Robot Overlords

THIS IS A STORY ABOUT THE FUTURE. Not the unhappy future, the one where climate change turns the planet into a cinder or we all die in a global nuclear war. This is the happy version. It’s the one where computers keep getting smarter and smarter, and clever engineers keep building better and better robots. [...] Read more

Forever young – reverse aging?

Two Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) researchers — a stem cell biologist and a practicing cardiologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital — have identified a protein in the blood of mice and humans that may prove to be the first effective treatment for the form of age-related heart failure that affects millions of Americans. When the protein, called GDF-11, was [...] Read more

Things You Should Give Up To Be Happy

 Give up your need to always be right.  Give up your need for control  Give up on blame Give up your self-defeating self-talk Give up your limiting beliefs about what you can or cannot do Give up complaining Give up the luxury of criticism Give up your need to impress others Give up your resistance to [...] Read more

Is yeast population collapse research indication of formula that can be deployed to human population? (spatial measurements of population density can predict possible scenarios e.g. food shortage or overcrowding?)

Many factors — including climate change, overfishing or loss of food supply — can push a wild animal population to the brink of collapse. Ecologists have long sought ways to measure the risk of such a collapse, which could help wildlife and fishery managers take steps to protect endangered populations. Last year, MIT physicists demonstrated [...] Read more

What Customers ‘say’ and what they ‘do’… – Emotional Signature

Over 50% of a Customer’s experience is about how a Customer feels, but which emotions drive or destroy $$$ in a Customer Experience? In 2005 we set ourselves the task of discovering which emotions drive and destroy value. When we say ‘value’ we mean an increase in spend, Customer loyalty, Customer retention, Customer satisfaction or [...] Read more

Customer Experience Research Tools – Measuring Customer Subconscious with Neural Network Analysis

Mention “Freud” and most academics still give a wry smile and members of the general public immediately feel uncomfortable and defensive, because Freud is synonymous with hidden desires and sex! What psychologists and lay people alike forget is that Freud’s ‘big idea’ was that our mental life was split between conscious and unconscious processes. Further, [...] Read more

Simple concepts to become a better…in your job, business, relationships, and life!

All of the concepts are simple, and yet, perhaps in the name of revenues or the bottom line, we often lose sight of the simple things – things that not only make us human, but can actually help us become more successful. 1. Listening “When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.” – Ernest [...] Read more

Highest point of contribution – The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

The #1 Career Mistake Capable People Make … As we talked it became clear the resume was only the symptom of a deeper issue. In an attempt to be useful and adaptable she has said yes to too many good projects and opportunities. She has ended up feeling overworked and underutilized. It is easy to see how [...] Read more

Be Happier at Work

1. Don’t compare yourself to others. Everybody, and I mean everybody, starts out in a different place and is headed on their own journey. You have NO idea where someone else’s journey might lead them, so drawing comparisons is a complete waste of time. 2. Never obsess over things you cannot control. While it’s often [...] Read more

What Will you Create that Will Make the World better place?

When web designer Ben Blumenfeld was working for a major TV network, he was responsible for creating websites for mainstream shows. One day, he made a breakthrough that led to a significant uptake on a show, but the success struck Ben in a way he had not expected. His success meant more people would spend even more time [...] Read more