Day: December 28, 2010

Daniel Pink May Not Like This – But Let’s Hope it Works (Government Prizes for Innovation)

In Daniel Pink’s excellent book, DRiVE:  The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, he argues – well, here’s his own Twitter summary of the book: Twitter summary (in Pink’s own words, from the end of the book):   “Carrots & sticks are so last century.  Drive says for 21st century work, we need to upgrade to… Read More Daniel Pink May Not Like This – But Let’s Hope it Works (Government Prizes for Innovation)

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Inventors of Derivatives vs. the Inventor of Disneyland – or, Why We Got in So Much Trouble

The evidence keeps mounting regarding the proliferation of traders over builders, and this has not been a good development for our economy. I first saw this distinction described in Richard Florida’s book The Great Reset.  I blogged about it here: “Traders” vs. “Builders” – the “Fantasy Economy” vs. the “Real Economy.”. Here is the key quote… Read More Inventors of Derivatives vs. the Inventor of Disneyland – or, Why We Got in So Much Trouble

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Here’s Our Assignment for the last days of 2010 – Unclutter! (with insight from David Allen)

(yes, I am writing this for me to follow!) Here’s the problem. The New Year is about to arrive.  We are all buried in unfinished work, and cluttered space in our minds, on our desks, and in our cars and houses, from 2010. Here’s the solution: spend as much time as possible uncluttering this week. … Read More Here’s Our Assignment for the last days of 2010 – Unclutter! (with insight from David Allen)

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