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Trend: Measuring and Testing the Acquisition of Knowledge
Microsoft runs one of the largest training and certification communities in the world, related to its Microsoft Developer program. And they certainly "get knowledge" ; indeed, I…
Truckers, truck stops and the future - My upcoming keynote for the NATSO show!
Did you know that the typical truck today contains more technology than your typical small plane? They shouldn't be called truckers anymore -- they're "pilots!" That's but one of…
Article: How Associations Can Keep Up with Change, Change ... And More Change
Trends: What's Next for the Insurance Industry (interview)
I'm doing a lot of insurance keynotes lately, in all sectors -- property and casualty, life, employee benefit plans. It's catching some attention. The folks at ACORD, (Association…
The "tinkering economy," global growth and why the Mark 2 Hovercraft matters!
I'm often writing and speaking about real trends that matter. Not fads, or social-media driven hot-Youtube videos. Real, substantive trends which will provide for long term…
Article: Fueling America's Future: New Energy Solutions, New Careers
Some months back, the folks at DeVry University interviewed me as part of a series of articles they were doing to focus on the new careers of tomorrow. Their article arrived…
A "blast from the past from 2009 - "Canada announces end of economic relationship with US, & a bold new strategy to 2020"
So I was on the phone today with the CEO of a major global organization headquartered in Canada. I'll be opening a leadership meeting for the company in early 2013, and this was a…
What's hot? Search phrases from the week of October 8, 2012
I haven't done of these posts in a while -- it's a semi-regular summary of 10 of the most recent search phrases that resulted in people discovering information in my blog through…
Water's Worth It - and So Is Initiative!
Next Monday morning, I'll deliver the opening address for WEFTEC 2012 New Orleans, LA; it will be the kickoff for the Water Environment Federation’s (WEF) 85th annual technical…
Why US Manufacturing is Roaring Back - And Why They're Manufacturing Optimism!
As I wrote in one of my columns last year (“Smartphones are changing everything,” August 2011), when I give a keynote I like to use a service called Poll Everywhere — the same…
Innovation: Hire people you don't like -- and don't jump on bandwagons!
I recently discovered that I was quoted in one of the Phillipines major business journals, BusinessWorld, n an article, "Biggest Business Innovations Engines of Innovation"…
Three simple things about innovation.
I was a keynote speaker in San Diego last week for the PSCU Senior Leadership & Member Forum. I was honoured to be following Captain Mark Kelly, NASA astronaut, onto the stage…
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