Compound
growth is both powerful and dangerous. I am a believer in both localisation and
globalisation. In unlearning and learning. In strong foundations and courageous
stretching. Conn Iggulden is a powerful storyteller who bases his tales on as
much factual evidence as he can. Then fills in the gaps, collapses characters
into each other and creates a story. I think that is how our memory and sense
making works. His conqueror series focuses on the rise of Genghis Khan. An
interesting part of that is how connected Genghis stays with his people. The
life of the leader and the life of the people don’t have multiple layers of
abstraction. Genghis still lives in a Ger (a portable round tent). Part of our
strength lies in the institutions we build. The Nations, Companies, and Groups
that we use. But if they become more powerful than us, we need to reconnect
them to the base. Stories shouldn’t be more powerful than the people they
serve.
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