Last year, I had the pleasure of reviewing the book 'Modern Management in the Global Mining Industry' by the late Robin Adams of CRU Group. I highly recommend this book to anyone in the mining industry in a decision-making role. Read my book review here: https://t.co/0ToZSUhT48
“Language wasn’t only for communication. It was also a form of action” ie Talking can be performative. Binge reading Ted Chiang and Borges this weekend #Arrival#freewill#bookofsand
Sources of new ideas:
- Extended conversations with others
- Reading broadly (new fields)
- Detailed (in the weeds) knowledge
- Time away from the computer
- Things that divide people
- Talking with relatively new people to a craft
- Traveling
- Old ideas/books
What about you?
Just caught up with my former colleague Sergei Diakov. His book on the Discovery of Oyu Tolgoi is now out. An understatement to say this is compulsory reading for all explorers and industrial academics at every level @OTMongolia@AngloAmerican . https://t.co/foq07Qt3SV
Thanks. The quote comes from Amos Tversky, to his eldest son, before a tragically early death at 59. This message strongly Influenced the way I taught and wrote. If you want people to remember, tell stories.
Historic Opera Futurism - In 1882 Albert Robida, a French illustrator, produced a vision of what opera-going might look like in the year 2000 "Sortie de l'opéra en l'an 2000"
At a recent futures event 'balloon game' we threw out the management consultant as less useful than a handyman. Here's a more considered opinion on least essential future jobs #datascience#programming#futurism#managementconsulting: https://t.co/HZ52RVn3fI
@IOM3_YMC Australian Young Persons Lecture Competition next Friday (25 May) for professionals & students 28 and under in #materials#minerals#mining#packaging#clay#wood More details: https://t.co/PVWAgFLZhC