Monthly Archives: June 2006

What I Regret Most

Posted on June 20, 2006 by Dave Pollard

Ask a person what she or he regrets most and you’ll probably learn more about them than you could from asking any other question. Many of us are defined, not by what we’ve done, but what we wish we’d done, … Continue reading →

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Now How Am I Going to Make a Living?

Posted on June 19, 2006 by Dave Pollard

I‘m thinking of changing the title of my book The Natural Enterprise to Now How Am I Going to Make a Living? When I originally wrote it, I wanted to share with young people in university and high school the … Continue reading →

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As Long As You Believe It

Posted on June 18, 2006 by Dave Pollard

AP Photo by Aaron HarrisOver the years I’ve attended a lot of conferences and conducted a lot of attendees’ reviews. A lot of factors differentiate good speakers from bad ones, but one of the top ones, which to me shouldn’t … Continue reading →

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Links for the Week – June 17, 2006

Posted on June 17, 2006 by Dave Pollard

Toronto Skyline shot by Sam Javanrouh at Daily Dose of Imagery. Wallpaper version available here. Unrest in Oaxaca Produces More Police Violence: As Mexico gets closer to a July 2 election that could be won by an anti-imperialist, anti-free-trade candidate … Continue reading →

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Why We Hate Complexity

Posted on June 16, 2006 by Dave Pollard

Natural and social systems are complex — that is, not entirely knowable, unpredictable, resistant to cause-and-effect analysis, in a word, mysterious. For our first three million years on Earth we humans, like every other species on the planet, accepted that … Continue reading →

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Customer Anthropology: The Art of Observation

Posted on June 15, 2006 by Dave Pollard

One of the fastest-growing disciplines in business goes by several names, but it’s all about observing customers (and potential customers) at work as a means of discovering unmet needs that your organization can fill. You won’t read much about it … Continue reading →

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Cultural Divergence After the Crash: Thoughts on The Only Life We Know

Posted on June 14, 2006 by Dave Pollard

Regular readers of How to Save the World know that I have been struggling for a couple of years with my novel The Only Life We Know. The novel takes place at the dawn of the 23rd century, a hundred … Continue reading →

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Hello SLA Members

Posted on June 13, 2006 by Dave Pollard

I‘d like to thank the organizers and attendees at the annual Special Libraries Association conference in Baltimore for giving me such a warmwelcome today. You can find the Harvesting Knowledge reading list here, and (until it is put up on … Continue reading →

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Reality TV: Insulating Ourselves Against Sadness

Posted on June 13, 2006 by Dave Pollard

[Posted from Baltimore]   Recently, I glimpsed a few scenes from so-called Reality TV shows while visiting the homes of family and friends. I found them so ghastly, so offensive, so warped, that I had to ask Why anyone would … Continue reading →

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Stumbling on Happiness: Why You’re Less Likely to Be Happy in the Future Than You Think

Posted on June 12, 2006 by Dave Pollard

Daniel Gilbert’s new book Stumbling on Happiness is a great summer read — you can polish it off in an afternoon or two and it will make you think about — and question — what you want to do with … Continue reading →

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