At the heart of scenario planning is the belief that we all fall pray to our biases and that only techniques like scenario planning can help us expand our intellectual horizons in order to see things we might ignore, hear things we might tune out, and incorporate knowledge we might otherwise find blasphemy or hypocrisy. Michael Shermer's new book, The Believing Brain, … [Read more...] about Michael Shermer’s Believing Brain: Anybody Who Doubts the Need for Scenario Planning Needs to Read Shermer
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A Must Listen: Diane Ravitch Says Standardized Testing Undermines Teaching from NPR Fresh Air
A Must Listen: Diane Ravitch Says Standardized Testing Undermines Teaching from NPR Fresh Air Cover photo by Emily Ranquist on Pexels.com This interview is a couple of weeks old, but it is one of the best discussions I have heard on the issues of American education. I encourage you to take time to listen or read the highlights. My commentary: When you listen to the … [Read more...] about A Must Listen: Diane Ravitch Says Standardized Testing Undermines Teaching from NPR Fresh Air
Infographic: The New Hire-to-Retire Cycle
A few weeks ago I wrote a paper for Cisco that outlined what I call Organization Next. Today I will be with the Human Capital Institute via webinar (sign-up here) talking about the paper through the infographic below, which summarizes the key points of the paper. I look forward to talking with you this morning. PDF here … [Read more...] about Infographic: The New Hire-to-Retire Cycle
Going to the Cloud Does Create Risk, Is Uncertain
When the cloud is happily, well, clouding along, delivering services, receiving requests and serving up data, everybody is happy. But companies who rely on the cloud for business have made a strategic choice to put their economic and business viability firmly in the hands of technology, and the arbiters of technology, the cloud service providers. Although cloud services offer … [Read more...] about Going to the Cloud Does Create Risk, Is Uncertain
Time for Congress to Step Up and Address Tax Reform as a Valid Strategy
Fiscal restraint in the US will not be enough to reduce the growing deficit (although, as with all things about the future, emergent influences may we exacerbate or ameliorate the deficit in unforeseen ways). However, on a practical note, revenue is one part of the dual pronged attack on deficits, the other, is reduced spending. Perhaps the most important information in this … [Read more...] about Time for Congress to Step Up and Address Tax Reform as a Valid Strategy