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Minneapolis-based Miinome is still getting off the ground, but once it does it could become the world's first "member-controlled human genetic marketplace."
How do you assess your own skills and how do you plan to improve them?
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When it comes to improving your life and your career, it is essential to be able to properly evaluate your strengths and weaknesses.
It used to be that any change in an organization would flow from the top down—from the executives to the front line workers. But today, especially when it comes to […]
            This blog often talks about risks that we fret over too much. Time to talk about one we worry about too little; the air we breath...indoors. For a number […]
Now that CNN and BuzzFeed have joined forces to create a new online video destination, the meme-ification of the news is almost complete. The viral celebrities, the LOL cats, and the Listicles have won. The […]
"Do I want to spend time with this idea or this person? 
If you’re looking for breakthroughs, you need to be willing to take huge risks and to back non-traditional approaches.  
German carmaker Daimler has announced plans to put QR code stickers on its Mercedes-Benz vehicles, providing emergency personnel with valuable information that can be accessed via a smartphone at the scene.
My work with The Mission Continues is the greatest way that I can take care of the people that I served with.
There’s one institution in life where you get time off for good behavior and that’s prison.
A product doesn't have to be perfect, but just good enough so it can be made perfect along the way.
When you believe in what you want to do and you put the concept of failure away the chances of success are even greater.
A few weeks ago my husband and I were out to dinner with some people. The table behind us was filled with eight young-ish women. They were having a bachelorette […]
Confronting addiction, we are forced to confront the truth, which is that we are not pure glowing creatures of free will. 
How desperate can a city facing financial armageddon get? What’s the last resort for cities such as Detroit, wounded first by the failing American auto industry and then set bleeding […]
In a recently released report, an organization proposes that content owners be allowed to distribute software that could perform unpleasant actions on the computers of those caught downloading or viewing content illegally.
An idea whose time has come: A team of Australian designers has developed a game that can be installed on public transportation vehicles, allowing riders to play together during trips.
Deutsche Bahn wants to deploy the devices in order to reduce cleanup costs reported at $10 million annually. However, they may have to contend with a public that's extra-sensitive to privacy issues.
While there has been some talk of the Chinese hacking the American military, most of dialogue surrounds private-sector theft: Negotiation strategies, new product blueprints, and the like.