Is shame necessary?: new uses for an old tool

In cultures that champion the individual, guilt - an internal voice nagging its owner - is advertised as the cornerstone of conscience.

Yet while guilt holds individuals to their own standards, it proves impotent in the face of corrupt corporate policies.

The answer to the limitations of guilt can be found in shame.

While shame is a tool that many of us find discomforting, Jennifer Jacquet persuasively argues that it can be retrofitted for the age of digital technology in such a way to offset the shortcomings of guilt.