Our Spaces Affect Our Conversational Lives…

What does the physical world around us do to our conversational lives? How do the spaces around us affect our inquisitiveness? Is our creativity hampered or helped by the three dimensional environment? These questions have been popping up regularly over the last...

The Inquisitive Genius of Bell Labs

The recent NY Times obituary of Dr. Ian Ross, former President of Bell Labs, observed the genius of Bell Labs as a crucible for invention, led by the sharp, pragmatic and visionary innovators like Dr. Ross. In particular, this section captures the essence of their...

Hopes for YP Summit

In planning my day at the Omaha YP Summit on Wednesday, I considered what I hoped myself and other attendees could gain from the event. As I reflected, Jon Gertner’s True Innovation article on Bell Labs came to mind. Gertner’s piece elegantly articulated...