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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Getting started on the new book
July 22nd, 2010 · No Comments
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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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