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Jay Forrester's Obituary - https://lnkd.in/gP6DmBt Jay Forrester was a progenitor of Systems Dynamics which informed Systems Thinking and business dynamics as a core aspect of organizational futurist work. #foresight #systemsthinking #systemsdynamics Ny Times, The New York Times, Excel Dashboard Templates, Make Money Online, How To Make Money, Systems Thinking, Mobile Marketing, Obituaries, Famous Women

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The New York Times

Excel Dashboard Templates

Jay W. Forrester Dies at 98; a Pioneer in Computer Models (Published 2016)

Jay Forrester's Obituary - https://lnkd.in/gP6DmBt Jay Forrester was a progenitor of Systems Dynamics which informed Systems Thinking and business dynamics as a core aspect of organizational futurist work. #foresight #systemsthinking #systemsdynamics

Oxford Dictionaries' Word of the Year for 2016, "Post-truth." Definition = "circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief" Classical Latin, Oxford English, Information Literacy, Dictionary Words, Spanish Speaking Countries, Media Literacy, English Dictionaries, Trump, Word Of The Day

Spanish Speaking Countries

Word of the Year 2016 - Oxford Dictionaries

Oxford Dictionaries' Word of the Year for 2016, "Post-truth." Definition = "circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief"

“I’d rather have resilience than almost any other quality.” Corner office interview w/ Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx @SecretaryFoxx Resilience, anti-fragility, growing stronger through challenges as a leadership attribute (à la Nassim Taleb @nntaleb) #foresight Leadership Attributes, Mental Toughness, Intelligent People, Grow Strong, Secretary, Genius, Transportation

Leadership Attributes

Anthony Foxx: Grit Goes Further Than Genius (Published 2016)

“I’d rather have resilience than almost any other quality.” Corner office interview w/ Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx @SecretaryFoxx Resilience, anti-fragility, growing stronger through challenges as a leadership attribute (à la Nassim Taleb @nntaleb) #foresight

Guinness goes vegan: Stout agrees to stop using animal bladders in brewing process for first time in 256 years

"Guinness goes vegan: Stout agrees to stop using animal bladders in brewing process for first time in 256 years." The new system is due to be installed in 2016. #vegan #guinness #vegetarian #beer

Blueberry Soup, a film about the rewriting of the Icelandic constitution by the Icelandic people journeys Europe to talk about civic engagement. Blueberry Soup's Voyage to Europe by Wilma's Wish Productions — Kickstarter Civic Engagement, Kickstarter, Constitution, Iceland, Documentaries, Blueberry, Soup, Europe, Journey

Blueberry Soup's Voyage to Europe

Blueberry Soup, a film about the rewriting of the Icelandic constitution by the Icelandic people journeys Europe to talk about civic engagement. Blueberry Soup's Voyage to Europe by Wilma's Wish Productions — Kickstarter

Lisa Rabey led the “Teamharpy” cyber bullying campaign and witch hunt based on lies she admitted to fabricating. Here is her apology. Rabey is a former Web & Systems Librarian. She inspired another librarian Nina De Jesus to author a bog post re broadcasting and adding to the false claims. Both embarrassed the profession and damaged the cause of gender issues. See http://libraryfuture.com/contact-joe/libel/ #teamharpy #librarians #library Welding Inspector, Bullying And Harassment, False Claims, Online Campaign, Gender Issues, Skill Set, Professional Resume, Community College, Read Online For Free

Welding Inspector

Bullying And Harassment

Full Apology and Retraction To Joe Murphy From Teamharpy Lisa Rabey & Nina de Jesus | PDF | Cyberbullying | Defamation

Lisa Rabey led the “Teamharpy” cyber bullying campaign and witch hunt based on lies she admitted to fabricating. Here is her apology. Rabey is a former Web & Systems Librarian. She inspired another librarian Nina De Jesus to author a bog post re broadcasting and adding to the false claims. Both embarrassed the profession and damaged the cause of gender issues. See http://libraryfuture.com/contact-joe/libel/ #teamharpy #librarians #library

First espresso brewed in space today! ESA - European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti brewed the first espresso in space made by ESA's #ISSpresso machine that was recently launched to the International Space Station. She drank it from a specially designed zero-g coffee cup that will not only help astronauts drink coffee, but also teach us more about fluids in space. Whether getting the last drop of fuel for a rocket engine or delivering the perfect dose of medication to a patient, Nasa Astronauts, Astronauts In Space, Expresso, Space Shot, Space Space, Space News, Nasa Space, Human Body, Astronomy

First espresso brewed in space today! ESA - European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti brewed the first espresso in space made by ESA's #ISSpresso machine that was recently launched to the International Space Station. She drank it from a specially designed zero-g coffee cup that will not only help astronauts drink coffee, but also teach us more about fluids in space. Whether getting the last drop of fuel for a rocket engine or delivering the perfect dose of medication to a patient,

Norway Becoming First Country To Eliminate FM Radio

"Norway is moving on from analog radios in 2017." Plans to eliminate FM radio in favor of digital.

"Digital music revenues now on a par with physical globally... Subscription services at the heart of the music portfolio business" IFPI publishes Digital Music Report 2015. Marketing Musical, Global Statistics, Disco, Youtube Share, Music Sites, Free Teaching, Universal Music Group, Music Business, Indie Rock

Universal Music Group

Music Business

Indie Rock

IFPI publishes Digital Music Report 2015

"Digital music revenues now on a par with physical globally... Subscription services at the heart of the music portfolio business" IFPI publishes Digital Music Report 2015.

More Than a Billion Enterprise Devices Are on the Internet of Things

"More Than A Billion Enterprise Devices are On the Internet of Things"

21st Century Learning

Student Data

Data Mining

School Board

A day in the life of a data mined kid - Marketplace

"A day in the life of a data mined kid" Marketplace.org Info-graphic on student data possibly being collected

“How tech is changing reading at libraries” featured on today's episode of the always informational @MarketplaceTech podcast http://bit.ly/1pJiy6I with an interview of ALA President Courtney Young @librarycourtney. "Tech at the library." American Library Association, Reading Library, Today Episode, On Today, Libraries, Literacy, Topics, Podcasts, Presidents

American Library Association

How tech is changing reading at libraries - Marketplace

“How tech is changing reading at libraries” featured on today's episode of the always informational @MarketplaceTech podcast http://bit.ly/1pJiy6I with an interview of ALA President Courtney Young @librarycourtney. "Tech at the library."

Sweet surprise for Cambridge University students as chocolate stash found hidden inside Newnham College Library book - http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/

40% of US Households Have No Landline Phone as the Mobile Transition Settles. 1 in 6 w/ a landline never use it, ~ 50% of children live in a home with no landline, landline decrease is slowing, from National Health Interview Survey National Health, Centers For Disease Control And Prevention, Households, Surveys, Landline Phone, Interview, Mobile, News, Live

National Health

Centers For Disease Control And Prevention

40% of US Households Have No Landline Phone as the Mobile Transition Settles

40% of US Households Have No Landline Phone as the Mobile Transition Settles. 1 in 6 w/ a landline never use it, ~ 50% of children live in a home with no landline, landline decrease is slowing, from National Health Interview Survey

Congress “Let Me Google That For You Act” – Replaces the NTIS w/ Google

Congress introduced the “Let Me Google That For You Act”