This article is precisely why colleges that are reopening (in whatever form) need to become trauma responsive. This is the subject of Trauma Doesn't Stop at the School Door, due out from Columbia Teachers College Press June 19, 2020. And it has strategies for how to help students. Pre-order at Amazon or https://lnkd.in/eCgEc8J https://lnkd.in/eCAFxND …see more
What is the right laptop for your WFH needs? Will it work for your kid's online classes? I spoke with Bianca Peters about the specs you should look for on Fox 5's Good Day New York.
On Sunday, we’re going to discuss personal contact management as well as business CRM. Get your login credentials here.
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?
I hope you and your family are safe and sound. Since so many of us are being forced to shelter in place, I’ve started a weekly online discussion group. The next discussion is tomorrow from 3p-4p ET on Zoom. You can get your credentials here.
Here's a link to the book I wrote to help kids understand social distancing and express their own emotions. It is now in video version; podcast and ebook are coming. Feel free to forward to others -- kids of all ages across the nation and the globe. I hope it helps. Navigating emotions is not easy for any of us in this difficult time. https://lnkd.in/e7qXT24 …see more
it is always a pleasure to read Martin Wolf. this time in cryptocurrencies. nothing earth shatteringly new. the comments are worth their weight in gold.
as digital money rises, physical banking declines. the next step for digital money is to become borderless (cryptocurrencies, the Libra experiment, atomic swaps, faster payments, zkp, tokenization... all push us in this direction) once digital money becomes borderless, physical banking loses any relevance but for a fringe group of customers. …see more
So, I was responding to a blog, themommiesreviews.com , about the value of puzzles for children. They can be shared activities; they are fun and they can enable success -- with or without help. I made a puzzle of one of my children's book covers (see image) and I want to encourage others to make puzzles of their favorite children's book covers; it makes the book have new and lasting meaning. And, I have been thinking of selling my books with a puzzle, something that will benefit children who have experienced trauma -- and children more generally. …see more
which price suffers the most fraud and is the most manipulated? (bonus point for answers to the follow up question: who manipulates the price) - price of alibaba share - price of bitcoin
These companies are using ML to "predict how potential treatments will behave in the body" to help researchers discover the most promising chemical compounds. #coronavirus #covid19
here are a few fintech truths when dealing w/finserv disruption: - payments is the easy entry & over time erodes incumbents power - unbundling/rebundling is difficult - new bank biz models is an uphill battle - what will kill incumbents? new ways to issue assets, new assets #banking #payments #fintech #startups #entrepreneurship #insurance #cryptocurrencies #priorities #tokenization …see more
“helping banks evade sanctions” if true, then this will have far reaching repercussions across the chinese fintech & financial services industry, in so much as their international aspirations for example.
Some solid writing advice from Nandini Jammi here. I would just add that knowing your brand position (brand promise, attributes, and story) is a critical component to steering how and what you write so that it doesn't just 'win' but builds brand too.
new rule: if you believe that in the future every asset will be tokenized and that there will he many more tokens indigenous to tech protocols, then you register your fund as a financial advisor. #tokenization #startups #cryptocurrencies #capitalmarkets #venturecapital #VC #investing …see more
every Monday deserves solid gold news. “the fully-working toilet - entitled America - went on show at the 18th Century palace on Thursday as part of an exhibition by the Italian artist. visitors had been invited to book three-minute slots to use the throne for its intended purpose.” …see more
Another great read by Ben Thompson on how relentless focus on customers is, basically, disrupting disruption. #stratechery #disruption #startups #amazon #consumerfocus …see more
Humans that fuse with machines will become telekinetics. They will have powers usually reserved for mythological superheroes – what will they do with them?
Gary Shapiro , CEO of the Consumer Technology Association , lit a firestorm when he chose Ivanka Trump to keynote at #CES2020 , the world’s largest trade show. On this episode of Think About This with Shelly Palmer & Ross Martin , he defends Ivanka, takes on China, and shares his views on the future of work, technology and our democracy itself. https://lnkd.in/ejNQRPf …see more
Had a wonderful participatory session at PRSA meeting on how do get a leader to trust their PR team. Chris Messina-Boyer and I were quite the team and we shared concrete strategies and ideas. Audience joined in. We all learned. My thanks to all. We need to do it again at another event!!! Could be done in reverse -- as a program for new leaders and how they can trust their PR team. Always good when the participants participate. …see more