“A hundred times every day, I remind myself that my inner and outer life depend on the labors of other men (& women), living & dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am still receiving.” Albert Einstein #SixtySecondSolitude
To me, all these features that differentiate us, like wealth, position, status, and so on, are secondary. I truly believe we can learn to relate to one another on the basis of our shared humanity. And if individuals can learn to do that, there’ll immediately be a basis for trust.
Human progress is best achieved by offering the freest possible scope for the development of individual talents, qualified only by a respect for the qualities and the freedom of others.
In the Conservative Party, we have no truck with outmoded Marxist doctrine about class warfare. For us, it is not who you are, who your family is or where you come from that matters. It is what you are and what you can do for our country that counts. That is our vision.
31 years ago tonight I watched the Chinese army move into Tiananmen Square, spraying the buildings with automatic fire & firing at anyone they saw. I counted at least 40 people killed in front of my eyes, & was lucky not to have been shot myself.
"Focusing on those who are humble rather than those who are narcissists can help you appreciate the brighter side of human nature," writes @swhitbo https://t.co/vdQ7HNmrfG
We must not become our worst self to stand our ground. We also must not remain silent and suffer: 6 Ways to Deal with Arrogant People | Psychology Today https://t.co/DGskebZtnO
@AkwyZ No, #ITIL is not the right model anymore (if it ever was.) Some pieces of it are good. Take those pieces and define a value-based IT model. There are plenty of good frameworks. #TBM is one, but also long in the tooth in places.
#CIOChat#cio#valuestream
"only 4 percent of jobs in the US require human creativity". But what percentage of jobs require human common sense? (Plumber, builder, care-worker, teacher, ...) Creativity isn't the only area where today's #AI falls short of human-level
Life is finite; best to pick a few things and people who show seeds of meaning and develop and grow the meaning over time than worry about missing out on everything else. We often miss so many seeds of meaning because we chase the ephemeral saliency of the day.
Eating less meat is nearly always better for your carbon footprint than eating the 'most sustainable' meat.
The ‘worst' peas, beans, tofu and nuts still have a lower footprint than the ‘best’ meat and dairy.
Latest @OurWorldInData
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We live further & further away from where we work. We buy bigger & bigger vehicles, with 5+ seats for 1.5 people. 50% of land in cities is dedicated to cars. 86% of our fuel never reaches the wheels, & most of the energy that does, moves the car, not people. #CityMakingMath
Simplify First—Then Digitize
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If success with #tech has become about complexity management (my take: it has) then we must tackle it first to transform.
#digitaltransformation#cio@BCG