When Passion Burns Too Bright
EI vs AI — What happens when purpose turns into pressure, and why empathy still matters in an algorithmic world.
Trust, Identity, and the Conversation After Dessert
A roundtable in Bucharest surfaced a timely question: how do we scale trusted digital identity from isolated checks to shared infrastructure? Some evenings give answers; this one offered better questions.
The Innovation Formula Poland Got Right
A look back at Poland’s ecosystem reveals how community, pilots, and early funding helped turn local startups into global players, and why the model still matters today.
Gyumri and the Architecture of Local Innovation
A visit to the Gyumri Technology Center revealed how a city rebuilt after tragedy by turning education and technology into a strategy, and why any city could follow the same blueprint.
Agile in the Real World: Three Streams, One River
Teams do not carry one type of work. They carry three. Strategic projects, improvements and support collide unless the river is shaped around them. Real agility is designing for all three.
Six IDs Walk Into a Bank: Romania’s identity puzzle in 2025
Romania is online, fast, and smartphone-obsessed yet still juggling six ID formats like a bureaucratic circus act. A look at what this identity paradox means for real digital inclusion.
Blitzscaling Won’t Save Europe - But Stewardship Might
Europe’s venture market is drifting into a barbell, with micro-funds on one side, mega-funds on the other. Maybe the opportunity isn’t to choose, but to build a hybrid that reflects Europe’s long-term DNA.
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