We must prepare the younger generation for jobs that don’t exist yet. Here is how. — “Are you kidding me?” I notice that I say this sentence more and more to myself. Increasingly, I witness corporate decisions that might have made sense twenty or more years ago, but right now? Less so. Take advertising spend on annoying old-style TV commercials. The “working from home” versus “returning…

A travel story from Japan. — The last time I visited Japan was twelve hundred and sixty-three days ago. Exactly. I know because I counted. Every year, I used to travel four to five times to Fukuoka, the largest city on the island of Kyushu, to teach business disruption, technology, and law courses. My wife and…

We think we know ourselves — and the world we live in — but we don’t. — Flea Market — Sunday, May 7 I noticed the simple billboard along the street close to our home over a month ago. A yellow background and black bold type letters. “I have to tell Ingrid,” I remember thinking. It somehow felt important. My wife and I never visited a flea…

Let’s first understand the present before predicting the future. — “Are the current students lazy?” I didn’t see that question coming. The question was even more surprising because it was asked by someone who only graduated a few months ago. He participated in a Future of Lawyers event last week. I was asked to give a presentation. I had some…

Happy Birthday to Me! — “Hello, old-timer, we meet again. It’s been a while.” I am at my grandparent’s place. April 1978. It is my ninth birthday. The first thing I do when we arrive at their house — a 90-minute drive from home — is to immediately go to the antique cuckoo clock. …

Let’s talk about technology in the classroom. — “Smartphones must be banned from the classroom!” The experts’ message was clear. To ensure our students receive the best education possible, any form of distraction must be avoided. This is particularly true for smartphones. We must nurture and protect the developing brains of the youngest generation. The online content and…

Unless we learn to reconnect with nature. — They turned down my request for a repeat prescription. The day before Easter weekend. I need a new vial of fluticasone nasal spray every three to four months or so. It reduces hay fever irritation inside my nose. It also helps shrink nasal polyps. I had a nasal polyp experience…

We have no choice. We must welcome the brave new world of artificial general intelligence. — There is a guy like me in every school. I love new technology and innovation. Always have. I remember when I saw “my” first computer. I must have been 14 or 15 and my neighbor friend, Adam, who was the same age as me, got a Commodore 64. We spent…

As you get older, it’s funny what you remember. — “Son,” she said, “you should travel as much as possible. Whatever happens in life, nobody can take away the experiences and memories.” I was determined to follow my mother’s advice. Luckily, my job provided lots of travel opportunities. My travel engagements took off in the 2000s. I wasn’t interested in…