An amazing piece. A fragment that certainly makes you think. Specialization is undeniably a powerful social and economic force. And yet it is also debilitating. It breeds helplessness, dependence, and ignorance and, eventually, it undermines any sense of responsibility. Our…
I was listening to this podcast titled Cognitive Fire – The Language: A Cultural Tool. What caught my attention was Daniel’s statement: They live along the Amazon river, close to the water. They fish and eat. Since they have a…
Once in a while, I slip into a fantasy world. Normally it is triggered by some article or book I read or some movie I watch. It may be because I love SciFi - though, I am not finding time…
When we get together with others, even at a weekly meeting, it either works, or it doesn’t. Seth’s blog post got me reflecting. I remember a few meetings that changed my life. Some of these were one on one meetings and some of…
I am often amazed by ideas, points of view, new insights, writings and innovations that others come up with. I keep asking myself, “why did I not think of that”? So I did a little thinking and came up with…
I came across a Tweet by@InteraXon: A growing need for bionic limbs, and affordable access for MEG brain research tools: this weeks’ News Roundup! ow.ly/g96TT This market is growing rapidly. It is expected that by 2017, bionic limbs (including ones…
I love this. It explains a lot of what happens to companies when they grow big. From The Disciplined Pursuit of Less. Phase 1: When we really have clarity of purpose, it leads to success. Phase 2: When we have success, it…
Several years ago I was describing our product, InfoMinder to a friend. I told him how cool it is, to have something that tracks websites, and alerts you when they change. He patiently listened to my pitch and asked a…
If you are intensely curious about the relationship between Creativity, Imagination, Flow, Intelligence and Finding your passion, The Element by Ken Robinson is a must read. Ever since I first heard Ken Robinson’s TED talk, I was hooked to his…
Sometimes my reading resembles the execution of a program on a computer. It never used to be like this. It also does not happen (most of the time) when I read books. Let me explain: 1. I was reading my…
