Comments on: twisi #95 http://global-culture.org/twisi-95/ Sustainable, Memorable, Livable Mon, 03 Jan 2011 22:40:30 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Daviel Lazure Vieira http://global-culture.org/twisi-95/comment-page-1/#comment-119757 Daviel Lazure Vieira Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:23:45 +0000 http://global-culture.org/blog/?p=609#comment-119757 Perhaps. I might still have the Starbucks back four years ago in mind. They don't seem to be as aggressive and anti-competitive when they want to open a new store... but maybe that's because they keep closing so many since January. I'm also not quite sure about the evolution of fair-trade policies. But yeah, the brand may evolve slowly and become different, that's good. Perhaps. I might still have the Starbucks back four years ago in mind. They don’t seem to be as aggressive and anti-competitive when they want to open a new store… but maybe that’s because they keep closing so many since January. I’m also not quite sure about the evolution of fair-trade policies. But yeah, the brand may evolve slowly and become different, that’s good.

]]> By: Manuel Berlanga http://global-culture.org/twisi-95/comment-page-1/#comment-119740 Manuel Berlanga Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:15:11 +0000 http://global-culture.org/blog/?p=609#comment-119740 Starbucks is getting better at its union policy: http://www.starbucksunion.org/files/usgovsettle.pdf Fortune places Starbucks as one of the 100 best places to work in, what I am missing here? Starbucks is getting better at its union policy:
http://www.starbucksunion.org/files/usgovsettle.pdf
Fortune places Starbucks as one of the 100 best places to work in, what I am missing here?

]]> By: juan http://global-culture.org/twisi-95/comment-page-1/#comment-119738 juan Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:57:59 +0000 http://global-culture.org/blog/?p=609#comment-119738 Is it possible that a brand becomes obsessed with being the brand it preaches? Whoever started TWISI must have realized they were hacking the brand somehow, but as usual it was impossible to predict that people would catch up with it. Is it possible that a brand becomes obsessed with being the brand it preaches? Whoever started TWISI must have realized they were hacking the brand somehow, but as usual it was impossible to predict that people would catch up with it.

]]> By: Daviel Lazure Vieira http://global-culture.org/twisi-95/comment-page-1/#comment-119737 Daviel Lazure Vieira Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:13:34 +0000 http://global-culture.org/blog/?p=609#comment-119737 Can I be a little cynical here? I totally agree with Chris Anderson's quote, but I find it quite funny that Starbucks brands the whole thing. I think a "global citizen" or its "global corporate" equivalent such as Starbucks should definitely review its fair-trade policies, labor relations and practices against competition in order to truly embrace the concept of globalism and cosmopolitanism... Can I be a little cynical here? I totally agree with Chris Anderson’s quote, but I find it quite funny that Starbucks brands the whole thing. I think a “global citizen” or its “global corporate” equivalent such as Starbucks should definitely review its fair-trade policies, labor relations and practices against competition in order to truly embrace the concept of globalism and cosmopolitanism…

]]> By: Val http://global-culture.org/twisi-95/comment-page-1/#comment-119735 Val Sat, 30 May 2009 19:31:43 +0000 http://global-culture.org/blog/?p=609#comment-119735 So true. I believe that patriotism is related, to a certain degree, to individualistic values (or just caring for one country). Now, if we truly understand the concept of citizenship -contributing to the betterment of the community- then we can certainly understand what global citizenship means. And there is so much work to do! However, I don't see many people talking about this or acting on it unless that's their job. So, I encourage you to bring to the table more of these conversations so that this shift occurs faster! So true. I believe that patriotism is related, to a certain degree, to individualistic values (or just caring for one country). Now, if we truly understand the concept of citizenship -contributing to the betterment of the community- then we can certainly understand what global citizenship means. And there is so much work to do!

However, I don’t see many people talking about this or acting on it unless that’s their job. So, I encourage you to bring to the table more of these conversations so that this shift occurs faster!

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