A year ago I kissed my father at the door and took his blessing. While my plane crossed the Atlantic, he crossed from this world to the next. Transitions You may have noticed that I have written much about transitions and change this year. It is a subject that I thought I...
Its time to rebrand soft skills. It is all over the press. In a skills based economy, the few that are able to augment their strong knowledge or IQ skills with a strong and healthy dose of EQ or soft skills are the ones who will benefit the most. But I have...
One can almost sense the anticipation: the excitement, the rapid heartbeat, the held breathe; opening the acceptance letter marked Juilliard. There was a whole lifetime of practice, preparation and hope frozen in that one minute as William and his parents waited to see what his future would hold. I marked July...
COME FROM AWAY - a story of compassion and resilience For those who are not yet in the know, Come From Away is a must-see Canadian triumph and a Tony award-winning show. It is the true story of the tiny town of Gander in Newfoundland, Canada that responded with grace, courage, and compassion...
STEAM = STEM + Arts As we worry about a future where robots will replace jobs, STEAM graduates are creating their own ideal jobs. Our world is getting more technological. We need graduates with technical skills to match the positions being created for the future. A STEM curriculum (Science Technology Engineering Math)...
BzzzZZZ - my alarm goes off and instead of hitting snooze I bound out of bed to check the current country medal standings; thrilled that while I slept our Canadian athletes were delivering success after success - and that Canada was still in medal podium position in the country standings!...
Short read: If Corporations are constantly evolving to expand their longevity and stay relevant, maybe you should too. Companies that want to stay relevant longer are constantly retooling, restructuring and re-evaluating possible threats. Change is the new normal. Half the companies on the S&P 500 companies will be replaced on...
Olympics It's the 2018 Winter Olympics from Pyeongchang. A time to celebrate the human spirit. And I have the flu. So this week, the newsletter is going to have to be a Future-Casting team effort! I had lots of opportunity to watch hours of athletes push themselves. Each of the categories below...
"This gold medal," said Marnie McBean, holding up her first Gold Olympic medal, won at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics for Pairs Rowing "proved without a shadow of a doubt that my Mom was right:" Never be afraid to try [caption id="attachment_1322" align="aligncenter" width="300"] credit: Tweet from Nazerah Shaik https://t.co/8YSXkFyXEe[/caption] Why? Because Marnie did...
A Short History of Robotics from an Engineering Perspective Author: Bernard de Souza This document explains the history of robotics to help understand how they could continue to evolve. Wikipedia defines a robot as follows: “A robot is a machine—especially one programmable by a computer—capable of carrying out a complex series of actions...