By Dean Whittaker We learned as a child the importance of these two words… Thank You. Thanksgiving reminds us of the gratitude we feel for what we’ve been given. Expressing that gratitude by saying “Thank You” is more than just being polite. It is also a heart-felt...
By Dean Whittaker We are all co-creating a future by the choices we make today. There are three futures before us. The first is the future of all possibilities based on an infinite number of choices we make today. Then there is the probable future that is determined...
By Dean Whittaker While attending a geek conference, Big Data Ignite, this month I purchased a copy of “The Book of Why.” In it the authors, Judea Pear and Dana Mackenzie, discuss the science of cause and effect which is based on mathematics. As with any science, it...
By Dean Whittaker I never set out to be a leader. One summer in 8th grade I was sponsored by my small town American Legion to attend Boys State, a one-week summer camp at the state capital. Boys State teaches young people about citizenship and leadership. (Note: there...
By Dean Whittaker I get up at 5:00 AM and hop on my 16-year-old Segway and head for Mt. Pisgah, a 300-foot sand dune overlooking Lake Michigan and Lake Macatawa. I climb the 239 steps up to the overlook where I meditate while waiting for sunrise. Some days, listening...
