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One man and a pile of junk ends poverty

mark — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 19:02:07 +0000

Orismar de Souza, a homeless man in Brazil, built a car using junk, spare parts and a hammer and chisel. Four years later, the “shrimpmobile” has him back on his feet. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42329229/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/ This story mirrors the story of my great grandfather, James Dodd. He had worked as a coal miner since he was 8 years [...]

Benoit Mandelbrot passed away 1924-2010

mark — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 11:30:17 +0000

Benoit Mandelbrot, the mathematician who discovered fractals has passed away at age 85. I owe his genius for some fundamental concepts that make the Predictive Innovation® possible. Be Sociable, Share! Tweet

Tengo un año más

mark — Thu, 27 May 2010 06:15:32 +0000

Hoy es mi cumpleaños Last year I spent my birthday in Panama with several people who became very special friends during my visit. They gave me a wonderful party. In English we say “I am this many years old” but in Spanish they say, “I have this many years”. Instead of the years slipping away, [...]

What makes Thailand wonderful

mark — Tue, 25 May 2010 17:34:36 +0000

4,000 volunteers in Bangkok joined together to wash away the damage caused by the Red Shirt’s arson and grenade attacks. This is an example of what I love about Thailand. http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/37620/city-stands-united-for-clean-up Be Sociable, Share! Tweet

Letter from God to Man

mark — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 06:11:54 +0000

This video answers these common questions and complaint. Why doesn’t God do something about these problems? My God would not let this happen. There can’t be a God because there is so much evil. When we complain about all that is wrong and point the blame at others, or [...]

Where to Start? Always Start With Customers!

Mark — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:30:23 +0000

I recently taught a short introduction to Predictive Innovation® class for a group of design students at Eastern Michigan University (EMU). One of the students listed his biggest problem as, “not knowing where to start.” He had a product idea and hundreds of ways to approach it but he didn’t know how to begin to [...]

Innovation Is Predictable

Mark — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:37:29 +0000

Right click and select Save As to download. Yesterday I was told, “Innovation isn’t predictable. If it was predictable then they would already be doing it.” That statement shows why most people can’t innovate. Every assumption was wrong. Innovation is Predictable. Innovation MUST BE Predictable. Innovation isn’t about new. Its about satisfying peoples unmet desires. [...]

Steel On Steel Interview About Fired for Using Figure of Speech

mark — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 16:48:24 +0000

Steel On Steel Mark Proffitt Radio Interview John Loeffler and I talk about Political Correctness and how society in general has turned their brains off to walk in lock step “just following orders”. Steel on Steel is nationally syndicated and also available for download. He is consistently ahead of the curve on what will happen [...]

What is Abundance?

Mark — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 18:23:48 +0000

Do you work, purchase, or consume anything? If so this new understanding of Abundance effects you. “You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” The character Inigo Montoya from the movie “Princess Bride” In 2000 I began a project to change the world. My partner in this [...]

Technology Trumps Nations

Mark — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 20:53:55 +0000

The British military believes people in Iraq are using Google Earth to plan attacks on British bases. This article was brought up on a mailing list I participate in. The part they found interesting was, Soldiers from the Royal Green Jackets based at the Basra Palace base said they had considered suing Google Earth if [...]