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Margo Raats' Kept In Colour — The Night Music Became an Ecosystem of Moods
Margo Raats Concert, Brixton, London, April 7 2026
Apr 121 min read
Aviation. Is This the End of an Affair?
Has the aviation industry lost its magic? Or are we just overwhelmed?
Apr 17 min read
Old Gems Becoming Future-Driven Greatness—Will Your Company Be Next?
Article by Rik Raats How Old Gems Can Oftern Surpass Startups —There is a specific kind of alchemy required to look at a "dusty" legacy and see a diamond. True entrepreneurial greatness often isn't about inventing something from thin air; it’s about recognizing the hidden lifeblood in an "olden vehicle" and refueling it with a modern vision. The Syndicate for the "Responsible" Few Government employees found their way to affordable insurance by this syndicate association perky
Mar 264 min read
Yes, It’s St. Patrick’s Day — and This Year I Wildly Tribute this Celebration to the Reigning Irish Cathedral of Streaming: All Hail Saoirse Ronan
Yes, It’s St. Patrick’s Day — and This Year I Wildly Tribute this Celebration to the Reigning Irish Cathedral of Streaming: All Hail Saoirse Ronan.
Mar 173 min read
Fisherman Who Failed Gets the World to Win
A goldmine of guidance hidden in the Hemmingway classic that became the marlin of world literature
Mar 127 min read
Since 2022 Streamed on Netflix (U.S. & Canada)—I've Watched it 23 Times, and Still Longing for Another Night of Adventure with the Letter-Laden-Corpse.
The movie which you will recall, each time you read a bed-time story Article by Rik Raats Yes, it's worth a transatlantic flight (or just pay video-on-demand for it via Apple TV or Amazon Video).The Masterpiece of Storytelling. Why “Operation Mincemeat” Keeps Rewarding the Viewer? Some films entertain for two hours and disappear. Others linger. And then there are the rare works that quietly return to your mind long after the credits have rolled. The 2022 historical drama “Ope
Feb 65 min read
How Civilisation Grows from the Mayonnaise of Human Imperfection
Seldom our bright-minded illusion brings to the next stage of development—It's the accidental wrong in the right direction that makes the great invention land in our lap.
Feb 14 min read
How Civilisation Grows from the Mayonnaise of Human Imperfection
February 1, 2026 Article by Rik Raats We are living through a moment of deep unease. Generative AI systems now produce text, images, strategies, and decisions at a speed and scale that openly challenge human relevance. At the same time, shared values erode, public trust thins, and societies increasingly find themselves shaped by vast corporate structures and authoritarian power rather than by civic imagination. In such a climate, the real question is no longer whether techn
Feb 14 min read
The Enigmatic Beauty —Nevada's Clan Alpine Herd Management
The Clan Alpine HMA. A sanctuary for these wild horses, offering them a haven where they can roam freely and thrive in their natural habitat.
Apr 2, 20242 min read
DO NOT VACUUM THE NEEDLES (TOO WELL) AFTER THE HOLIDAYS
Often we people are like the needles — even the coarsest, sharpest specimen can become the warmest comforting bedding. So, don't you worry about a poor clean-up job after the Holidays — more important is keeping the cheer up. Positive spirits are the flashlights when the lights dim.
Dec 28, 20232 min read
Shakespeare Gave a Meaning to Advertising That’s Hard to Grasp for AI
The crucial question 'To Buy or Not to Buy' has often little to do with logic. And foremost because the bottom-line outcome of the emotional gamble called advertising will be attributed to human honor, added to human capital, or paid for by human sacrifice.
Jul 25, 20234 min read
The Man Who Conjured the Evergreen into Tomorrow's Encore
Tony Bennett not only made the world embrace San Francisco—way beyond all his accolades and achievements he genuinely demonstrated that style never goes out of fashion.
Jul 23, 20232 min read
The Platinum People — The Gray Treasures of this Planet
The essential wealth of this planet is our collective wisdom, our diverse cultures, science, arts, and intelligence — including the public debate in search of answers for the future.
Feb 8, 20234 min read
Facebook’s MARKeting Plow and its Future.
–In 2007, Mark Zuckerberg announced the beginning of what effectively became a new age in marketing and communications. How about Facebook as a media- & marketing tool tomorrow? Will this one day end up all forgotten like the first -Egyptian- plow of the planet? Probably not. At Facebook’s Press Conference in New York, Tuesday, NovemberContinue reading “Facebook’s MARKeting Plow and its Future.”
Aug 11, 20204 min read
The Digital Personality of Leaders and All Others Working with People…
Is Your Digital Personality Ready? Article by Rik H Raats –Your ‘Digital Persona’ will be taking the lead. Guiding, leading, counseling, selling,… This digital fast-forward initiated by necessity, may require overnight magic for leaders, residential real estate agents, lawyers, counselors, coaches, sales managers and all other of the many that have a people-focused professional life. Integrating theContinue reading “The Digital Personality of Leaders and All Others Working wi
Apr 27, 20209 min read
(Sm)All Business. To Flex or Not to Flex, that’s the Question.
Nothing Can Answer as Acrobatically Flex as Small Businesses Can. Rik Raats April 2020 – The world’s largest corporations are small businesses (that kept on growing). There’s nothing as big as small business. It’s the biggest part of our economy. Often they are misperceived (by small business owners) as the ‘little ones’ next to theContinue reading “(Sm)All Business. To Flex or Not to Flex, that’s the Question.”
Apr 9, 20203 min read
The Central Valley CA, Tomorrow’s Ag Epicenter of our Planet?
World Ag Expo Edition 2020. An Agricultural Stage for Global Future Driven Answers: The World Ag Expo in California. Rik Raats – For the ones who are not familiar with the worldwide agricultural industry yearly high, the World Ag Expo is the largest annual outdoor agricultural exposition. The 2020 53rd edition under the California sun counted 1,442Continue reading “The Central Valley CA, Tomorrow’s Ag Epicenter of our Planet?”
Feb 21, 20203 min read
Autism Speaks
– What Do Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Einstein, Mozart, Michelangelo, and many other great people have in common? Autism. As autism is part of our family life, and we can’t resist to support and to advocate the wonderful organization that has been so significant in regards to life with ASD. Not only because of theContinue reading “Autism Speaks”
Apr 16, 20191 min read
The Art of Likeability
PAMPHLET! / WORK OF ART / ARTICLE by Rik Raats. – A friend of mine at a newspaper finally dragged me over the limits of my reservations (…that’s what friends are for?). The initial paper, often distributed next to presentations is becoming a book. –The Art of Likeability. It started indeed as a topic inContinue reading “The Art of Likeability”
Apr 1, 20192 min read
Adobe Summit 2019 – Las Vegas, NV
ARTICLE/OPINION by Rik Raats – From March 26 thru 28 (and two days earlier starting at Sun 03/24 for the preconference) Las Vegas, NV, was even more colorful with Adobe’s impact. A global summit of the organization that is so highly involved in the ongoing business transformations in this world. And for sure this isContinue reading “Adobe Summit 2019 – Las Vegas, NV”
Mar 31, 20193 min read
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