Medellín Cartel with an iron fist. Andres Escobar was the biggest soccer star in Colombia. The two were not related, but their fates were inextricably-and fatally-intertwined. Pablo's drug money had turned Andres' national team into South American champions, favored to win the 1994 World Cup in Los Angeles. It was there, in a game against the U.S., that Andres committed one of the most shocking mistakes in soccer history, scoring an "own goal" that eliminated his team from the competition and ultimately cost him his life. The Two Escobars is a riveting examination of the intersection of sports, crime, and politics. Trailer here: https://bit.ly/2VHdZyx