In 1965 Curtis Mayfield penned his spiritual masterpiece "People Get Ready". A true classic, the song captured the feelings of a generation lifted up by the heady optimism of the 1960s and inspired by the vision of the civil rights movement. Deeply rooted in Black spirituality, the song...

This week has seen a new eruption in the tensions between competing worldviews, as once again certain elements within Islam clashed with the secular West. Much has been written about the underlying causes of the violence seen around the world, with most experts attributing the events to more than just...

Last week I had the great pleasure of attending the ISEP (INSEAD Social Enterprise Program) international conference and alumni reunion in Jakarta and Bali in Indonesia. The event brings together prominent social entrepreneurs from around the world to share and connect with each while learning about the latest innovations and...

In my teens I used to look ahead to 2012 and imagine what life would be like. I would calculate how old I was going to be (39) and try to forecast what extraordinary things might be unfolding at this mythically-charged future time. Even back in the late 1980s, the...

On September 11, 2001, I was working in Amsterdam as a Head-hunter. That particular autumn day unfolded much like any other until in the early afternoon someone burst in from the corridor saying "something's happened in New York, - it's on TV". I ran down to the canteen to see...