Author: Alan

Best Book Since War and Peace? You Decide

Greetings. I am delighted to let everyone know that my new …

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The Necessity of Strangers

Greetings. On a beautiful fall morning in 2006, a walk to …

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The Genius of Nap Time

Greetings. When we were kids, nap time was an essential part …

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Everyone Matters

Greetings. Today marks the fiftieth anniversary of the March on Washington …

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A Failure to Communicate

Greetings. One of the great joys of summer is the time we …

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Everything Old Made New Again

Greetings. During a week of work and wandering around London I …

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The Magic of Personalization

Greetings. On a recent visit to the local grocery store here …

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Reinventing Waiting

Greetings from Sweden where innovation is almost everywhere. Today I’d like to …

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The Power of the Unexpected

Greetings. We often think about libraries as very quiet places for …

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Real Innovation or Clever Marketing?

Greetings. The recent ad campaign for the new Adidas “Spring Blade” …

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Reinventing Your Wheel

Greetings. It turns out that reinventing the wheel or simply making …

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The Fourth of July

Greetings. Today is the Fourth of July and a perfect opportunity …

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