Month: October 2011

What does it take to be a Visionary?

What is a Visionary? What does it take to be called one? Well, it could be one who is called crazy, or laughable. But here is the actual definition: “Given to or characterized by fanciful, not presently workable, or unpractical ideas, views, or schemes” Fanciful! Not presently workable! Unpractical! Yes, that is a visionary. What …

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What makes a good conference? CGI would know.

I had the privilege recently to attend the CGI event in New York. This is the Clinton Global Initiative, which was the brain child of a longtime associate of President Bill Clinton. I’ve attended conferences all over the world; as an attendee, participant, and panelists, and CGI is truly unique. What makes this conference special? …

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The Seeding of America- How to create a Micro-Loan economy

I was thinking the other day as I watched the news of the Solyndra collapse, that there has to be a better way. To begin, I’m not against the fact Solyndra got a loan. What I think more about is the difference in approach. To me, Solyndra is like planting one tree and “hoping” it …

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