Last Wednesday bioinformaticist and computer scientist, Raymond McCauley inserted an RFID chip into his hand on stage at Singularity University in Amsterdam. It’s the first step in being able to interact seamlessly with the Internet of Things. When Raymond approaches an object programmed to respond accordingly information will be transferred without any effort on his […]
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John von Neumann was a mathematical genius and inventor who lived from 1903 to 1957. (One of his students, Paul Halmos, taught at Indiana University while I was there getting my math degree. I have an autographed copy of Halmos’s book, Finite Dimensional Vector Spaces). von Neuman was the first person I know to speak
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This weekend my 16 yr old son, Gabe, and I went to Johnson City, Tennessee, to empty out my father’s house – my dad is moving out at the age of 81 and needed help with clearing, cleaning, and moving his stuff out. While we were there Gabe turned me onto Reddit. It reminded me
Google shows you the past. Twitter points to the present. Pinterest reveals the future. When you search, Google shows you what is known – the past. When you read tweets, they disclose what people are focusing on now – the present. Pinterest shows you what people want and that is what they are most likely
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When an association is facing inevitable change but does not have a solid approach, a strategic foresight and innovation initiative can make all the difference. Based on my experience in many associations, these are the core components: 1. The volunteer leadership including the Board of Directors, especially the Executive Committee, take on the mandate of
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My wife, Laura Baron, is my secret addiction! Laura is a singer songwriter with a long list of awards, accomplishments, and CDs. She writes a blog, Daily Dose of the Muse. and I thought her latest post was very cool. My Secret Addiction So I don�t smoke cigarettes or drink much (love the occasional Shiraz
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I once worked on an initiative that was destined for greatness. We were building a cutting edge internal network in a global organization and our timing could not have been better. Our staff members around the world were clamoring for greater connectivity. We brought in the best of the best. We had highly paid, well-recognized,
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Peter Diamandis, founder of the XPrize and author of Abundance: The Future is Better than You Think, was recently interviewed by President Clinton at the Clinton Global Initiative. Click on the photo at the right to see a12 minute clip. By creating and managing large-scale competitions to benefit humanity, the XPrize has become the global
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