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‎”Without political reform, economic reform cannot succeed + achievements we have made may be lost”

- China PM Wen Jiabao http://bit.ly/hKyqNv AFP: China PM urges ‘gradual’ political reform BEIJING — Premier Wen Jiabao said Monday China must seek political reform but neither gave proposals nor a timetable for expanding its limited village-level elections, saying it … Continue reading

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A montage of self-led teams in a school

This montage is from the movie “School of Rock.” When the leader, played by Jack Black, starts working there, his main motivation is money. But eventually he sees that his exciting quest of having an amazing band goes along with … Continue reading

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Contact Perks (SM)

My software company Product Perks (TM) has launched a new website at http://ProductPerks.com and a new Software-as-a-Service offering that I’m especially excited about: it’s called Contact Perks. (A friend asked, as a joke, “Will there be Perks Perks?” and the … Continue reading

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Games

More and more, there’s a movement happening. People are talking about making the systems for how people interact into “games”. To paraphrase Seth Priebatsch’s TED talk and some other speakers, when you ask, “Why do so many kids not graduate … Continue reading

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Brené Brown on vulnerability and wholeheartedness

I’ve listened to this talk more than fifteen times. Often I play “Sure on this shining night” in another tab while listening. I’ve begun to prioritize some of the things Brené Brown talks about here in my own life, and in … Continue reading

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