Sat.Jun 18, 2011 - Fri.Jun 24, 2011

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Steve Jobs, The Market Of One – His Opinion Is The Only One That Matters

First Friday Book Synopsis

I was listening to an interview with Peter Sims on Think, hosted by Krys Boyd. (You can listen to the interview here). Sims is the author of Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge from Small Discoveries. The discussion moved into a conversation about the brilliance of Steve Jobs. Specifically, just how does Apple decide to [.].

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“The Story Needs A Great Storyteller” – Alan Rickman (Severus Snape) Reminds Us Of The Centrality of Story

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It is an ancient need to be told stories. But the story needs a great storyteller. Thanks for all of it, Jo. Alan Rickman, speaking to/of Jo Rowling, shortly after his “final moments” as Severus Snape ———— There’s a letter making the rounds. Alan Rickman wrote it, and put it in a full-page ad in Empire [.].

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It Takes A Learner To Learn – Consider Matt Damon

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Quoted without comment (but with a lot of admiration!) For all his star power, though, Damon is more than just the pretty face of Water.org. He has turned himself into a development expert. This would seem like an obvious and necessary first step for someone embracing the global water crisis as a personal mission. But, [.].

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Lifelong Learning – Thinking About Why College, and Lifelong, Ongoing Learning, Really Matter

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From Wikipedia: Lifelong learning is the continuous building of skills and knowledge throughout the life of an individual. It occurs through experiences encountered in the course of a lifetime. These experiences could be formal (training, counseling, tutoring, mentorship, apprenticeship, higher education, etc.) or informal (experiences, situations, etc.)[1] Lifelong learning, also known as LLL, is the [.].

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“To Read, You Need Mental Silence Except For The Words” – Insight from Johann Hari on the Value of Reading, Especially Reading (Physical) Books

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“It turns out, in the age of super-speed broadband we need dead trees to have living minds.&# Johann Hari. ————— I have written earlier about my new found love of my iPad. It has exceeded my greatest expectations. I am reading many, many “samples” of books on both iBooks and Kindle apps. This practice, so [.].

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10 YouTube Videos Every Entrepreneur Should Watch

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Actually, I think these are ten YouTube videos that anyone should watch who has an interest in the business world. Here is an excerpt from an article that is featured by Inc.com that provides the introduction to the first of ten YouTube videos that you can check out. Developing the CEO Within You This YouTube [.].

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Joe’s Journal: Innovation Without Borders

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Here’s a treat: A special edition of Joe’s Journal, featuring a talk that Joe Maciariello, the Drucker Institute’s academic and research director, delivered at the inaugural TEDxOrangeCoast event, “Innovation Without Borders,” on May 19 in Costa Mesa, Calif. To see it, please click here. * * * “The empirical evidence is in,” Maciariello declares.