My 16-year-old son and I were up until 3am on Sunday morning. It started around 10:30pm Saturday when we both got home from the movies. I saw Interstellar and he saw The Imitation Game, both great flicks. Each of us had seen the other, so we could share reflections on both movies together. We met […]
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What is a Grand Challenge and why is it such a powerful tool for associations? This video explores the basic elements and explains using examples.
Peter Diamandis, founder of the XPrize, is one of my heroes. He is a man of many talents and hastening the benefits of the future is one of them. Today I came upon a story he told of taking Stephen Hawking, the legendary physicist, for a ride. Here it is in Peter’s words: Back in
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This video covers the basics of the Knowledge Business Engine, the core revenue and value generator of successful associations that have evolved beyond a basic transactional model
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The chimney cleaner arrived about 8:15 a week ago today, right in the middle of our family scramble getting school lunch together and our daughter out the door for the bus on the coldest day of the year. We were looking for gloves, coats, hats and the dogs were everywhere underfoot. In comes the chimney
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I lay out the three stages of evolution of an association and share a little on why Grand Challenges grow organizations.
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It is a time to think about all that can be, as we are pregnant with the coming seasons. It is a time to dream, imagine and contemplate what is possible. And now we welcome the new year. Full of things that have never been. – Rainer Maria Rilke Simultaneously it is a time like
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A synchronicity is defined as: the simultaneous occurrence of events that appear significantly related but have no discernible causal connection. In other words, there does not appear to be any way one could have caused the other – they arise at the same time. You could call it luck, but if you’re using the term,
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Every year, where the earth is tipped farthest from the sun, there comes the longest night otherwise known as the winter solstice. Before people understood the rotation of the earth, its path around the sun, or the role of the tilt of the earth’s axis, all they had to go on was what they experienced:
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What’s the best and easiest way to improve the results you are getting in life? Invigorate your body. Don’t make it a big project with 100 discrete measures (unless you find that fun!). Do something simple and easy that you enjoy. Joy is a critical ingredient! You can experience greater health and energy anytime you:
