The Human Race and The Axioms of Ways
I have been quiet of late. Life and work challenges? Perhaps. The weight of my worries about our world? Maybe.…
Wicked Problems and Human Realities
Wicked Problems and Human Realities
I have been quiet of late. Life and work challenges? Perhaps. The weight of my worries about our world? Maybe.…
I don’t write recaps, reflections, or predictions. At least not normally. (Mind you, my book was all three of those…
The world is a messy, fractious place right now. But maybe its just a test. A trial period for us to figure stuff out for the REAL tough problems we better figure out as a planet. Brings some context to some of our current issues
I have been listening to the discussion on the Calgary 2026 Olympic bid for the past few months with some…
I had the true pleasure of speaking this week at the “Policy Matters” conference in Edmonton. Held every two years…
As we look into the deep challenges of the day including inequalities of wealth and opportunity distribution caused by technology, and the disappearance of trust with all institutions – we can be easily overwhelmed.
… just wanted to let you in on a conversation I had this morning. It was with a very successful,…
A funny thing happened on the way to 2017. 2016. Clearly, 2016 is in the pole position for the worst…
Purpose. It is a simple, bold and powerful word. It directs us, anchors us and provides a North Star when the…
This final blog post before the book Tip of the Spear is finished, stems from my worries about some of…
…while human ingenuity has exponentially increased the transistors on a chip for the past 40 years, we have not applied the same exponential thinking to our dreams nor human compassion.
Welcome to my new company, website and forthcoming book, The Tip of the Spear. It has been a very exciting…
Part 3: Action & Answers I have spent much of the past year meeting and talking with people about their…
Part 1 of the Tip of the Spear blog post suggested we needed to “appreciate” the scope and speed of…
“The future has arrived — it’s just not evenly distributed yet.” William Gibson, 1992 Two questions: What do Donald Trump…
Innovation and change comes primarily from the intersection of existing and new disciplines. What makes today’s reality challenging – business,…
It occurred to me as I watched another western Canadian technology firm head down to spend 42 hours in the…
If you have read Walter Isaacson’s excellent biography of Steve Jobs you will know that one of the central themes…
I recently gave a presentation to a group C-level executives and other leaders from the Safety and Training world on…