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Fantastic to see you rattling the healthcare cage Tom - please keep it up - there is much to do.

Posted by Trevor Gay at June 15, 2005 4:33 PM

I just got back to work from the Kan-ed presentation. I loved the Commandments,
Experiment and
Get the super-cool talent - open the checkbook.
Thanks for the reminder!

Posted by Deborah Stout at June 15, 2005 4:44 PM

This event is so necessary to Kansas. Thanks so much for your participation in this event, especially the panel discussion. Indeed we need to continue to reimagine Kansas and our education system.

Posted by Bill Hagerman at June 15, 2005 9:57 PM

Thanks, Tom. As a result of the last 2 days, KanEd has implemented a blog to gather the stories/heroes information that we can turn into public service announcements to create a sense of urgency. We're hoping to have students help create these PSA's. The blog address is http://itsurgent.blogspot.com/ Thanks for being a catalyst for action in our state!

Posted by Melinda Stanley at June 16, 2005 3:03 PM

As a "Prairie Passages" Eco-Futurist (geoWIZard) & Kaw Valley Watershed Marshal from Monticello, Kansas

... the CQuest (search) keywords shared below provide a Kan-ed "Learn & Share Tale" framework!

Our Kansas Environmental Leadership Program (KELP) "Bioneer adVenturing" mission is to help our "GLocal" Communities of Practice

better understand critical connections between sustainable public health and water quality for urban-wetland wildlife habitats.

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Shortcut to: http://www.google.com/search?q=Design+Ecology+Learning+Futures+Blog+Feedback%22Tom+Peters%22

Bob-RJ Burkhart / ACCTTS-LLC / LCDR, USNR-Ret.
PAO, USS Cimarron (AO-22) WestPac-1967 Cruise ...

Posted by Bob-RJ Burkhart at June 17, 2005 2:12 AM

Tom's Kan-ed MentorshipART perfomance inspired the CQuest (search) keywords shared below!

The results provide a dynamic future thought leadership "Learn & Share Tale" framework!

Shortcut to: http://www.google.com/search?q=Design+Ecology+Learning+Futures+Blog+Feedback%22Tom+Peters%22

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Acting as a "Prairie Passage" Eco-Futurist (geoWIZard)
& Kaw Valley "Watershed Marshal" from Shawnee, Kansas ...

UNODIR:
Our Kansas Environmental Leadership Program (KELP) "Bioneer adVenturing" mission
is to help our "GLocal" Communities of Practice better understand critical connections between sustainable public health (WellBeing)
and protecting our fresh" water quality from self-inflicted Bio-Errors!

Bob-RJ Burkhart / ACCTTS-LLC / LCDR, USNR-Ret.
PAO, USS Cimarron (AO-22) WestPac-1967 Cruise ...

Posted by Bob-RJ Burkhart at June 17, 2005 2:30 AM

via: http://www.paperandpencil.info/home/design/

... from a fast company review (i especially like #2 and #6):

A sampling of some of the most important themes covered in Tom Peters's new book, Re-imagine!

Destroy to Create
Forget about Built to Last. All companies, Peters says, are doomed to failure. Better to completely destroy your own company from the inside and remake it in a new, bold and creative way than fight old battles with old ideas -- and eventually fade away into irrelevance.

Women Roar They are the most important group in our economy. They spend and make most of the money. They make the key financial decisions. And yet they are talked down to, never designed for, not consulted, fundamentally ignored. The New Economy runs on the principles that women are used to -- collaboration rather than command and control, for one -- and until men realize that and change their approach, they are doomed to failure.

It's an XF (Cross-functional) World Nothing works without honest and open communication between decision makers. So you can be as idealistic and as big picture as you like, but you won't get anywhere without the human element. Peters says it's best to embrace the politics and demolish the red tape. Only then can you move on to the greater objectives of changing your company.

Power Dreaming Successful companies such as Harley-Davidson and Starbucks work because they sell a lifestyle or an image rather than simply a product. For Harley, it's the experience of the rebel; for Starbucks, it's a place of refuge. Successful companies must offer a "scintillating experience" in order to set themselves apart in an environment where most competitors already provide a decent product.

Think Weird The only way to effect true transformation in the workplace, says Peters, is to enlist the outliers in your organization to join your cause. Find the weirdos and the freaks, offer support for the projects they're secretly pursuing, then get them to help you with your own revolutionary change ideas.

Design, the ultimate edge In the world of Tom Peters, design is so critical that it should be on the agenda (along with a professional designer) of every meeting in every single department. Design, like lifestyle, is one of the few differentiating factors, and companies that ignore the power of elegant and functional design will lose.

Posted by Bob-RJ Burkhart at June 17, 2005 2:47 AM

Tues-PM dialog reflecting on Mon-PM's Kan-ed Keynote Panel remarks "hatched" yet another "GlobalBrain BLOGspot" ...

http://geoventuring-lnt.blogspot.com/

Posted by Bob-RJ Burkhart at June 17, 2005 4:07 AM

Tom, first thank you for the wake up call on China. I don't believe people are paying enough attention to where China and India are headed (and where we are not). We seem more interested in who Brad Pitt is dating or which stars are scientologist than what jobs will be available in the US for our kids. All the news about Social Security funding short falls - if all the high paying engineering, science, and technology are some place else in the world - what will be the tax base feeding the social security system then. I like being in the world economy. I just don't want the US to slip into 3rd or 4th place.

Posted by Steve Waddell at June 18, 2005 6:49 AM

Tom,
Your presentation in Wichita was awesome, and it pissed me off! :) I came back to work with a fresh attitude and I will try to infuse some urgency into my institution.

I found the pig story (one version, anyway). I am going to look around work and see who is gnawing on a pig leg today. I hope it's not me!
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A farmer walked into a bar with his pig and ordered a drink. The bartender could not help asking the man why his pig had a peg leg. "Well, you see," said the farmer, "this is an amazing pig. Why, two years ago, my son was chopping wood in the field when a tree collapsed on him, pinning him to the ground and making breathing difficult. The pig, which was in the area, ran to get assistance and, squealing loudly, led us to my son to rescue him."
"You're right, that is an amazing story. But why does your pig have a peg leg?"

This is no ordinary pig," the farmer continued. "One night while we were sleeping, our barn caught fire and the pig managed to squeeze through a little hole in the wall and circle our house, squealing as loud as it could to wake us up. We were able to save all of the animals."

"Wow. Incredible. But why does the pig have a peg leg?"

buy cheap viagra on line "Wait. Once, our home caught on fire. The pig managed to run to the next house over and wake the neighbors, who were able to save us and help put out the fire."

"OK. OK. The pig is amazing. But why the peg leg?" the bartender demanded.

"An amazing pig like this. You can't eat it all at once."

Posted by Kris Ball at June 20, 2005 9:01 AM

Tom - Your Blog comment readers may find this 1994 book adds perspective to more recent RANTS ...

*** Shades of 'Year of the Rat'? ***
Prescient Book-'Chinese Intelligence Operations', by Nicholas Eftimiades, Freeper MUST READ ISBN 1-55750-214-5

Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, 1994 Nicolas Eftimiades
Chinese Intelligence Operations. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland, 1994. ISBN 1-55750-214-5

Nicolas Eftimiades specializes in East Asian studes and has worked in the US intelligence community for ten years, including posts in the CIA and the Department of State.

He currently is with the Defense Intelligence Agency in Arlington, Virginia. In add ition, he has lectured on US national defense and foreign policy in Asia at a number of universities and professional conferences. He is an officer in the US Naval Reserve.

Web Posted: 01/06/99 16:34:34 PST Posted by: gaijin
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Recycling PRIOR "Lessons Learned" ???

1- As a proud US Naval Reserve "geoWIZard" engaged in Kansas adult lifelong learning, I'm also an advocate of the UNODIR ... (Unless Otherwise DIRected) AIM, FIRE & ADJUST community of practice ...

2- During the Viet Nam era, my savvy shipmates persistenly demonstrated that collctive attitude, aptitude & ability (blended with TRUST) often exceeds conventional management expectations!

3- Highly effectiuve leadership knowledge, skills and abilities are NOT crafted from traditional B-School case studies ...

4- Future thought leadership results from experience-based (thinkLets) distilled from actionable insights AFTER making your quota of mistakes and living to share "digital campfire" stories about them!

Posted by Bob-RJ Burkhart, LCDR-USNR, Ret. at June 20, 2005 9:58 PM

CQ: How about clarifying why "O.O.D.A. Loops" were included in your Kan-ed Commandments?

Posted by Bob-RJ Burkhart, LCDR-USNR, Ret. at June 21, 2005 8:21 PM

Just wanted to drop a note to say thank you for your Wichita presentation to KanEd. It was extraordinary. I've downloaded your presentation and will definitely share some of the quotes and theory with the clue-less. They won't get it. But it will be fun watching them react. I work close w/ all those industries. Oye. The system. We're working to beat it, taking the risks and
making progress. It was refreshing, motivating and energizing to finally have a chance to hear the rant! Know that you make a difference!

Craig

Posted by Craig Davis at June 24, 2005 4:25 PM

Recognizing Teachers as "Hometown Heroes" (5702pm)

This program will work best at schools with good students to help drive the process, enthusiastic teachers to participate in the process and supportive administrators to help guide the process.

For more information on the program go to Create A Teacher Card or Contact Us.

Via: "Pathfinder Passports"
@ http://geoventuring-lnt.blogspot.com/

Posted by Bob-RJ Burkhart at July 2, 2005 3:20 PM