This slideshow explores the uncertainties facing the world in 2015 and suggests fifteen strategic questions every organization should be asking.
Read moreThinking out loud: Back in January of 2009 I wrote the blog post below. Since then, the White House, and several part of the executive branch, with the support of congress, have attempted to shore-up American labor with stimulus funds and various other efforts. I believe much of their effort is misguided because they do.
Read moreThe October 2010 Scientific American reports on an exclusive poll about trust in science. For the most part, people trust scientists, but not at the highest level, especially when it comes to things that non-scientists have personal experience with. At the low end of the trust rung were food safety, vitamins and supplements, genetically modified.
Read moreAt the risk of committing more overthinking of the Grand Challenges for Engineering, I want to take a first pass at discussing what I think is wrong with them in a very specific way, and honing the list into something more grand. Here is the current list: Make solar energy economical Provide energy from fusion.
Read moreAn Huffington Post piece on 10 Local American Economies That Have Change Forever was pointed out to me. I was asked to provide a strategic context. Here is my take. Cities have traditionally been opportunistic. Some entrepreneur select a city as a site for something, a railroad headquarters, a large government facility, aerospace manufacturing or.
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