Until recently, augmented reality has been the stuff of science fiction. In 1956, Philip K. Dick’s “The Minority Report” predicted the coming of AR as literally being able to have information at your fingertips. Like Dick’s AR display, the 1977 hologram image of Princess Leia in Star Wars is now a reality. That said, the … Continue reading Episode 65: The Future of Augmented Reality →

Find out what venture capitalists look for in a startup and what makes a company fundable. One size does not fit all! Will also cover alternative funding sources and why venture capital isn’t right for many types of businesses. Bio: John Waller is a partner at Okapi Venture Capital. Okapi is a local, early stage, … Continue reading Episode 64: Venture Capital – What they look for in funding a startup →

The research is clear—positive environments are performance enhancers. They are characterized by higher productivity, less turnover and more resilient cultures. Organizations with happy employees outperform the competition by as much as 202% . Happy and engaged employees are committed and passionate about the work they do, resulting in higher performance and lower turnover rates. Leaders … Continue reading Episode 63: Third Wave: The Future of Work, Engagement, Well-Being & Happiness →

According to Gallup, American employers lose $450-550 billion a year by failing to create positive corporate cultures that foster accomplishment, autonomy and appreciation in the workplace. Employee Unhappiness leads to: • Higher turnover • Excessive absenteeism • Poor customer service • Theft • Workplace bullying and violence • Increased workers compensation claims • More on-the-job … Continue reading Episode 62: Workplace Happiness is Your Best Business Strategy →

What are the challenges of scaling your technology company or your technology group in a technology driven company? Lessons learned from the front line. Beyond slogans, fads and beautiful articles written by smart people from top consulting companies. In this brief presentation, Israel Ben-Ishai will share with you what he learned from many years of … Continue reading Episode 61: The challenges of scaling a technology group →

Charles Antis, Founder and CEO of Antis Roofing, is fueled by a desire to be not just an expert in his field of roofing and waterproofing, but to be a leader in his community that models how to use success, resources, time and influence to change the world – in his case, one roof at … Continue reading Social Entrepreneurism – Give2Grow →

People believed that new technology would increase efficiency, productivity, and human capability while generally driving down cost, waste and poverty. Politically, many hoped the success of technological development would ultimately promote the values of democracy empowering both the companies and individuals within. Unfortunately, the contrary has taken place, as the “citizens” of this digital society … Continue reading Episode 59: Digital Democracy and our “Digitzenship” →

As humanity moves closer to our vision to settle the moon, and then Mars, the ability to generate critical infrastructure “on site” in space becomes increasingly important for cost control, timelines and safety. 3D printing with indigenous Mars materials in an autonomous robotic way, before humans set foot on Mars may be the key. My … Continue reading Episode 58: 3D printing a Colony on Mars →

Learning to think with people who think differently than you is what collaboration is all about. Unfortunately, collaboration goes out the window when major disagreements strike. People compete with each other, making sure their position or interests are secured first. Or they avoid the conflict altogether, which only makes matters worse. These reactions can kill … Continue reading Episode 57: Building Collaborative Intelligence →

For much of his life, Ken Goldstein was the consummate Silicon Valley insider. In the 1990s, he worked at Brøderbund Software, in charge of all things related to the Carmen Sandiego franchise of computer games. When Brøderbund was acquired by its rival in 1998, Ken moved to Disney Online where under the mentorship of Michael … Continue reading Episode 56: From Carmen Sandiego to Vroman’s: Why I Write Fiction for less than Minimum Wage →