Can Civil Discourse be saved? In the 1600’s New England Town hall meetings offered a space for all in the village to come together to have a say in local law. In the 1890’s Salons, made famous during the French Enlightenment, filled homes in Boston as a place for women and men to congregate for intellectual discourse.…
Details“The Fourth Industrial Revolution of Machine Intelligence is real. It will define which businesses live and die in the next decade. And the first casualties will be those who fail to adopt and adapt.” Okay, before you start to hyperventilate or call your artificial intelligence wallpaper doctor, the quote above is from Hypergiant, a company that…
DetailsThe February 2018 issues of Command, The Official Publication of the Illinois Chiefs of Police, talks about their work to advance dialogue with communities of color. Mountains of statistics and studies tilting in law enforcement’s favor haven’t resolved much in the national discourse as police have tried to build bridges to minority communities in recent…
DetailsInternational Women’s Day planning committee at Praxair in Burr Ridge (l to r) Elizabeth Supple, Chris Ranous, Erika Rogozinski, speaker Deanna Shoss, Joe Abdoo, Kristen Alcazaren, and Ann Klochan. International Women’s Day (IWD) was celebrated in force this March. For my colleagues from Serbia and Russia, they can remember celebrating this special day since they…
DetailsThis is all Linus Pauling’s fault. I had the pleasure of listening to a lecture from my 16 year old son this morning at breakfast about Linus Pauling. The Linus Pauling reference was in response to his dad asking if he had taken any vitamin C for his cold. “The myth of Vitamin C is…
DetailsIntercultural Talk caught up with Laurette Rondenet, President & CEO of Edlong Dairy Techonlogies to talk about their year round commitment to Diversity & Inclusion and how it connects to their business success. What does your company do year round that connects to Global Diversity and Global Diversity Awareness (either client or HR focused?); Edlong…
DetailsIt is no secret that I am a huge fan of Tammera Holmes! Perhaps it’s because I knew her when…when she was just starting her career, and it’s exciting to see how her passion for “getting kids high” (exposing them to careers in aviation, their first flight, and education to actually pursue a career) has…
DetailsCongratulations to Jen Guillemin and Wendy Swart for the publication of their article in the Social Innovations Journal, titled: Driving Entrepreneurship across the University. Arts and Ideas in Action: Art + Business + Social Impact. The core question they raise is “How do we create stable economic opportunities while building vibrant communities and addressing societal needs?” (Read…
DetailsIt’s that time of year. You’re thinking: “how can I make this a better year than last?” Maybe you need a resolution. But no, I’ve found that New Year’s Resolutions rarely survive the first six or seven days of January. Which is why I started the My 3 Words practice back in 2006. Let me…
DetailsFirst off, the Dukes, the two $1 bet guys in Trading Places, are gone. And your children or grandchildren will find it incredulous that the ledger found in the glove compartment of Alan Alda’s car in Tower Heist was the actual, only, real copy. Gone also may be the four inch stack of paper…
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