It is empty to plead that the solution to the dilemmas of the present rests on the hands of the clock. The solution is in our hands. Lyndon Johnson (via stoweboyd)
Month: May 2013
Nanoflowers Grow in Tiny Garden : Discovery News
This is just plain old stunning…Nanoflowers Grow in Tiny Garden : Discovery News
nevver: Remembering Futurism Few people pack so much education and insight into a cartoon as @grantdraws…
futurescope: McKinsey: The $33 Trillion Technology Payoff From Bits Blog NYT: A new report from the McKinsey Global Institute, the research arm of the consulting firm, delivers a twist on the art form, and the difference is more than the timing. The 154-page report not only selects a dozen “disruptive” technologies from a candidate list …
The new mindset for risk managers requires rituals and approaches that are deeply embedded in the scenario thinking process: a capacity for learning, an appreciation of uncertainty and ambiguity, an understanding of the value of strategic conversation and a willingness to explore uncharted territory. Increasingly, executives are appreciating that the changing nature of risk requires …
Organizational psychology has long concerned itself with how to design work so that people will enjoy it and want to keep doing it. Traditionally the thinking has been that employers should appeal to workers’ more obvious forms of self-interest: financial incentives, yes, but also work that is inherently interesting or offers the possibility for career …
Rohit Talwar’s “Practical Magic” Keynote (Rohit is a TFA member)
futuresagency: Keynote presentation on how firms around the globe are responding to emerging drivers of change in creative ways to deliver strategic innovation, master emerging technologies and ensure survival and growth in turbulent times. Rohit Talwar's "Practical Magic" Keynote (Rohit is a TFA member)
smarterplanet: Collaborative Platforms Empower Citizens To Shape Their Communities [My Ideal City] - PSFK Participatory online platforms and visual tools are lowering the barriers to participation and empowering citizens to design their communities. These crowd planning systems facilitate an open dialogue between city agencies and the people they serve, establishing a structured process for collaboration …
Taste the Awesome, All Ye Who Enter Here: shutupaubrey: ishipitlikeups: dantheinsane1: ishipitlikeups: Nobody…
shutupaubrey: ishipitlikeups: dantheinsane1: ishipitlikeups: Nobody asked me to prom, so I took my calculator. Pics or it didn’t happen His name is T.I. He brought me flowers. Obligatory outdoor photos. Here I am, introducing him to friends. I wanna be this kid when I grow up.Taste the Awesome, All Ye Who Enter Here: shutupaubrey: ishipitlikeups: …
Try to acquire the weird practice of savouring your mistakes, delighting in uncovering the strange quirks that led you astray. Daniel Dennet, Daniel Dennett’s seven tools for thinking (via stoweboyd)
