Monthly Archives: May 2003

WHY INNOVATION HAPPENS IN WAVES

Posted on May 31, 2003 by Dave Pollard

Two years ago, Elliott Ichimura, a colleague of mine, pulled together ideas from eight different sources to produce the Virtuous Cycle of Innovation shown above.  The eight sources he used are:    Weird Ideas That Work – Robert Sutton   … Continue reading →

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FRIDAY FIVE ON POSTERITY

Posted on May 30, 2003 by Dave Pollard

Heavy duty Friday Five this week, deep questions on what each of us wants to be able to look back on at the end of our lives with pride. I can’t resist that kind of quiz, of course: 1. What … Continue reading →

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PLAYING DICE WITH THE WORLD ECONOMY

Posted on May 30, 2003 by Dave Pollard

A couple of months ago, I reported on a scheme from economist Richard Douthwaite on how to end US military aggression by forcing down the inflated value of the US dollar. Since then, the dollar has been in precipitous decline, … Continue reading →

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AN ARMY OF DRAGONS

Posted on May 29, 2003 by Dave Pollard

Listen to mainstream media newscasts or Bush regime spokesmen and you get the impression that outside Washington, Hollywood, Jerusalem & Baghdad, there is no news. But in the real world, events make the overblown, skewed and fabricated stories that most … Continue reading →

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SOCIAL NETWORKING, SOCIAL SOFTWARE AND THE FUTURE OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

Posted on May 28, 2003 by Dave Pollard

I‘ve been trading comments and e-mails with Gary Lawrence Murphy at Teledyn about the current craze over Social Software and Network Enablement, and how that plays into the current sorry state of Knowledge Management. A big problem with KM is … Continue reading →

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REALITY CHECK FOR TEACHERS, LOVERS, WRITERS, AND LOVERS OF LANGUAGE

Posted on May 27, 2003 by Dave Pollard

A thoughtful and provocative quote from educator John Holt (1923-1985) from How Children Learn: We teachers – perhaps all human beings – are in the grip of an astonishing delusion. We think that we can take a picture, a structure, … Continue reading →

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CARRY ON

Posted on May 27, 2003 by Dave Pollard

Sitting here listening to some old Crosby Stills Nash & Young songs, and it occurred to me how powerful many of the lyrics of that era were. I must be getting old, or listening to the wrong stuff. If anyone … Continue reading →

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JEB BUSH FORCES HIS RELIGIOUS DOGMA ON PREGNANT FLORIDA WOMAN

Posted on May 26, 2003 by Dave Pollard

Jeb Bush has interfered in the case of a raped, severely mentally and physically disabled Florida woman, insisting that a state guardian be appointed to protect the ‘rights’ of the five-month-old fetus, before one is appointed for the woman, who … Continue reading →

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WHY WE BUY FROM CRIMINALS: THE NEED FOR A CORPORATE ETHICS CLEARING-HOUSE

Posted on May 26, 2003 by Dave Pollard

From James Surowiecki at the New Yorker , an explanation of why consumers continue to do business with companies that have ripped them off: Last year, Merrill Lynch was accused of defrauding its clients by giving them corrupt advice about … Continue reading →

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THE PERFECT DUTCH INDONESIAN DINNER

Posted on May 25, 2003 by Dave Pollard

Last night our neighbourhood dinner club held its monthly theme dinner. Our neighbours Sharon & Gary hosted the appetizers, my wife and I hosted the main course, and our neighbours Carol & Doug hosted the desserts. We’ve been at this … Continue reading →

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