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Entries from July 2010

Sometimes We don’t Want New Technology

July 5th, 2010 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips We don’t accept every new gadget that comes from the mind of an engineer. New uses need to be demonstrated for new technologies to take hold. Either that or new generations come along with different values. New technology comes every day. We immediately accept it into our lives without a thought of […]

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Tags: Adapting · Change · Design · People · Privacy · Technology

Actionable Things

July 1st, 2010 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips Be wary when someone asks for “actionable fill-in-the-blank.” I few years ago, I was working in a prestigious organization (just ask anyone who worked there, they would happily tell you that it was a prestigious place). A division there had an expiring charter and needed to update it. Several senior managers asked […]

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Tags: Management · Meetings · Thinking · Work · Writing