Archive for the 'Force For the Future' Category

5 Steps of Entrepreneurial Growth

Friday, January 8th, 2010

I defined 5 steps in the entrepreneurial journey that I think most people go through. The distribution is a pyramid and only a small percentage of people make it through each stage.
(1) No Desire —intrinsic motivation suppressed (usually by the school system) (2) Desire to make an impact and be entrepreneurial, but uncertainty about how [...]

The Lego Model— From the Force For the Future Blog

Thursday, December 24th, 2009

Original post can be found here.

There are two types of organizations that are driving a majority of our economic growth: the startup and the large corporation.

On one hand, we have startups, which are where the innovation is happening and on the other hand, we have corporations, which have the advantages of scale and abundant resources. [...]

From the Force For the Future Blog

Friday, August 21st, 2009

“Visioning” From the Force For the Future Blog:
We believe the larger long term direction we’re heading towards is becoming the liaison for “Real World University”, the best learning environment of all, where passion, learning and work are all fluid and intimately related. Making an impact and creating value in the workplace is increasingly dependent on [...]

My Speech at The World Future Society

Monday, July 20th, 2009

Over the weekend I spoke at the World Future Society on a panel entitled “Youth Can Change the World”. I talked about how every young person can make an impact but that we need to change how we think about education in order to open up that possibility for more people.

The most difficult part of [...]