The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
If You’re Looking At The Past To Design The Future, You’re Going To Crash And Burn One reason why Apple is innovating and winning, while Nokia is not. Unfortunately, the headline using a dramatic effect to get attention, but is not an accurate statement. Be careful about too much credit to Apple’s current design efforts. …
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The New Oil Should private companies control our most precious natural resource? Sitka, Alaska, is home to one of the world’s most spectacular lakes. Nestled into a U-shaped valley of dense forests and majestic peaks, and fed by snowpack and glaciers, the reservoir, named Blue Lake for its deep blue hues, holds trillions of gallons …
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How social networks can answer a question faster than Google Direct to conclusion: Things to ponder: The combination of people-based and computer-based networks (Twitter, Lotus Connections) brought forth the story in three hours. Social networks answer questions at business speed. It verified what Google couldn’t. It pays to “cultivate your margins” and pay attention to …
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Where ideas come from Wired News hosts a conversation between Kevin Kelly and Steven Johnson, who’ve written similar books… Steven – Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation; and Kevin – What Technology Wants. Steven “finds that great creative milieus, whether MIT or Los Alamos, New York City or the World Wide …
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Before & After Books Recommended by Seth Godin. Before and After How To Design Cool Stuff By John McWade Before & After, How To Design Cool Stuff, is 226 pages of design for every designer, young and old, who is looking for inspiration as well as instruction. In a friendly and straightforward style, this book …
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Published online 21 July 2010 | Nature 466, 432-434 (2010) Ecology: A world without mosquitoes Eradicating any organism would have serious consequences for ecosystems — wouldn’t it? Not when it comes to mosquitoes, finds Janet Fang. (download pdf version) Every day, Jittawadee Murphy unlocks a hot, padlocked room at the Walter Reed Army Institute of …
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Knowledge Management Specialties By Stan Garfield (Twitter: @stangarfield) – Revised September 1, 2010 The field of knowledge management includes a wide variety of components and disciplines. Here is a list of 25 specialties practiced by those in the field, followed by Tara Pangakis list of 50 KM components across people, processes, and technologies. Sharing, culture, …
