Last night, I had the good fortune to speak to a group of Navy captains as part of their continuous learning program sponsored by the Naval Postgratuate School in Monterey, CA. (See http://www.nps.edu for more information about their mission and programs.)
The simplicity of our metaphor (we reflect ourselves in the systems that we build; as [...]
By this, I am not suggesting that the Net is simply an immense (Borges-like) storyline with myriad plots, characters, and authors. It is, however, a useful metaphor in the examination of several principles inherent in the system/mirror theorem.
The first, of course, is the quintessential element of Time, and the unusual (but not unique) tension between [...]
With thanks to muniwireless.com and Microcast for inviting me, I participated in a panel discussion about the role of the CIO in municipalities (both small and large) and their various status reports on the progress of wireless initiatives in their cities.
Of course, their stories were compelling: Atlanta, Walla Walla, the big and the small, trying [...]
During my research of Quantum Computing, there were numerous references (both direct and indirect) to a more complex understanding of Time. Peter Lynds' work, in this regard, is quite compelling, and will certainly influence my next Mirror book. And certain new discoveries are stunning in their own right: 30 miles from where I was born, [...]
During an interview yesterday about this book, I was asked about the role of metaphor. There are many.
What I find most compelling in business (and in life) are those truths that apply in more than one discipline. Calligraphy and Swordsmanship. Shiva's dance and the movement of the planets. Why our neighborhoods, from an aerial view, [...]
It occurs to me that the "hardened" nature of books, so evocative for those of us who remember the Dewey Decimal System and so ancient for anyone who was text messaging before they learned how to drive a car, prevents the two-way exchange of communication. Naturally, my initial presentation of the book at the conference [...]
For someone so familar with a daily writing routine, and so embedded in network phenomena, I am somewhat chagrined that it is only now that I am beginning the blog.
I am launching this site to begin a conversation. While it begins and ends with principles proposed in my book, The System is a Mirror (in [...]
Comments