Comments on: THINK: Then and Now http://davetroy.com/posts/think-then-and-now Design, Entrepreneurship, Economics and Software Sun, 20 May 2012 16:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Best Forex System http://davetroy.com/posts/think-then-and-now#comment-599 Best Forex System Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:27:56 +0000 http://davetroy.com/?p=225#comment-599 It's an obvious choice, but if you're looking to create a slideshow in Flash you can save money and a lot of coding time just using Soundslides. It's an obvious choice, but if you're looking to create a slideshow in Flash you can save money and a lot of coding time just using Soundslides.

]]> By: moleskinny (Moleskinny) http://davetroy.com/posts/think-then-and-now#comment-473 moleskinny (Moleskinny) Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:54:58 +0000 http://davetroy.com/?p=225#comment-473 The original IBM Think Pad http://davetroy.com/?p=225 The original IBM Think Pad http://davetroy.com/?p=225

]]> By: Sam Parker http://davetroy.com/posts/think-then-and-now#comment-275 Sam Parker Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:56:08 +0000 http://davetroy.com/?p=225#comment-275 Thanks for the thoughts here, Dave. I became an IBM man after reading (sort of). You inspired my tgim post today... http://justparker.typepad.com/just_parker/2009/01/think.html Thanks for the thoughts here, Dave. I became an IBM man after reading (sort of).

You inspired my tgim post today…
http://justparker.typepad.com/just_parker/2009/01/think.html

]]> By: mrhobbit http://davetroy.com/posts/think-then-and-now#comment-274 mrhobbit Mon, 12 Jan 2009 04:51:59 +0000 http://davetroy.com/?p=225#comment-274 Funny thing is - the only place all those souls locked in traffic have the space in their day to THINK without performance penalties coming from management? In traffic. It's become the urban 'working' man's only time alone to think. The way business is run now, it's no wonder, no wonder at all. Funny thing is – the only place all those souls locked in traffic have the space in their day to THINK without performance penalties coming from management?

In traffic.

It’s become the urban ‘working’ man’s only time alone to think.

The way business is run now, it’s no wonder, no wonder at all.

]]> By: Joe "Giuseppe" Zuccaro http://davetroy.com/posts/think-then-and-now#comment-267 Joe "Giuseppe" Zuccaro Mon, 05 Jan 2009 01:03:38 +0000 http://davetroy.com/?p=225#comment-267 I remember my dad had a pad like that given to him. Times have changed. Thanks for the memory! I remember my dad had a pad like that given to him. Times have changed. Thanks for the memory!

]]> By: davetroy http://davetroy.com/posts/think-then-and-now#comment-266 davetroy Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:59:46 +0000 http://davetroy.com/?p=225#comment-266 Dana - picture is above; thanks for the suggestion. It had several pages used but they'd been removed, so I found it empty. I have an Enron CD case somewhere... that can be a whole other blog post. :) Dana – picture is above; thanks for the suggestion. It had several pages used but they’d been removed, so I found it empty.

I have an Enron CD case somewhere… that can be a whole other blog post. :)

]]> By: mixtmedia http://davetroy.com/posts/think-then-and-now#comment-265 mixtmedia Sun, 04 Jan 2009 18:21:20 +0000 http://davetroy.com/?p=225#comment-265 Dave, I love your post! Your assessment of our society as one of facades created by corporations for customers, employees and shareholders is dead-on. We have, indeed, become “unglued from the truth.” Now that the technological mechanisms exist to chip away at these facades, we are just starting to evolve towards a society with a completely different orientation: one in which truthful thinking matters once again and the conniving noise of commercialism is no longer tolerated. I had the pleasure of working on a strategic innovation consulting initiative with IBM in 1995. The objective of our engagement (I was with now-defunct IdeaScope Associates) was to identify ways in which the IBM Research organization could “double the value” that it brought to the IBM corporation. It was fascinating to lead a team of engineers and other left-brain thinkers through our qualitatively-based innovation process. I remember being extremely impressed with the team’s (positive) critical thinking abilities and, at the same time, disappointed by their tendencies towards premature convergence and (negative) critical thinking. In retrospect, I wonder whether the positive kind of critical thinking or the negative kind of critical thinking more readily revealed the truth? Dave,
I love your post! Your assessment of our society as one of facades created by corporations for customers, employees and shareholders is dead-on. We have, indeed, become “unglued from the truth.” Now that the technological mechanisms exist to chip away at these facades, we are just starting to evolve towards a society with a completely different orientation: one in which truthful thinking matters once again and the conniving noise of commercialism is no longer tolerated.

I had the pleasure of working on a strategic innovation consulting initiative with IBM in 1995. The objective of our engagement (I was with now-defunct IdeaScope Associates) was to identify ways in which the IBM Research organization could “double the value” that it brought to the IBM corporation. It was fascinating to lead a team of engineers and other left-brain thinkers through our qualitatively-based innovation process. I remember being extremely impressed with the team’s (positive) critical thinking abilities and, at the same time, disappointed by their tendencies towards premature convergence and (negative) critical thinking. In retrospect, I wonder whether the positive kind of critical thinking or the negative kind of critical thinking more readily revealed the truth?

]]> By: Dana Stibolt http://davetroy.com/posts/think-then-and-now#comment-264 Dana Stibolt Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:12:07 +0000 http://davetroy.com/?p=225#comment-264 You should post a picture of the notebook. It would be cool to see. Was there anything written in it? You should post a picture of the notebook. It would be cool to see. Was there anything written in it?

]]> By: Reed Gustow http://davetroy.com/posts/think-then-and-now#comment-262 Reed Gustow Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:26:55 +0000 http://davetroy.com/?p=225#comment-262 Somewhere around 1980, the balance between hot air and substance in our culture shifted to the "hot air" side decisively. This engendered and slowly deteriorated into the current situation in which we are hoping to escape a true disaster. I see reason for optimism that people are finally beginning to "think" in sufficient numbers that we may do so. Somewhere around 1980, the balance between hot air and substance in our culture shifted to the “hot air” side decisively. This engendered and slowly deteriorated into the current situation in which we are hoping to escape a true disaster. I see reason for optimism that people are finally beginning to “think” in sufficient numbers that we may do so.

]]> By: Tim Staines http://davetroy.com/posts/think-then-and-now#comment-261 Tim Staines Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:11:12 +0000 http://davetroy.com/?p=225#comment-261 I find that "EXPLOIT" can be used to describe many of today's businesses due to its negative or positive connotation. In the negative, you can imagine oil companies or the Big 3 and their seemingly indifferent attitudes towards natural resource EXPLOITation. On the positive side, you'll find the tech sector, where companies still THINK and EXPLOIT innovations. I find that “EXPLOIT” can be used to describe many of today’s businesses due to its negative or positive connotation.

In the negative, you can imagine oil companies or the Big 3 and their seemingly indifferent attitudes towards natural resource EXPLOITation.

On the positive side, you’ll find the tech sector, where companies still THINK and EXPLOIT innovations.

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