The Great Barrier Backlash
The Great Barrier Backlash My wife Deb and I just returned from a weeklong trip to South Korea where much of our travel inside the country involved riding on the high-speed KTX Train (Korean Transit eXpress) from city to city. The train is designed for speeds up to...
162 Future Jobs: Preparing for Jobs that Don’t Yet Exist
162 Future Jobs: Preparing for Jobs that Don’t Yet Exist Last week I was speaking at an event in Istanbul. As usual, once I landed at the airport, I made my way to the customs area where I was greeted by no fewer than 1,000 people in line ahead of me. Long lines...
The Next Bold Step in Transportation: Personal Rapid Transit Systems
The Next Bold Step in Transportation: Personal Rapid Transit Systems Throughout history, speed has been synonymous with greatness. In sports, those who ran the fastest were heroes. In times of war, those with the fastest chariots, ships, planes, and weapons had a...
Passing the Fortune Cookie Test
Passing the Fortune Cookie Test Yesterday my wife Deb and I had lunch at one of our favorite Chinese restaurants, and afterwards we’re given the typical fortune cookies that come with the bill. Jokingly I broke open the first one and asked, “I wonder if it’d be...