Most of us are familiar with Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. The base is physiological – breathing, food, water, sex, sleep…. The next level is safety and security – of employment, of health, of family… Implicit in this model is that each level BUILDS ON the other, it is not REPLACED BY the other. This “building […]
Meaningful Flow Lab – Status Report August 1, 2018
Cross-posted to Medium. This is a call for feedback and an introduction to where I am headed with this lab. I feel like I’m taking a risk — showing my work in progress. That’s what labs are for, right? In the presentation, I’m covering: My why My desired future The existing tools, thinking, and technologies that […]
How to Evaluate Lessons Learned
A while back, I did a series on using historical methodology during project initiation and planning. The steps I use during analysis can be found in the posts below: I Love Documents The Benefits of Historical Methodology Document Analysis Synthesis – or Finding Trends Individual Interviews Observing Behavior Using What You Learned in Your Project During […]
An Example of Legacy Challenges
Breezewood, Pennsylvania, to me, is a classic example of what happens when too many stakeholders are too wedded to the status quo at the expense of the greater good. The New York Times recently published an article summarizing the history of the Breezewood interchange and the challenges around connecting I-70 / I-76. My suspicion is […]
#52books The Age of Metapreneurship
#52Books The Age of Metapreneurship: A Journey into the Future of Entrepreneurship Format: Kindle Most of us sense that we are in the middle of a paradigm shift. Old ways of working, doing business, functioning in the world aren’t effective anymore. The questions I’m asking myself are: What does this new paradigm look like? What […]
How to Create a Reskilling Environment
Reskilling is NOT about providing a library of online tutorials. Reskilling is NOT about providing courses. Or training. Or any of those other singular events. Reskilling is about developing new skills and knowledge to allow you to bring more value to the world. Yes, training is a part of what is necessary for reskilling. As […]
Reskilling Prong 5 – Experimental Mindset
Treating my marketing and sales activities as experiments helps me get stuff out there and reduces the resistance (a little). Do (sales and/or marketing) thing. Put out into world. Receive results. Analyze results. Make adjustments. Rinse, repeat. There is less pressure to get something out there that is “perfect.” That doesn’t always stop me from […]
#52books The End of Power
View on Instagram https://ift.tt/2Kv0REA ——————— #52 Books – The End of Power: From Boardrooms to Battlefields and Churches to States, Why Being In Charge Isn’t What It Used to Be Format: Softcover It’s not really the END of power. More the end of the effectiveness of a type of power that prioritizes scale and concentration. […]
What Skills Do We Need?
Fundamentally – the skills we need are Human Relational Meta-skills that can apply across topics and fields The skills are NOT Technology-based. Yes, we might need to learn something about Blockchain, but we need to do so with an eye towards how this information can apply elsewhere. Technology moves way too fast for us to […]
How to Reskill as an Individual
For individuals, particularly those under risk of displacement, simply to remain employed will require engaging in lifelong learning and regular reskilling. Additionally, for all workers, continuous learning will not only be key to securing employment but also to building stable, fulfilling careers and seizing rewarding job transition opportunities. – World Economic Forum, Towards a Reskilling […]
