<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Performance Improvement Institute]]></title><description><![CDATA[sopr]]></description><link>https://mbernardez94.wixsite.com/piiblogs/pii-brain-hub</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 23:39:49 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.sopr.app/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Turning Slums into Neighborhoods: The Barrio Mugica Transformation and the Challenges Ahead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Can Slums Become Sustainable Neighborhoods? Lessons from Buenos Aires After nearly a decade working, researching, and learning inside Barrio Mugica in Buenos Aires, I am pleased to announce the publication of my new book: Tᴜʀɴɪɴɢ Sʟᴜᴍs ɪɴᴛᴏ Nᴇɪɢʜʙᴏᴏᴅs: Tʜᴇ Bᴀʀʀɪᴏ Mᴜɢɪᴄᴀ Tʀᴀɴsғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɪɴ Bᴜᴇɴᴏs Aɪʀᴇs (2016–2023) The book analyzes one of the most ambitious urban and social integration programs in Latin America: the transformation of Villa 31 into Barrio Padre Carlos Mugica. This is not a story...]]></description><link>https://www.sopr.app/single-post/turning-slums-into-neighborhoods-the-barrio-mugica-transformation-and-the-challenges-ahead</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1897c9c2da9ec2684a6481</guid><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 19:47:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b26383_f14c88d4d8754bc1922cb80e1316ccf0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_853,h_571,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mariano Bernardez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Human Performance AI: Consulting in the Age of AI Assistants - A New AI handbook by Mariano Bernardez]]></title><description><![CDATA[For more than two decades, Human Performance has been used by consultants, managers, HR leaders, trainers, and organizational development professionals as a practical field handbook for solving performance problems in real organizations. Today, the rules of performance improvement are changing again. Artificial Intelligence is reshaping how organizations analyze problems, redesign processes, support decisions, develop people, and compete. The question is no longer whether AI will affect...]]></description><link>https://www.sopr.app/single-post/human-performance-ai-consulting-in-the-age-of-ai-assistants-a-new-ai-handbook-by-mariano-bernarde</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ff9af77e54dfff8b003484</guid><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 20:46:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b26383_05b01c3c7c0e4e109aca807fd7eb4da6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_592,h_356,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mariano Bernardez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Premios Kaufman 2026: Impacto social y ambiental ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nos enorgullece anunciar a los ganadores del Premio Kaufman 2026 al Impacto Social y Ambienta l,  otorgado por el  Centro Kaufman en colaboración con la Sociedad Internacional para la Mejora del Rendimiento (ISPI) . Estos premios reconocen iniciativas que generan resultados medibles a nivel individual (micro), comunitario/sistémico (macro) y social (mega) . Los premiados de este año muestran cómo los principios de mejora del rendimiento pueden transformar territorios y tecnologías en motores...]]></description><link>https://www.sopr.app/single-post/premios-kaufman-2026-impacto-social-y-ambiental</link><guid isPermaLink="false">695d7f00955bbdda690c8de8</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 21:45:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b26383_f32c89def5bc4aafa3ff6df3f4a49aa8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_786,h_518,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mariano Bernardez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil, Lithium, and Vaca Muerta: 21st-Century Blessing or the Same Curse with New Packaging?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recent economic history offers an intriguing paradox: countries like Norway, Canada, and the United Kingdom have extracted wealth from...]]></description><link>https://www.sopr.app/single-post/oil-lithium-and-vaca-muerta-21st-century-blessing-or-the-same-curse-with-new-packaging</link><guid isPermaLink="false">686312023b70d6e1975a84b9</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 22:41:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b26383_95498e8afb254a27a334482c24420d35~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_951,h_592,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mariano Bernardez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Petróleo, Litio y Vaca Muerta: ¿Bendición del siglo XXI o la misma maldición con nuevo packaging?]]></title><description><![CDATA[La historia económica reciente ofrece una paradoja intrigante: países como Noruega, Canadá o el Reino Unido  han extraído riqueza del...]]></description><link>https://www.sopr.app/single-post/petr%C3%B3leo-litio-y-vaca-muerta-bendici%C3%B3n-del-siglo-xxi-o-la-misma-maldici%C3%B3n-con-nuevo-packaging</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6863092eefd1ca0d1d58d526</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 22:20:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b26383_4e80104c492645719ce14c99fc665589~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_594,h_369,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mariano Bernardez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[We Have Been Using AI All Along: What Uber, Airbnb, and Amazon Knew Before ChatGPT]]></title><description><![CDATA[By: Mariano Bernardez, Kaufman Center AI,  an old friend Before ChatGPT and boardroom buzzwords, AI was already quietly transforming how...]]></description><link>https://www.sopr.app/single-post/we-have-been-using-ai-all-along-what-uber-airbnb-and-amazon-knew-before-chatgpt</link><guid isPermaLink="false">684b52df7279e15b135400b9</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 22:28:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b26383_5f1ef7175dfb4374b552773dc2510606~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_597,h_369,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mariano Bernardez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Spain and Portugal Went Dark… My Phone Kept Us Global]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Mariano Bernardez, Kaufman Center Think Tank Last week, colleagues across Spain and Portugal suddenly dropped off the map. The cause?...]]></description><link>https://www.sopr.app/single-post/when-spain-and-portugal-went-dark-my-phone-kept-us-global</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68127e3980e2422fe50cac10</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 19:51:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b26383_1d2bb69548e640f3985cab9fe252a85f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_598,h_321,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mariano Bernardez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cuando España y Portugal se apagaron… mi teléfono nos mantuvo globales]]></title><description><![CDATA[Por: Mariano Bernardez, Kaufman Center Think Tank La semana pasada, colegas de toda España y Portugal desaparecieron repentinamente del...]]></description><link>https://www.sopr.app/single-post/cuando-espa%C3%B1a-y-portugal-se-apagaron-mi-tel%C3%A9fono-nos-mantuvo-globales</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68127ca81cc052b94e6af52f</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 19:45:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b26383_1d2bb69548e640f3985cab9fe252a85f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_598,h_321,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mariano Bernardez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Demographic and Cultural Future of U.S. Society ]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Mariano Bernardez, Kaufman Center for Social Innovation Introduction The trajectory of American society over the next two decades will...]]></description><link>https://www.sopr.app/single-post/the-demographic-and-cultural-future-of-u-s-society</link><guid isPermaLink="false">680d5c0e9e2e9d6190cb03b2</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2025 22:44:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b26383_3924dd657dce4bf4842e22a903d7692b~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_646,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mariano Bernardez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[KAUFMAN CENTER PODCAST: KAUFMAN AWARDS 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Explore the stories behind this year’s Kaufman Awards for Outstanding Social Impact.  From American Giant's revival of the U.S. textile...]]></description><link>https://www.sopr.app/single-post/kaufman-center-podcast-kaufman-awards-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">680ab8929e2e9d6190c2960b</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 22:24:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b26383_5ec0a07b845a4dc0ab82e64a5f75a959~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_410,h_255,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mariano Bernardez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Premios Kaufman 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[El Kaufman Center se enorgullece en anunciar los destinatarios de los Premios Kaufman 2025 por un destacado impacto social.  American...]]></description><link>https://www.sopr.app/single-post/premios-kaufman-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6809472303a013b9c37fe574</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:11:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b26383_69870ae642b7483287b6ab6f8d8816fc~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_407,h_224,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mariano Bernardez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kaufman Awards 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Kaufman Center is proud to announce the recipients of the 2025 Kaufman Awards for Outstanding Social Impact .  American Giant –...]]></description><link>https://www.sopr.app/single-post/kaufman-awards-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6809445a4e6729bd92bb5aea</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 19:56:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b26383_f32c89def5bc4aafa3ff6df3f4a49aa8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_786,h_518,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mariano Bernardez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Una mirada más de cerca al desempeño social de los aranceles estadounidenses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Por Mariano Bernardez En el evangelio de la globalización, los aranceles son el pecado original. Inicialmente, fueron fosos defensivos...]]></description><link>https://www.sopr.app/single-post/una-mirada-m%C3%A1s-de-cerca-al-desempe%C3%B1o-social-de-los-aranceles-estadounidenses</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67f998cee2fa4bec3f1163c4</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2025 22:45:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b26383_3ffb7f14279c4b8c8ebe3989c22053a7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_544,h_391,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mariano Bernardez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Closer Look at US Tariffs’ Social Performance]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Mariano Bernardez In the gospel of globalization, tariffs are the original sin. They began as defensive moats for fledgling American...]]></description><link>https://www.sopr.app/single-post/a-closer-look-at-us-tariffs-social-performance</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67f9917f555ee813e6abf507</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2025 22:24:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b26383_4bfec5ec9b67493684b9ca52596829a9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_627,h_362,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mariano Bernardez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[La globalización gana la primera ronda de la guerra comercial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mark Twain bromeó célebremente diciendo que los informes sobre su muerte eran muy exagerados. Hoy, podríamos decir lo mismo de la...]]></description><link>https://www.sopr.app/single-post/la-globalizaci%C3%B3n-gana-la-primera-ronda-de-la-guerra-comercial</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67f6fef26986efc420f5d212</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 23:25:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b26383_020c363058f540fbabe3278b1787adc2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_585,h_398,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mariano Bernardez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Globalization Wins the First Round of the Trade War]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mark Twain famously quipped that reports of his death were greatly exaggerated. Today, we might say the same of globalization. Despite...]]></description><link>https://www.sopr.app/single-post/globalization-wins-the-first-round-of-the-trade-war</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67f6efd8b789c928e044e41a</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 22:16:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b26383_35dd05827b4c43fa92521c679b7e2a20~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_303,h_297,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mariano Bernardez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Más allá del modelo de maquila]]></title><description><![CDATA[El modelo de maquila, predominantemente utilizado en Sonora y otros estados fronterizos mexicanos, se ha centrado tradicionalmente en la...]]></description><link>https://www.sopr.app/single-post/m%C3%A1s-all%C3%A1-del-modelo-de-maquila</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67f03315cbac1441ac3c7f0f</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 19:31:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b26383_b9db0e9a46ff4e52bbac22c2794fa1ee~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_593,h_378,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mariano Bernardez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Repensando las estrategias para las Mega regiones]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ante los desafíos que plantean los altos aranceles, las empresas en regiones como la Megarregion Arizona-Sonora pueden adaptar y...]]></description><link>https://www.sopr.app/single-post/repensando-las-estrategias-para-las-mega-regiones</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67f02f99e63ae16fef54c423</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 19:19:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b26383_edc71c47b0ad424fa822edd8c8d07a2e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_585,h_388,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mariano Bernardez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI Consciousness: Closer, Calmer, and More Practical Than You Think]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's been much speculation—and fear—about AI developing consciousness. Far from a science-fiction "Frankenstein" scenario, my latest...]]></description><link>https://www.sopr.app/single-post/consciousness-ai-s-next-frontier-is-closer-than-it-seems</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67e7053789f652c76e912f5a</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 20:23:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b26383_01953ca7402344c8848fee62b895b366~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_596,h_409,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mariano Bernardez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[La locura del método: Los efectos contraproducentes de los aranceles, los recortes presupuestarios con “motosierra” y la “repatriación” de los empleos]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mariano Bernardez -Kaufman Center Think Tank ¿Qué pasaría si las mismas políticas destinadas a “Hacer que Estados Unidos vuelva a ser...]]></description><link>https://www.sopr.app/single-post/la-locura-del-m%C3%A9todo-los-efectos-contraproducentes-de-los-aranceles-los-recortes-presupuestarios-c</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67cc6b93c8f72418d442341b</guid><pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2025 16:12:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://vimeo.com/1060941188" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Mariano Bernardez</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>