Sun, Jul 11, 2004
Matt Taylor's 1982 Management Center Concept Sketch #
MattTaylor pulled me aside yesterday to show me a sketch JimToohey? had drawn for him in 1982. (1NL)
Note the flat screen consoles, the laptop on the table, and the rewriteable work wall. Remember, this was drawn in 1982. More importantly, note the multiple modes of collaboration. People are working together in different ways, and everything is being captured digitally. (1NN)
This sketch was the result of a BackCasting? exercise. Instead of predicting the future, you describe the future as if it were the present, then describe what you did to get there. As Matt explained, everything he's worked on over the past 30 years has been in pursuit of this vision, a vision that is now close to reality. Remarkable stuff. (1NO)
/collaboration | Posted at 10:53pm
Music City, Here I Am #
Arrived in Nashville on Saturday for the MGTaylor SevenDomainsWorkshop?, a meeting of the minds of many of those tied to the MGTaylor community. I'm working the workshop this week, then am spending a week driving in a circle to Cincinnati, St. Louis, and back to Nashville. If you have suggestions for places to visit along the way -- especially interesting towns off the main road -- let me know. Also drop me an email if you're in the area and would like to get together. (1NE)
My flight was largely uneventful, other than a stopover in Charlotte, my first time in North Carolina. I have this ongoing argument with several of my friends over how long you need to be in a state in order to qualify as actually having been there. We generally agree that stopovers don't count, although after today, I may have to challenge that rule. Walking through the concourse towards my connecting flight, I couldn't resist stopping for a pulled pork sandwich. Eating the local cuisine has to count for something, even if it's at the airport. (1NF)
/personal | Posted at 10:53pm
