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Entries Tagged as 'Great Books'

Getting started on the new book

July 22nd, 2010 · No Comments

Actually, something even more exciting happened this week, but  I can’t talk about it yet. So, I will tell you about a post singularity sci fi book that I decided to write. I have a problem with all sci fi that I have ever read in that it does not reach far enough, it lacks [...]

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Tags: FutureWorks · Great Books · Innovation

Traveling to Ukraine

December 23rd, 2009 · No Comments

From December 26th to January 5th I will be in Lugansk, Ukraine. It is likely that I will not blog while I am there, but than again, who knows. Aside from personal reasons for the trip, I will get a chance to meet Professor Kamin, who is one of the TRIZ education experts and an [...]

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Tags: FutureWorks · Great Books

What do white cows drink?

December 17th, 2009 · No Comments

Human mind is fascinating. It can precisely solve complex problems and get tripped up by the most basic questions. What do white cows drink? Water, surely.  But I can almost bet your first response was milk.  Being aware of the mind’s eccentricities is very important in both marketing and management. Predictably Irrational,  Nudge: Improving Decisions [...]

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Tags: 1. Entrepreneurial Management · 2. Engaged Manpower · 5. Expanding Market · Great Books

The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch

September 28th, 2009 · No Comments

I just enjoyed the previlage of watching The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch. The story is awesome, the delivery is superb, but most of all it teaches us the value of a good head fake: when we are directing someone to do something that they may think is fun not because of the intrinsic value [...]

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Tags: Education · Great Books · Personal Matrix

Book Review: Sophie’s World

September 20th, 2009 · No Comments

Sophie’s world starts out reading like a highly summarized survey of philosophy, and it takes until half way in the book for the plot line to really take off. I found the first half hard to read and being only generally correct about the specific subjects of philosophy that it purports to explain.  I was [...]

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Tags: Great Books