There's been a small boom in the debate on uncertainty at RIETI. Our fellows recently have written several discussion papers and a column on this topic [1-4]. Overall, their conclusions suggest that ...

RIETIでは不確実性についての議論がちょっとしたブームになっていて、このテーマについてのディスカッションペーパーやコラムがいくつか出されている[1-4]。これらの結果を総合すると、不確実性が高いと生産や投資が減るので不確実性は問題ということに ...

When physical sensations and thoughts seem so real that they appear to foresee disaster, you may be engaging in a form of ...

In my last post, we looked at the importance of culturability, “the relationship between culture and usability in WWW design” [1], and specifically, Individualism vs Collectivism [2], when designing ...

Avoidance, by itself, isn’t negative. It makes people think it isn’t a big deal. But imagine how many missed opportunities for growth or connection, in time, add up to a lost relationship or what may ...

Discusses the importance of cultural fluency for brands in a rapidly changing, interconnected world where traditional cultural boundaries are dissolving. When we think of culture, we often still cling ...