Whether or not you thought Super Bowl LVI had the drama and flare appropriate for its Hollywood setting, the famously expensive ads certainly brought the star power. Maybe it’s just us, but the spots this year felt as if they leaned toward the use of celebrity surrogates over the message even more so than usual. […]
Each year, the Breakwater staff collectively reflects on books that really challenged us and made us think. In 2022, our very own Anurag Andra, Associate Director, published his debut novella, Submarine, a coming-of-age story following the journey of Subramaniam (or Sub, as he comes to be known), a second-generation immigrant of Indian descent who grapples […]
By Laetitia Haddad, Intern Upon finally acquiring Twitter, Elon Musk’s first order of business was to “save free speech”. Musk alludes to the ongoing debate regarding misinformation and censorship on social media platforms. In his leadership capacity at Twitter, Musk begins to navigate the precedent for content regulation and user freedom online. An analysis of […]
Making good decisions is hard. Doing so day after day, in an increasingly fast-paced environment with too much information, too many stakeholders, too much constant scrutiny from inside and outside, and too much volatility is hard.
As the mom of a toddler, I spend a lot of time reading children’s books. But that doesn’t mean I’m not learning. Eighteen months into reading to my kiddo each night, I’ve observed that material meant for little humans can teach us adults just as much – if not more – about the art of communications. Here are my top six takeaways from the children’s book genre:
By Shahan Shahid Nawaz, Data Fellow Data visualization as a practice is gaining the repute “data science” commanded a few years ago: an ever-rising amount of data requires an ever-rising investment in sensemaking too. In drawing signals from the noise, approaches like machine learning and data visualization hold great power. In machine learning’s case, the […]
By Haley Prince, Intern Gen Z has felt like a “buzzword” for some time. We are the generation of unprecedented events. Beyond that, what else defines us? For one, we are a massive emerging consumer group with an estimated buying power of $360 billion. But keep in mind, as a consumer group we are unwaveringly […]
The Breakwater team closes each Monday all-staff meeting with a “Question of the Week” to get the creative juices flowing. QOTWs are posed by team members on a rotating basis and range from prompts on current global issues to the most underrated Halloween candy to imaginary scenarios that call for outside-the-box thinking. Our answers help […]
By Steve Weber, Partner “Weaponization” has become a favorite expression of commentators, politicians, and corporate actors in the past few years. Search it on Google and you’ll find it used in conversations about trade, finance, technology, regulatory and technical standards, even ESG criteria. What was once called propaganda is now “weaponization of information.” Economic sanctions […]
