Having a large pool of people who can help make your vision come true is a wonderful resource. But how do you go about building your team? read »
Tomorrow kicks off the ninth annual Personal Democracy Forum in New York City, a yearly confab of geeks, digital philosophers and policy wonks that plumbs the connection between technology and how we govern ourselves in the modern world. I've been to all but one and and here's what I'd tell the assemblage of high-powered thinkers and doers this year: read »
We're a week out before Madison Avenue descends upon the Croissette for the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. So before we start popping the champagne corks or drowning our sorrows in a sea of rose, it's time to make a few predictions. Time to get up to speed. Time to point out who has major metal potential. read »
Some days, I just shake my head when I watch how people approach their job searches or career planning. After 15 years, I would say I have developed a pretty solid recipe for getting people where they want to go in regard to employment. No matter how many times the process is described by yet another successful candidate (now new employee), someone always thinks there is a short cut and wants to put their own spin on it. It made me think of an analogy that might make it a little clearer: read »
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Costs of energy are usually discussed in terms of dollars required to construct, fuel and operate power plants or arrays. We attempt to capture other costs, called externalities, and have focused primarily on carbon emissions and physical footprints. Proposed carbon footprint taxes are in the range of $15 to $40/ton of CO2 emitted, but assigning a physical footprint cost depends on the region, ecosystem sensitivities and importance. A hundred-acre wetlands to be flooded by a new dam is worth more[...] read »