The social [media channel] isn't about beauty contests and popularity contests. They're a distortion, a caricature of the real thing. It's about trust, connection, and community. That's what there's too little of in today's mediascape, despite all the hoopla surrounding social tools. The promise of the Internet wasn't merely to inflate relationships, without adding depth, resonance, and meaning. It was to fundamentally rewire people, communities, civil society, business, and the state โ through thicker, stronger, more meaningful relationships. That's where the future of media lies.
Umair HaqueThe direction worth going in isn't up, down, forward, or backward. It's towards. And beyond.
Umair HaqueLetโs summarize. What is awesomeness? Awesomeness happens when thick โ real, meaningful โ value is created by people who love what they do, added to insanely great stuff, and multiplied by communities who are delighted and inspired because they are authentically better off. Thatโs a better kind of innovation, built for 21st century economics.
Umair HaqueWe're richer, but that wealth doesn't reflect durable, authentic economic value - which is hitting fast diminishing returns. The growth that we're pursuing is neither sustainable - nor is it, in many ways, real growth at all. Boardrooms from finance to autos to energy to pharma to fashion have learned that the hard way.
Umair HaqueIt's probably your fiercest critics - not your compatriots - who have the sharpest, most resonant insights.
Umair HaqueThe question you must answer isn't how to get ahead. It's how to go somewhere that matters. And have fun along the way.
Umair HaqueThe social [media channel] isn't about beauty contests and popularity contests. They're a distortion, a caricature of the real thing. It's about trust, connection, and community. That's what there's too little of in today's mediascape, despite all the hoopla surrounding social tools. The promise of the Internet wasn't merely to inflate relationships, without adding depth, resonance, and meaning. It was to fundamentally rewire people, communities, civil society, business, and the state โ through thicker, stronger, more meaningful relationships. That's where the future of media lies.
Umair Haque