Yesterday we ran in to one of our acquaintances at the store the other day. He is a fellow in his sixties who did not even know how to turn on a computer a couple years ago. Yet, when we asked him what he was buying, he said, “I would not buy anything here. I can order [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Economics'
Internet changes everything…
August 16th, 2010 · No Comments
Tags: 5. Expanding Market · FutureWorks · Innovation
Why I love Progressives
August 4th, 2010 · No Comments
I am a capitalist. Well really, visionist, a person who believes that people with a vision (rather than capital) should control the world. However, a well functioning, transparent capitalism is a fairly close approximation, since people with the vision usually can align the resources behind it. Some of the wealthiest men today did not start with [...]
Tags: Politics
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 [...]
Tags: FutureWorks · Great Books · Innovation
Why USA is still a leading economy and why it will not last
July 8th, 2010 · No Comments
Yesterday I spent 45 minutes to walk to a restaurant that promised me free WIFI to speak for 2 minutes with a technician from a company that is a contractor to their contractor, who has agreed for pay to arrange an Internet connection for my wedding day that will be provided through a different provider [...]
Tags: 1. Entrepreneurial Management · 2. Engaged Manpower · Economics · Education · FutureWorks · Politics
First phase of TRIZ training is complete
July 3rd, 2010 · No Comments
Over the last week, I have had an opportunity to go through one-on-one TRIZ training program with Alex Kamin and feel that I have benefited greatly from it. There are many books and other such content that he gave me that I will be working on, the rest of the summer, but most importantly he [...]
Tags: Education · FutureWorks