Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Why You Should Stop Brainstorming AND BrainSWARM

BrainSWARMING: The narrative is dull as are the examples but the principle is sound today, not that they should trash brainstorming in its entirety http://blogs.hbr.org/2014/03/why-you-should-stop-brainstorming/




If you put the "corp speak" to one side, in this day and age of crowd collaboration and learning, there's merit in this approach, don't you think? Vision and purpose with a good dose of JFDI, competence and sharing, maybe?

Thursday, March 13, 2014

Goldman Sachs: Bitcoin Isn't a Currency But Underlying Tech Holds Promise

Goldman Sachs: Bitcoin Isn't a Currency But Underlying Tech Holds Promise




More interesting stuff:




"However, Wilson and Ursua also point out that bitcoin shows more promise in terms of its payments technology than as a stable store of value, which is what many bitcoin entrepreneurs have been saying all along."

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

These Mad Scientists Want to Replace Solar Panels With Potted Plants | Wired Design | Wired.com

This video is cool and they say "necessity is the mother of all invention" and the real mother here is nature, nature after all only follows OR I should say: delivers the laws of nature! Science and nature: you don't have to "believe" in the laws of nature for them to work for you or anyone else!




These Mad Scientists Want to Replace Solar Panels With Potted Plants | Wired Design | Wired.com

Friday, March 07, 2014

A vision from 1930 towards 2030

100yr vision from a time well before we have.know.do what we do today! Written in 1930, times not to different to today in terms of uncertainty and austerity. We should be in little doubt about the goal to eradicate extreme poverty by 2030 in spite of all the past, present and future challenges www.econ.yale.edu/smith/econ116a/keynes1.pdf


http://www.adamsmith.org/blog/economics/where-keynes-went-wrong-in-economic-possibilities-for-our-grandchildren


http://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21594264-previous-technological-innovation-has-always-delivered-more-long-run-employment-not-less


http://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/may/08/john-maynard-keynes-hypothetical-grandchildren


2030 and the eradication of extreme poverty, a goal we can and must reach!