Category Archives: humanitairan

Thinking, fast and slow and the transparency agenda in development

Posted on June 10, 2012 by Sam Gardner

I was reading “Thinking, fast and slow” by Daniel Kahnemann. It is a very good book. It challenges conventional wisdom and is so full of meaning that it asks for a regular reread to discover more hidden treasure. He explains … Continue reading →

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Markets in everything: 2021: the secondary market for development products.

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Sam Gardner

Francis Watanabe is project portfolio manager for the government. He acquires development interventions on the secondary market, to add to his portfolio on early child development. Innovators, like the Gates Foundation or Oxfam, or even local governments, start up their … Continue reading →

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Sunday Paper – New Years’ edition

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Sam Gardner

The Best Dishes of 2010 – NYTimes.com – The 15 best things The Times’s restaurant critic ate in New York City in 2010. Enjoy! Iraq Encounter – Watching a Faith Healer at Work – NYTimes.com : Patient-focused treatment impresses an … Continue reading →

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Darwin awards for international organisations and treaties

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Sam Gardner

Chatting with a friend over lunch on what is real work and what is just unproductive time-filler, we touched upon the Food Aid Convention. If this international treaty would just vaporise without leaving a trace, the overall effect on food … Continue reading →

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Sunday Paper

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Sam Gardner

Some articles to remember: What Makes Good Aid *Good Aid*? – I like very much his take on “local”. New study shows humans are on auto pilot nearly half the time You were saying? Tom Chatfield: 7 ways games reward … Continue reading →

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