CES 2018 Untrends This year I am writing about CES 2018 from the sidelines, but with the number of press releases that have flowed into my inbox, I don’t feel like I’m missing much. And my feet have already sent me a thank you note from the future. Top-line: The biggest underlying shift at CES 2018 comes from it turning into a software show rather than a hardware show, at … [Read more...] about 8 CES 2018 Untrends
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Disneyland Tomorrowland Abandons The Future: And What They Should Do About It
Disneyland Tomorrowland (Photo credit: Daniel W. Rasmus) Disneyland Tomorrowland Abandons the Future in: What Should Disney Do? Walt Disney was a major advocate for the future. He designed Disneyland's Tomorrowland to showcase emerging ideas and technologies, to intrigue and inspire. Disney has all but abandoned science in favor of fantasy. While some might point to … [Read more...] about Disneyland Tomorrowland Abandons The Future: And What They Should Do About It
The Folger Shakespeare Library: My Close Encounter with The First Folio
The Folger Shakespeare Library: Visiting the First Folio Every time I visit Washington D. C. I make time to include a stroll through the Folger Shakespeare Library's exhibit space. Home to the largest collection of First Folios in the world, the Folger fosters Shakespearean literacy and appreciation. The exhibit space represents but a small area of the Folger's overall … [Read more...] about The Folger Shakespeare Library: My Close Encounter with The First Folio
CES 2017: It’s my Job
CES 2017: It's my Job Every January, I start my year in Las Vegas. There is always a certain level of excitement as friends and colleagues tell me how cool it is that I get to attend CES. And then inevitably, I return with a camera full of pictures, a pocket full of business cards, a bag full of products for evaluation and a schedule full of follow-up notes to … [Read more...] about CES 2017: It’s my Job
Can A Global Gig Economy Save Refugees Through Distributed Work?
Can A Global Gig Economy Save Refugees Through Distributed Work? I was talking with my friend Karine Allouche Salanon, GM at GlobalEnglish, about the global refugee crisis and the seemingly under thought issue of location assimilation [read her post here], and the role of the global gig economy might play. Historically, refugees would integrate locally: work, housing, … [Read more...] about Can A Global Gig Economy Save Refugees Through Distributed Work?