Here’s another of the skills you need. OK, this cartoon is old and silly. Everyone knows (today) that a smartphone is essential. But did we five years ago? Some did and some held on to their landline “just in case.” However, we still suffer from slow decision making. For example, at the end of July…
Sometimes we should fly high but stay close to the ground because it “feels safer.” Oops. Taking meaningful risks is part of getting to the future. There are eight enduring skills you should master. Challenge is one of them, but all too often falls victim to our being risk adverse. Our upcoming self-paced workshop…
If we ignore the successes AND MISTAKES of our past we may end up continuing down a path that leads nowhere. But we must be brutally honest with ourselves. Unfortunately, we lie to ourselves all too often. What has NOT worked for you or your organization and what are you going to change? There are…
Polio Virus – New York City – 2022 I read a little blurb today about the discovery of polio virus in the wastewater in New York City. This reminded me of a post I wrote in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic. Here’s the front end of that post. We’ve been down this road…
We have a current love affair with big data and analytics. However, we might not need all the data we’re collecting to get to the future. There are eight enduring skills you should master. Our upcoming on-line workshop has tools you can use. Signup for MindPrep News and you’ll get an early announcement. You can…
Here is this week’s mini-history for you education and entertainement. I hope you find it useful. A crash The Transcontinental and Western Air flight was a Fokker F.10 Trimotor enroute from Kansas City to Los Angeles on March 31, 1931. On the first leg of the flight to Wichita, the airplane crashed and all eight on board died,…
What might the guy who invented our currency say about today’s world of cryptocurrency and DeFi (Distributed Finance)? A bit of history Thomas Jefferson (you know, one of the guys who signed the Declaration of Independence) was a smart guy and was thinking about the monetary system for this new country, the United States of…
I was re-reading Barbara Tuchman’s 1981 book Practicing History and came across an article she wrote for Foreign Affairs, in 1936. It was entitled “Japan: A Clinical Note.” It smacks of today’s news. Historical context Japan invaded Manchuria on September 19, 1931. They established a puppet state, called Manchukuo, and occupied it until the end…
This is a story that has nothing to do with the internet. It has to do with health, safety, and quality of life. And, if you’re like me, you’ve enjoyed the benefits of a networked house for a long time. “Back in the Day” You used candles and kerosene lanterns for light at night. If…
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