Predicting the Future

By Dean Whittaker Where does the future come from? How can we predict what will happen next? Does history repeat itself? My quest to predict future began with a question. Why are there cycles in things? We see cycles all around us – repeating patterns of events...

Looking for a Future?

By Dean Whittaker For the past three days, I have witnessed an amazing example of community leadership. A group of our community leaders in West Michigan determined that the business model on which our community is based is obsolete and no longer provides the future...

Google Labs: A Playground of New Ideas

By Jami Miedema It’s been a busy day! First, I visited the Smithsonian in Washington DC, then it was overseas to the Palace of Versailles, and finally my tour ended at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. All of this before 8:30AM! This is the reason I enjoy exploring...

iPad 2 – Will it Replace my Laptop?

By Dean Whittaker The iPad is becoming a constant companion for the mobile economic development professional.  It is providing the platform for a wide range of applications that allows us to respond to our clients needs faster and do our work more efficiently as well...