Dear Readers: The French have a wonderful saying: "You can't get 12 months of work done in 12 months, but you can get 12 months of work done in 11 months." As a way of putting this wisdom into practice, I am taking off the entire month of August to clear my head so I [...]
Think: We have all heard the old saying about there being no need to "reinvent the wheel." Well, apparently there is and researchers in South Korea have quite literally reinvented the wheel and it may soon have some practical applications--especially for people in wheelchairs. The wheels go from solid to fluid when they encounter impediments and [...]
Think Harder: Love him or hate him, for the past 25 years Ray Kurzweil has been one of the most consistently accurate futurists in regard to where the world of technology has been heading. Now, he is predicting a million-fold increase in human intelligence by the year 2045. Here’s something to think about: Even [...]
Editor's note: Due to the 4th of July holiday, a full newsletter was not completed this week. The regular format will return next week. In lieu of the newsletter, I'd like to share two pieces which are important to me. The first is an article I wrote about my brother, his death, and one of [...]
"You can get 12 months of work done in 11 months but you can't get 12 months of work done in 12 months." Please re-read the above sentence. At first glance, it doesn't make any sense. Upon reflection, however, you may come to see the wisdom embedded within the statement. If you are constantly working, [...]
If you’ve got a great idea for a future venture, here’s some humble advice: Don’t listen to people who claim to have seen everything. First, I seriously doubt they have “seen everything.” And, if they really have seen everything, there is one thing they can’t have seen—and that’s what has not yet been created! (Remember: [...]
The future is in your creative hands. “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” -- Alan Kay This is a wonderful quotation and, as a futurist, I often use it. What is often overlooked in the statement is this tiny tidbit: Because everyone can create, everyone—and I mean everyone--has a [...]
A Mediocre Message for Future Success Like millions of other parents across America, I spent this morning watching my son’s soccer game. On the sideline, not far from me, was the parent of an opposing player wearing a t-shirt that read “Fear Failure”. As a competitive person, I understand the sentiment behind the slogan [...]
Most of us are familiar with the famous classroom dictum: i before e except after c. It is helpful most of the time but not always. For example, do you find it weird that the word "weird" isn't spelled wierd? If you wish to stay open to unlearning, it's helpful to remember that every rule [...]
As a parent, I believe we must constantly encourage our children to nurture and expand the creativity with which they are all inherently endowed. Unfortunately, as Ken Robinson explains in this brilliant TED talk, many schools are unintentionally yet, nevertheless, ruthlessly and systematically killing our children's creativity. Luckily, creative adults are coming to the rescue. [...]
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