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9 Preface
Introduction 13
KEY ISSUES
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Do we have an idea about the future?
What makes us try and reach further?
CREATE BY BREAKING HABITS 23
What is your face like?
WE ARE MILLIONS OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE FROM ONE DAY TO THE NEXT 26
What is longevity today?
IT TAKES CHARACTER TO CHALLENGE THE MARKET 30
How about a laugh?
THOSE WHO SAY THINGS FOR FUN ARE OFTEN GOOD PROPHETS 32
Are we really on the wrong train?
THE TRAIN OF SUCCESS IS STARTING FROM PLATFORM 3 35
Have we identified our true objectives?
"THE STONE, WHICH BUILDERS HAVE DISCARDED, HAS BECOME OUR CORNERSTONE" 39
Individual or teams?
SEARCHING FOR A COMPATIBLE MOTIVATION 43
Predators or producers?
EASIER TO DESTROY THAN TO BUILD 47
Do we manage to share a story?
FINIS ORIGIN PENDIT 51
Do we really need talents?
IS OUR COMPANY'S VALUE CONNECTED TO PEOPLE!?! 54
Can you reach the sun in fifty steps?
READ TO BELIEVE! 58
OBJECTS FOR REFLECTION 63 Juke Box
DISTORTED LOGIC OF INCENTIVES AND FALSE NOTES 64
Pinball lesson
PLAYING IN THE SPIDER-WEB OF RULES 67
Broken windows
ABSURD, THINGS FOR ... DWARFS! 70
One-way, there is no going back
THE WAY OF PROGRESS AND VICIOUS CIRCLES 73
A microscope glass
TO IDENTIFY THE MICROBE OF VICE … 76
The pillars of Hercules of modern times
“I TOLD YOU SO …” 80
The electric citrus-fruit squeezer
INNOVATING TOWARDS HAPPINESS 83
A bunch of keys
IT OPENS UP A NUMBER OF POSSIBILITIES 86
Western duel
WHEN ONE DEAD MAN LEADS TO ANOTHER… 89
PERSONIFICATION OF IDEAS 93 The littleness of Sisyphos
OR THE THEME OF VAIN INDUSTRIOUSNESS 94
Frankenstein
THERE´S A MONSTER IN OUR COMPANY 98
The parabole of Don Quixote
DREAMS, WINDMILLS AND PARTICIPATION 101
Batman or frail motivation
YOU ARE WHAT YOU DO, NOT WHAT YOU SAY 104
Pinocchio, between marionettes and puppeteers
… CAN I HAVE ANOTHER POSSIBILITY? 107
The difficulty of being Superman
AND LIVING A CLANDESTINE HEROISM 111
WORDS TO REFLECT UPON
IF WE ARE NOT HAPPY WITH CRUMBLES 117
Alibi 119
Ambition 121
Change 123
Knowledge 125
Excitement 127