Michael Garcia

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About me

Industry Consulting
Occupation Founder of Ripple Advisors. We are a unique strategic advisory boutique focused on the long term ripples and sustainability issues affecting us all. We serve a diverse set of clients worldwide.
Location Baltimore, Maryland
Introduction The Flow is all about ripples. Long-term trends and sub-trends that are changing the global investment/business landscape.
Interests Trends, fusion cuisine, contrarian thinking, philosophy, innovation, complexity theory, geopolitics and geostrategy, design, architecture, India and China, writing, running and surfing
Favorite Music The Grateful Dead, The Gypsy Kings, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane
Favorite Books The Rise and Fall of Great Powers, The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Power, Visions of Jazz: The First Century, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon, The Capitve Mind, Saint Thomas Aquinas: "The Dumb Ox", The Great Game, The Rise and Fall of The British Empire, The Great Gatsby, Around the World in Eighty Days, Casino Royale, On the Road, The Giving Tree, Gulliver's Travels