Category: First floor
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Deliberately Old-Fashioned
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Innovation is a driving force in my life. It attracts me, ignites me, sometimes unsettles me.And yet I keep wondering where authenticity takes refuge in an age when we can delegate almost everything — even writing.This fragment was born from a walk between memory and technology. University — Wednesday, November…
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Poetry: a space for being more human
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I recently published Nella carne, nel cuore (In the Flesh, in the Heart).A book in which I sought to weave together reflection, poetry, and short narratives, adopting a poetic style to explore—from different perspectives—emotions, intuitions, and thoughts. This publication also became an opportunity to reflect once again on the meaning of writing,…
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When Work Finds Its Rhythm: What Music Taught Me About Leadership and Growth
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The Soundtrack of Work I’ve always loved music. All kinds of it. I grew up playing the piano—introduced to it by my mother, who inherited a long family tradition of passionate music lovers.Over time, I realized how much the discipline of music has shaped the way I think, collaborate, and…
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Balancing the Inside and Outside: A Lesson from Formula 1
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I’ve been passionate about Formula 1 since childhood. What has always drawn me in is the fusion of technological excellence and human precision—machines engineered at the edge of possibility, driven by athletes who operate within fractions of a second. As an aerospace engineer, I often think of F1 not just…
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The Melody of Chaos
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“Nathan… stop chasing perfection. The world, life—they’re chaotic. Don’t look for order where there is none. Find the melody, the rhythm that drives chaos. Listen to some jazz, not just Bach.” That’s how Guglielmo da Baskerville said goodbye this morning as I left Montecassino. His real name is Dom Benedetto,…
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La melodia del caos
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“Nathan… smettila di cercare la perfezione. Il mondo, la vita, sono caotici. Non devi cercare l’ordine che non c’è, ma la melodia, il ritmo che anima il caos. Ascolta un po’ di jazz, non solo Bach.” Così mi ha salutato Guglielmo da Baskerville stamattina, quando ho lasciato Montecassino. In realtĂ …
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The 32km Wall and the Long Project: Lessons from the Edge
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When I started training for my first marathon, I kept hearing about the infamous 32 km wall. At first, I thought it was just a metaphor. Then I hit it. It’s real. The wall is that moment—usually around kilometer 32—when your body’s glycogen stores are nearly gone. Your muscles start…
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The Future Is Virtual—But It Must Be Human
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“Throughout the history of our species, we humans have always imagined other, better futures for ourselves, intangible worlds that we expect to be more fulfilling and experientially rich than our daily lives. Our ability to visualize and believe in these futures is itself a cultural technology, one that we use…
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From Boardrooms to First Dates: The Surprising Affinity Between Dealmaking and Dating
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Today, on my way home from an important company event, I passed through the central station of Basel, the city where I live. Watching couples reconnect in front of the station entrance—some rushing into each other’s arms, others just quietly walking side by side—I found myself reflecting on an analogy…
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Strive for Excellence by Embracing ImperfectionÂ
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“Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives – choice, not chance, determines your destiny.” – Aristotle  We live in a world that often glorifies perfection, leaving many of us feeling…