By Dean Whittaker In March of 2009, I met and hired a Nepalese Hope College intern by the name of Vidhan Rana. Vidhan came to me as an intern with a desire to learn about economic development so that when he returned to Nepal, he could help build schools in the rural...
By Dean WhittakerSo, what have I learned this month? In seeing the movie, “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” I learned what a unique, compassionate and kind person Fred Rogers (Mister Rogers) was, perhaps best exemplified in how he spoke to children about...
By Brittany Gebben Business meetings can be an effective tool to bring a team or group of people together to accomplish a common goal. On the other hand, meetings are also commonly notorious for taking away from productivity and often receive a bad rap for being a...
By Dean Whittaker My nature is to wonder. I wonder about lots of things but mostly about the future. I study social, technological, economic, environmental and political trends. One thing I have been puzzled by is why economic development organizations continue...
By Brittany Gebben As we approach a new year, there’s always talk of the upcoming year’s resolution, or goal. I’m typically not a fan of the traditional New Year’s Resolutions because I believe they focus too much on the end result without much concentration on the...
