Book has tangible implementable strategies -- so it is a book that combines theory and practice. In the trenches, concrete suggestions. Interestingly, that is also an approach for improving institutions -- theory and practice. We need both. One without the other is like walking with one shoe on and one she off. And, lasticity as developed in the book is geared toward education, its use can be expanded to include other organizations trying and needing to make institutional culture change. It's a book that explains people and then how organizations can better respond to and engage w/ them. …see more

finally, Ron Shevlin ‘s long dream of flying bank branches & flying ATMs is becoming reality. my bet is on Capital One to be the first to market.

Thought #Leaders in #ArtificialIntelligence : Daisy Intelligence Corporation #CEO Gary Saarenvirta #ai

money cannot fulfill its utility in the absence of trust. therein lies the formidable challenge Facebook faces with its anticipated coin. - FB needs to overcome a trust deficit with legislators & regulators - FB needs to build trust with its users on money matters both require a pivot towards privacy (easy as paying lip service to the notion) AND a retooling of its platform so that manipulation by third parties be made impossible or as full proof as with any application that deals with money on such a large scale. FBcoin needs to show its immune to fake news & audience manipulation, else lack of trust will make it stillborn. …see more

The Work Well With Others program is specifically designed to show you how to work well with everyone in your life. http://bit.ly/2DRXUOG

‪“the value is in using it, not hoarding it.”‬ ‪is now what i will declare every time someone talks about cryptocurrencies to me. ‬

I listen to the news. I read the newspapers. I view social media. I cannot believe that I have a book emerging on June 19, 2020 on trauma and its impact on students of all ages and stages. Trauma abounds -- it pre-dated the pandemic and since then has escalated. The book launch is virtual. Followers and connections: please join me. There is a panel discussion on the book's import and applicability. There are some giveaways. It is, sadly, a book for our time and its real time strategies can help teachers, healthcare professionals, counselors, social workers, community organizations and employers. Hope to "see" you there. We need help dealing with trauma and its symptoms -- which are abundant. Details below. Save the date: June 22 at 5:00 pm EST.... …see more

“Robust poems committed to memory can counteract the corrosive effects of self pity.” Have you memorized a poem? At age 14 I memorized Kipling’s “If” and still recall... If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster and treat those two imposters just the same …see more

Time to order Trauma Doesn’t Stop at the School Door as an ebook. Get it from TC Press at a discount before Zoom book launch June 22 at 5:00 pm est. https://lnkd.in/dXbun2J . Amazon doesn’t have ebook (yet?). Then you can ask questions of the panel and me. Zoom details at https://lnkd.in/eaWQeJ6 . Sadly, this is a book for our time. Contains micro and macro trauma responsive strategies that can be deployed in schools, workplaces and organizations as well as in social work and community settings. Book is readable with illustrations too! Ebook time; discount time. Pre-launch time (sounds like pre-lunch time!). See you there. Participate. Join in. Voices wanted and needed and welcomed. …see more

Can #startups contact #VCs and #Angels on their own, or only through intros? #seedcapital https://lnkd.in/g_TSeN8

a destination, a social network, an engine minting digital assets by the dozen, a central bank issuing coin, a closed loop payment system, a marketplace, a place where identity is explored. basically an entire economy with its own culture. #digitization #marketplace #vbucks #tokens #socialnetwork #digitalassets …see more

“When we sow a seed, we plant a narrative of future possibility.” Many people are digging into gardening during the pandemic and no wonder: gardening is play for grown ups that consoles us with the prospect of some kind of future. …see more

Have you taught yourself anything new over the past few weeks of self-quarantine? What's the most exciting new thing that you've dug into?

progress compounds. technology change is accelerating. yet, to most, progress in financial services remains elusive. banks are still around, some are very profitable. most startups have failed to disrupt the industry head on. dig deeper to realize change crawls in finserv (because regulation, because regulatory capture), that many banks are structurally unsound , out of touch with younger generations and living off of their legacies. for every JPMorgan, DBS, ING or Goldman, there are thousands of zombies. …see more

Wonder how to accelerate your #startup ? Let's discuss at our next free #mentoring roundtable for #entrepreneurs : https://lnkd.in/gSbgBxF

I haven't attended a lot of women's conferences. Are the problems listed here an accurate depiction? If so, it sounds like a big missed opportunity. #gender #work #KellyeMedia

Are mass #layoffs in #tech affecting you? Should you invoke your inner #entrepreneur ? https://lnkd.in/gSSHAur

Want to learn how to create trauma responsive institutions? Schools, businesses and organizations. Consider attending this Zoom three hour course I am doing at Rutgers Graduate School of Social Work (you don't need to be a social worker!). It is July 31 from 9:30 -- 12:30 and it is affordable and comes with a book discount for Trauma Doesn't Stop at the School Door. Easy to enroll. Affordable. Course is interactive with concrete suggestions and takeaways. Ties into new book too -- so there is follow-up reading. Hope to "see" you there. https://lnkd.in/en3kMmM …see more

“All the evidence is in the cushion, and my boss knows it!” Today in dystopian office scenarios, cushions are being used to monitor employees’ vital signs...and when they are absent from their desks. …see more

Congratulations to the left-brained Mark J. Feldman on his new role at Building Engines, Inc. ! "If performance is measured and understood across the organization, there will be a common language that people across and within departments can rely on to communicate their goals and collaborate more effectively to move the business forward. With KPI’s everyone in the organization is on the same page and marching to the beat of the same drummer." …see more