by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Oct 9, 2018
Dr. Kai-Fu Lee, a pioneer in the field of artificial intelligence, has two daughters. One is a fashion designer. The other is a photographer. Instead of following their father into computer science, they followed their heart, passion and skills. Lee encouraged them to...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Oct 5, 2018
Abraham Lincoln didn’t have a TED stage to share his ideas; he used a tree stump instead. But his talks went viral. Farmers and townspeople would ride for miles to hear Lincoln speak. What they loved most about Lincoln was the way he used stories to captivate them....
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Oct 3, 2018
Mars Mundy’s car broke down shortly after he graduated from law school. And, like many people, he had a frustrating experience with repair shops. Mundy channeled his frustration into building a startup to transform the auto repair industry. He never did practice law....
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Sep 28, 2018
During a visit to the United Arab Emirates, I was invited to speak to college students to learn more about how the country is preparing the next generation for a post-oil future. I met with students who were required to present their final projects in a 3-minute pitch...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Sep 25, 2018
In the forward to John Hennessy’s book, Leading Matters, author Walter Isaacson writes, “There is one leadership skill in this book that I found a bit unexpected but also profound: storytelling.” Storytelling’s influence on Hennessy’s career is, indeed, profound. And...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Sep 21, 2018
“Pictorial superiority is truly Olympian,” writes molecular biologist John Medina in his bestselling book, Brain Rules. Simply put, if information is presented verbally, people remember about 10% of the information. Include a picture and retention soars to 65%. If you...
