The balance of power is shifting away from the exclusive domain of huge monolithic organizations and creating enormous market opportunities. We are witnessing an exponential growth in creative destruction. Old ideas are overtaken by new ones. Despite our nostalgia for how it used to be, our existence depends upon this ...
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As I was eating lunch under blue skies yesterday, I looked out over a field covered with the yellow hues of the infamous dandelion. Ever since buying my first house, I have been fascinated with the polarizing nature of the dandelion. People either curse its existence or relish its role as a ...
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As I was participating this week in a blogging workshop taught by Sarah Robbins, our director of emerging technologies, I began to reflect on the various blog entries I have written over the past couple months. Who am I trying to connect to with these thoughts and ideas?Here's who I ...
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Despite being in denial for about two years, I must admit I am a Starbucks addict. I have always enjoyed a strong cup of coffee and a place to gather my thoughts. With the road warrior life my career has provided me, the green and white Starbucks logo is like ...
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Accompanying my parents to the local AAA office prior to our family vacations was always an adventure. It seems odd now, but at the time there was no better place to get travel information. All the maps, travel books, and travel brochures you could ever want for any destination in ...
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Whenever I travel, I like to stop and watch the street performances different cities have to offer. Whether it is an improvised drum corp on Michigan Avenue in Chicago, an acoustic guitar soloist in the Union Square subway station in NYC, or kids dancing at Jackson Square in New Orleans, ...
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Can you tell I'm feeling a bit emboldened now that I am a Media Mogul? I can see a difference in the way doors are opening up for me. They're swinging open left, right, and all around me.Within the past two weeks, I have launched my own social community, created ...
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I was born in the shadows of the home of the late William Jennings Bryan, three-time Populist presidential candidate famous for his "Cross of Gold" speech and an unshakable belief in the common man. Maybe that's why I like rooting for the underdog. Yes, I get teary-eyed at the climax ...
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It was this past Wednesday morning as I was driving with two of my colleagues when it hit me. This decade is almost over. Has it really been eight years since people wore those "2000" party sunglasses in Times Square? It does seem like a lifetime ago that the main ...
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Somewhere along the way I heard this observation:People are shaped by the friendships they keep, books they read, television programs they watch, and audiotapes they listen to. Even though it's a bit dated (what are audiotapes?), the core message remains the same. Each of us are influenced by the connections ...
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