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Author Archives: Jim Lee
Seven Themes for the Coming Decade
Understanding long-term trends is an important tool for identifying opportunities and risks. STEEP analysis looks at the world through five different perspectives – Social, Technological, Economic, Ecological, and Political. The following are the major themes that are presently shaping the … Continue reading
Investing in the Future of 3D Printing
Imagine that you own a desktop box that could print physical objects. At the push of a few buttons, you download a file, modify it, and then hit the “print” key. The possibilities would be endless for localized production, … Continue reading
On the Radio – Interview on the Cycles of Change Progam (Blogspot Radio)
Tomorrow night, I’ll be doing a 1-hour interview on the Cycles of Change program with David Katzmire. Mr. Katzmire has done some very interesting work on social cycles which seems to coincide with the themes of Resilience and the Future of … Continue reading
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On the Radio – Interview on Voice America
Just wrapped up a 1-hour interview on resilient families. It was a great opportunity to talk about my new book and share some interesting ideas… Follow the link for the archived show… http://www.voiceamerica.com/episode/62561/the-resilient-family
Investing in Graphene – the Nanomaterial of the Future
Name one material that has the following qualities: superstrength, superconductivity, self-cooling, anti-bacterial, anti-corrosive, photovoltaic. Carbon is one of the most abundant elements on the planet, yet in the form of graphene it has unique qualities. Graphene is a sheet … Continue reading
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Fantasy Football for Finance Geeks
So. Incredibly. Cool. What if you could distill the strategies of the most legendary investment minds from the past century and then use build models to estimate how well they would have performed over the past few years? The result … Continue reading
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Strategies for a New Economy
Here is a link for a free live teleconference from the Omega Institute. Starts on Friday and runs through Sunday. Looks worthwhile for anyone interested in sustainable economics! This is the schedule…
Book Release Party
Despite some crazy weather, we had over 60 people join us for the book launch. It was a great night and folks had a good time! Resilience and the Future of Everyday Life is now available on Amazon.com and Barnes … Continue reading
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A Revolution in P2P Investing
Frustrated by historically low interest rates, small investors are finding that traditional financial institutions are unable to provide them with satisfactory levels of income. What if people could easily find qualified borrowers and make their own loans directly?
How to Start a Farmers Market
Starting a neighborhood farmers market has been one of the most rewarding things that I’ve done this year. While we don’t exactly live in a “food desert”, it is difficult to find good local and organic food in this city. … Continue reading
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