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YOU Also Inspire With Music
Do you have friends who say, “I love music, but I can’t play anything.”? I have always been a firm believer that almost everyone has musical talent – they just haven’t had the opportunity to discover what they’re good at yet. And this study confirms my belief. (I love it when that happens.) It turns out that……
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This Monty Python skit
This Monty Python skit on the Argument Clinic somehow reminds me of projects being implemented regardless of the input, advice or opposition of those they affect. Seeing this – well, it puts a whole different emphasis on the importance of change management. Or maybe it’s just a profession only a lawyer could love… (Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
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Mind Control?
Vaughan at Mind Hacks has a new post reminiscent of your favorite sci-fi films. Indeed, many world governments are now ordering weapons systems incorporating artificial intelligence. Maybe you don’t get the blue screen of death quite as often as I do, but this gives it a whole new meaning. In South Africa a software problem with a robot canon carried……
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The brain takes control
The brain takes control. Yes, it’s a commercial. I hope it makes you smile anyway. (Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
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The Source of The Economic Crisis
The Source of The Economic Crisis From the New Yorker, brought to my attention by Jim Collins (of Good to Great and other fame). “This crisis is the culmination of events and trends reaching back, depending on your perspective, four, seven, seventeen, twenty-two, twenty-seven, thirty-eight, sixty-five, or a hundred and two years. (…) The causes……
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Too many people overvalue what they are
Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are. Malcolm Forbes
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Extreme Computing
Extreme Computing Back in late January we talked about new advances in quantum computing. Science’s Jan 23 report talked about scientists’ success in using a qbit’s state of essentially occupying two spaces at the same time to, in essence, teleport it. A baby step perhaps, but pretty exciting stuff. Now Microsoft has announced the eXtreme Computing Group (XCG)……
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Does Recession Marketing Spending Really Pay Off?
Does Recession Marketing Spending Really Pay Off? “Tell me whether you’ve heard this one,” Christian Shea begins his post in MarketingProfs: “All the research shows that companies that spend on marketing during a recession come out ahead of the competition as the economy rebounds.” But is it really true? Kudos to Christian for challenging the……
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Symbols of Crisis
Today I read the closing line of an email telling me that the Chinese symbol for crisis is composed of two intriguing characters. You know how reliable those signature lines are, so I looked it up. Indeed, it’s true. The first character represents danger or peril of the situation. The second character signifies a crucial point of opportunity. The……
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How much do facts and data really influence
http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf How much do facts and data really influence our choices? One of the presentations in my current luncheon series focuses on this very issue, asking participants to choose between two options, based on the same facts. Despite having the same data and the same choices, each half of the audience chooses a different option.……
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The Promise and Peril of Nanotechnology
The Promise and Peril of Nanotechnology “Carbon nanotubes are smaller and harder than asbestos fibers, making it easier for them to enter the lungs and likely to cause far greater damage once there. Yet there are no standards for controlling them as a potential hazard in the lab or end-products.” I was startled when I read……
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The Strange Pull of Synchronicity
The Strange Pull of Synchronicity I still recollect that first meeting perfectly: a room filled with over a hundred well-dressed business owners, executives, and a few retirees belting out, “Old MacDonald had a farm, E – I – E – I – O, And on that farm he had a…” Why was this group of otherwise sane executives oinking,……
