Monthly Archives: January 2004

THE FUTURE OF BUSINESS

Posted on January 14, 2004 by Dave Pollard

This article is adapted from a presentation I am making at the World Congress on Intellectual Capital & Innovation at McMaster University later this week. I‘m going to start this future state vision at the front lines of a typical … Continue reading →

Posted in Working Smarter | 7 Comments

THE MOST IMPORTANT IDEAS OF 2003 – PART TWO

Posted on January 13, 2004 by Dave Pollard

This is the second in a series of articles that will be published intermittently this month. This article summarizes what I believe were the most important ideas of 2003 in the world of politics and economics. The first article in … Continue reading →

Posted in How the World Really Works | 4 Comments

THE END OF WORK

Posted on January 12, 2004 by Dave Pollard

One of the objectives of the ideas of Radical Simplicity is to free us from being wage slaves. The book suggests the way to do that is to spend less and save more, so that eventually your savings are enough … Continue reading →

Posted in Collapse Watch | 16 Comments

YOUR PLACE AT THE TABLE

Posted on January 11, 2004 by Dave Pollard

Chris Corrigan over at Parking Lot has just completed an intriguing (and a bit confusing, from a reader perspective) week-long Blog Switch with Alex Kjerulf. He’s back, and and he’s in fine form. He points us to a great list … Continue reading →

Posted in Our Culture / Ourselves | 5 Comments

ACTIVE SALON BLOGS LIST UPDATED

Posted on January 10, 2004 by Dave Pollard

I‘ve updated the Directory of Active Salon Blogs. Please send me details on any missing and new Salon Blogs, and errors in the Directory. I promise to post any updates I receive at least once a week. There are now … Continue reading →

Posted in Using Weblogs and Technology | 3 Comments

SECOND-GUESS YOUR CHOICE FOR PRESIDENT

Posted on January 10, 2004 by Dave Pollard

Via Pernicious Bloggage:  SelectSmart has a new questionnaire to help you identify your best choice for president based on his/her voting record, not just what he/she says on the podium. The selector told me I should be pushing for Al … Continue reading →

Posted in How the World Really Works | 4 Comments

IMF REPORT SAYS US DEFICITS THREATEN WORLD ECONOMY

Posted on January 9, 2004 by Dave Pollard

The NYT reports: “With its rising budget deficit and ballooning trade imbalance, the United States is running up a foreign debt of such record-breaking proportions that it threatens the financial stability of the global economy, according to a report made … Continue reading →

Posted in How the World Really Works | 14 Comments

MALCOLM GLADWELL ON SUV’S AND THE DANGER OF LEARNED HELPLESSNESS

Posted on January 8, 2004 by Dave Pollard

Malcolm does it again. My favourite New Yorker writer this week (it’s not in the online edition, alas) psychoanalyzes America’s passion with the SUV and provides some frightening conclusions on automobile safety and driver psychology, and then wryly hints at, … Continue reading →

Posted in Our Culture / Ourselves | 18 Comments

ODDS & ENDS

Posted on January 7, 2004 by Dave Pollard

Why Americans Can’t Laugh at American Culture Just about everyone in the world laughs at themselves, their own cultural stereotypes. Canadians are famous for it (Great White North, Due South etc.) and European literature is full of self-parody (Don Quixote, … Continue reading →

Posted in Our Culture / Ourselves | 24 Comments

IT’S AN HONOUR JUST TO BE NOMINATED…

Posted on January 6, 2004 by Dave Pollard

I‘m flattered to have been nominated for a Koufax award for ‘Best Blog’. The nominees, posted on Wampum’s blog, are without exception well known, excellent, and best of all, politically left-of-centre. I gasped just to see my humble blog’s name … Continue reading →

Posted in Using Weblogs and Technology | 6 Comments