In the book, Zillion Dollar Thinking, the “Forward and Fast Forward” chapter sites the American International Toy Fair of 2004 (over ten years ago). The comparison was how far we have advanced from the Magic Eight Ball of the 1950’s.” The alarm was how artificial intelligence, fuzzy logic and psychographic profiling was quietly being embedded […]
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February 24, 2015
July 28, 2014
Doubling down, by it’s nature, can be a stubborn and obstinate position to embrace. So, why do many adopt this offensive/defensive stance? Discovery Questions: Why does anyone adopt this position? What does it really mean? Is this a wise leadership strategy? Is this position driven by a deeper fundamental agenda? Is this a form of […]
December 4, 2013
“The central goals of Artificial Intelligence (AI) research include reasoning, knowledge, planning, learning, communication, perception and the ability to move and manipulate objects or people. General intelligence is still among the field’s long term goals. Currently popular approaches include statistical methods, computational intelligence and traditional symbolic AI. There are an enormous number of tools used […]
October 11, 2013
Live or Live?
Posted by Ernest FalknerWhich one is it? Discovery Live or die? Live bait. Live and let live. Live another day. How can we live this way? Is this a live wire? There are single words that have several meanings. It’s one of those dichotomies that rings true in the English language. What about in life? Commitment Isn’t it […]
September 28, 2013
From Dufnering to Sethnering
Posted by Ernest FalknerDiscovery As an Auburn grad, the visual of Dufnering [Jason Dufner, pro golfer] brings back images of a long frat night of partying and consequent complete melt down in the back halls (like a raw oyster laying on the half shell). Beauty. On the other hand, Sethnering [Seth Godin, pro marketing expert] is the positive […]
June 21, 2013
Know When To Quit
Posted by Ernest FalknerDiscovery You have seen it repeatedly. Someone is trying to persuade, convince or sell you something, and they simply do not know when to cut it off. Their conviction and force is overwhelming and often annoying. You can feel stuck and helpless. Commitment Generally, when someone does not know when to quit, they are doggedly […]
May 31, 2013
How does that happen? Why is that significant? Discovery I was watching a golf tourney that was being played in Singapore China, and in the background, a dog was barking. Ironically, it sounded much like my neighbor’s dog here at home. The following week I was watching another tourney played in Melbourne Australia. Oddly another […]
March 19, 2013
She May Not Be Who She Says
Posted by Ernest FalknerDiscovery “Absolutely Guaranteed for Life” “Never Before…Never Again” “Bigger…Brighter…Stronger” “Always…Everyone…Anytime” How many times have you fallen for an alluring and magnetic headline or statement that is to good to be believed? With smart gadgets constantly in your hand, how can you avoid it? Today, she may look great…but without PhotoShop (or another app)? Commitment The […]
March 5, 2013
In Case of Fire (Break Glass)
Posted by Ernest FalknerWhen is the last time you saw a glass faced box in a hall with the sign “in case of fire”? Growing up, we saw them in schools, restaurants and in just about every public facility. There was a sense of control attached to it. It became an icon for help in an emergency situation. […]
February 6, 2013
Should You Rethink the *MODEL?
Posted by Ernest FalknerAt the core of the book Zillion Dollar Thinking, is the MODEL for making objective decisions. It was designed to be a simple, effective, memorable, repeatable and transferable concept. The research behind this formula repeatedly showed that most attempts to build a decisioning process were buried in confusing, complicated and lengthy forms. The continuing question […]
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