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Workforce

Are the Zombies Killing your Company?

Zombie workers cost U.S. businesses $550 billion a year, according to Gallup. Over three-quarters of U.S. employees don't like their jobs. This is a huge economic problem regarding lost productivity but…

Rick Hardin

November 4, 2020

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Education

Student Needs are Fragmented – Schools are Monolithic

When you bring together any group of children, you immediately notice the wide range of interests, talents, and capabilities. We then pack them off to our school systems for instruction…

Ben Porter

October 26, 2020

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Workforce

Support the Forgotten Workers, Before it’s Too Late!

A Patient’s Dilemma Suppose you’ve suffered an injury and need surgery. The surgery goes well. You spend a few days in the hospital and are then transferred to a rehab…

Sheila Cox

September 24, 2020

2 Comments

Education

Education for 21st Century Jobs
Part Two: The Gig Economy

Background: For decades, the United States has been unable to reclaim its once proudly held lead in the education of its citizens. Many major initiatives, such as No Child Left…

Bill Kelvie

September 23, 2020

5 Comments

Society

Does COVID-19 Open The Door To Democracy 3.0?

This summer, I took part in the New England ritual of an over-the-fence conversation with my neighbor. She and I talked about the kids, how the gardens were doing, and…

Dennis Mulryan

September 20, 2020

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Infrastructure

Broadband Internet is Critical to Learning – Getting it to Everyone is the Difficult Task

One of the first lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic was the value of the broadband[1] internet to our education system. While there was a massive amount of retooling (new applications…

Ben Porter

September 8, 2020

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Infrastructure

BEWARE: The Digital Music Man is Coming to River City. First hide your money … then consider Six Things.

Remember The Music Man? It was a hit musical about Professor Harold Hill coming to River City to have some fun, stir up excitement, and start a community marching band.…

Prometheus Team

September 8, 2020

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Education

So Many Experiments, So What Are We Learning?

Colleges and Universities today are embarking on a vast array of seemingly random trials to try to get through the COVID-19 pandemic. If someone were in the cat-bird seat, they…

Ben Porter

August 27, 2020

Education

Education for 21st Century Jobs
Aiming for a Moving Target

The United States pioneered universal free primary education to provide literacy to its newly enfranchised citizens. We flourished. It then led the world in the industrial era on the strength…

Bill Kelvie

August 23, 2020

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Education

Back up the Technology Dump Truck, Martha. We’re going to save the Colleges!

The arrival of COVID-19, to coincide with Spring Break at US Colleges and Universities forced the issue on moving to on-line classes. The reaction on campus has been to double…

Ben Porter

August 6, 2020

Old Fashioned Typewriter With Paper Showing E-Learning