Unlearning PowerPoint

As a professional futurist and speaker, I must admit that I was absolutely fascinated by this article: "Holographic meetings, gestures as mouse clicks and the Microsoft magic wand." This is because it highlights my own continuing need to unlearn. Is there really a need for me to physically travel all over the world to deliver [...]

By |2009-05-20T08:56:43-05:00May 20, 2009|Creativity, Future|Comments Off on Unlearning PowerPoint

Unlearning 101: Lesson # 10 — Change Your World View

In honor of today's lesson, I'm adding Abraham Maslow's "Toward a Psychology of Being" to my anti-library. The reason is because Maslow has said that one compoent of becoming self-actualized is the ability to "change one's worldview."

By |2009-05-14T11:49:58-05:00May 14, 2009|Creativity|Comments Off on Unlearning 101: Lesson # 10 — Change Your World View

Unlearning 101: Lesson #8

Today's addition to my anti-library is Steven M. Johnson's "What the World Needs Now: A Resource Book for Daydreamers, Frustrated Inventors, Cranks, Efficiency Experts, Upotians, Gadgeteers and Just About Everybody Else."

By |2009-05-12T12:18:13-05:00May 12, 2009|Creativity|Comments Off on Unlearning 101: Lesson #8

In Praise of Absurd ideas

As regular readers know, I am a big fan of ”the power of play”—the idea that we need to reengage our inner-child if we truly want to innovate our way into the future. To this end, I’d invite you to read this article by Allison Arieff entitled ”Searching for Value in Ludicrous Ideas.” Related Posts [...]

By |2009-05-12T09:23:00-05:00May 12, 2009|Creativity, Future|Comments Off on In Praise of Absurd ideas
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