Greetings. If you happened to read the New York Times last Wednesday, you might have noticed a fascinating article about a new idea that could save the lives of countless newborns in developing countries and significantly reduce the number of births by cesarean...
Greetings. In the latest issue of The Atlantic, writer James Fallows shares a less than scientific but totally fascinating list of “The 50 Greatest Breakthroughs Since the Wheel.” It’s a fun and energizing journey through much of human history and...
Greetings. Many of you have asked if you can listen to some of the ideas in “The Necessity of Strangers” and I’m glad to share this brand new and downloadable podcast from Vistage, one of the world’s leading organizations of CEOs and business...
Greetings. It’s Halloween…a day and night of costumes, scary decorations, candy, completely over-the-top parties (for some people), and lots of possibilities. A day when kids of all ages can become anyone or anything they choose to imagine simply by buying...
Greetings. I’m delighted to share the first ever guest post on this blog… A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of being on The Engaging Brand podcast with Anna Farmery. It was a great opportunity to exchange ideas about my new book with a very...
Greetings. There are many days when I worry that Google has become the “de facto” source of all knowledge. Students, including our own children, use it as the most essential “go to” place in doing homework assignments. They also use it as an...
Greetings. Many readers of this blog have been asking if there would ever be a video “trailer” for “The Necessity of Strangers.” After all, movies have trailers. Important ideas and causes have trailers. Many other books have trailers. And...
Greetings. On Sunday I had the pleasure of attending the Silver Spring “Mini-Maker Faire,” a brilliant event created by Kid Museum…a new museum in the Washington, D.C., area that is dedicated to “cultivating creativity, curiosity and...
Greetings. For some “strange” reason I’ve become preoccupied with the value of strangers in our work and personal lives. It might have something to do with my new book, but even more likely is the fact that strangers have played such an important...
Greetings. I am delighted to let everyone know that my new book “The Necessity of Strangers” is now available at Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, the iTunes store, or any place else where thoughtful books are sold. The book is all about a very simple,...
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