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U.S. Manufacturing Is Not Dead, But It Definitely Needs To Start Working Out, Says Andy Grove of Intel
Andy Grove, one of the founders of Intel, on why the U.S. needs to get back on the stick in regards to manufacturing. First of all, we are still the largest manufacturer in the world, by the way. And we manufacture a lot of stuff that the rest of the world wants and can’t make Read More
Education Is Broken In U.S. But Testing More Is NOT The Answer
Just discovered this blog by Roger Schank – he’s a former professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon and a few other schools, now retired. I suggest taking a quick look if you want to get mad fast about the state of education in America, especially if you have doubts about “testing our way to Read More
Material Genome Project – Can It Help Save America’s Butt?
Getting new material and process innovations to market takes too long, according to the U.S. government, and observers everywhere. The new Federal Materials Genome Initiative aims to reduce the time it takes for advanced materials to go from concept to market by a factor of two. Encompassing a variety of mechanisms, including: More extensive use Read More
Awesome Gamification Podcasts – McGonigal and Schell
As I mentioned the other day, I spent part of January, February, and early March getting addicted to World of Warcraft. I was turned onto World of Warcraft as a model for improving applications in general by several podcasts and online talks I listened to over the past year, in particular those by Jane McGonigal Read More
Books You Should Read
A lot of the books I’ve read recently are not quite business books, but they are hugely applicable to issues that business face in creating innovative products, getting them to market, and selling them successfully. For example, [amazon-product text=”Made to Stick” type=”text”]1400064287[/amazon-product] by Chip and Dan Heath will not only help you understand how ideas Read More
What To Do If You Get Addicted To World of Warcraft
Starting in late January, I spent some time getting addicted to World of Warcraft. I finally had to quit – and completely delete the game from my computer – in March, since it was taking up a lot of time I wanted to spend doing other things, like working and sleeping. (I always managed to Read More
What I Make – Pens, Glass, Sawdust
Today’s prompt in the Reverb10 project is: Make. What was the last thing you made? What materials did you use? Is there something you want to make, but you need to clear some time for it? A wooden pen The last thing I made was a wooden pen, I have a picture of it to Read More
Reverb10 Day Five – Let Go
I’m participating in the Reverb10 project this year – an annual event and online initiative to reflect on my year and manifest what’s next. “Use the end of your year as an opportunity to reflect on what’s happened, and to send out reverberations for the year ahead. With Reverb 10 – and the 31 prompts Read More