Included in Business Week's cover story on "25 IDEAS FOR A CHANGING WORLD" are:
The Art of Brainstorming
And where do good ideas come from, anyway? How can we nurture better ideas? These are not new questions. Yet they resist quick or certain answers. When I asked a neurologist what is it that we really know about the origin of ideas, he snapped: 'You're treading in some of the deepest waters in all of science.
and ...
Rethinking the Rat Race
Already there are signs that Americans are starting to find more balance. As job time has encroached on leisure time, so too has leisure crept into the job. Workers increasingly are Internet shopping, exercising, chatting with friends, or otherwise building breaks into their day. They may work at midnight, but they also feel free to take off at 3 p.m. to see a child's school play. The aging of the workforce and the need for constant education are creating a less rigid view of careers--one that lets people dip in and out of the job market, work into their 70s, or take time off in their 30s to study, travel, or raise children.
ageing as exile?
This blog explores the intersection of aging, creativity, purpose, transition, learning and well-being. It is edited by Steve Dahlberg.
"Exile is the cradle of nationality," according to Michael Higgins, Ireland's former minister of arts, culture and the Gaeltacht. We should "presuppose a sort of dialogue among exiles" who are together in a new place. Viewing ageing as "exile" offers a new (and positive) perspective about exile and ageing - one that can lead to older people better understanding their common "nationality" of what it means to be fully human - to be part of a greater whole.
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