http://www.attentionmax.com/saving_the_inventive_way_of_life Max Kalehoff On Marketing, Media and Being A Dad Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:59:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.attentionmax.com/saving_the_inventive_way_of_life#comment-5518 Bottoms-Up Innovation (Video) | AttentionMax Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:13:43 +0000 http://www.attentionmax.com/?p=2683#comment-5518 [...] a fascinating breakfast discussion with my friend Peter Semmelhack, founder and CEO of Bug Labs, on the decay of apprenticeships and grassroots innovation. We were lucky to feature Peter at Clickable’s Interesting Cafe last week, where he led a [...] [...] a fascinating breakfast discussion with my friend Peter Semmelhack, founder and CEO of Bug Labs, on the decay of apprenticeships and grassroots innovation. We were lucky to feature Peter at Clickable’s Interesting Cafe last week, where he led a [...]

]]> http://www.attentionmax.com/saving_the_inventive_way_of_life#comment-5884 maxkalehoff Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:59:54 +0000 http://www.attentionmax.com/?p=2683#comment-5884 I agree with most of that. However, I think the issue is even more fundamental than the ability to problem-solve for an employer. But I think your idea about structure and regiment is important. I remember my seventh-grade physics teacher explaining a concern of Albert Einstein: that modern society was destined for less great discoveries because our people, and particularly our young people, were increasingly being deprived of quiet time to simply think imaginatively. I agree with most of that. However, I think the issue is even more fundamental than the ability to problem-solve for an employer. But I think your idea about structure and regiment is important. I remember my seventh-grade physics teacher explaining a concern of Albert Einstein: that modern society was destined for less great discoveries because our people, and particularly our young people, were increasingly being deprived of quiet time to simply think imaginatively.

]]> http://www.attentionmax.com/saving_the_inventive_way_of_life#comment-5883 john Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:48:06 +0000 http://www.attentionmax.com/?p=2683#comment-5883 I am generalizing, but parents today are not challenging their kids to think for themselves and 'problem solve'. It is easier for the parent to simply solve a problem for them. Companies complain constantly about younger folks who cannot problem solve on the job. Activities for kids are too structured and too regimented, relieving kids of the necessity of providing for their own entertainment. There is very little incentive to become a 'thinker' when your answers are simply handed to you by well-meaning but adults who don't see the longer term consequences of their actions. I am generalizing, but parents today are not challenging their kids to think for themselves and 'problem solve'. It is easier for the parent to simply solve a problem for them. Companies complain constantly about younger folks who cannot problem solve on the job. Activities for kids are too structured and too regimented, relieving kids of the necessity of providing for their own entertainment. There is very little incentive to become a 'thinker' when your answers are simply handed to you by well-meaning but adults who don't see the longer term consequences of their actions.

]]> http://www.attentionmax.com/saving_the_inventive_way_of_life#comment-5500 maxkalehoff Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:59:54 +0000 http://www.attentionmax.com/?p=2683#comment-5500 I agree with most of that. However, I think the issue is even more fundamental than the ability to problem-solve for an employer. But I think your idea about structure and regiment is important. I remember my seventh-grade physics teacher explaining a concern of Albert Einstein: that modern society was destined for less great discoveries because our people, and particularly our young people, were increasingly being deprived of quiet time to simply think imaginatively. I agree with most of that. However, I think the issue is even more fundamental than the ability to problem-solve for an employer. But I think your idea about structure and regiment is important. I remember my seventh-grade physics teacher explaining a concern of Albert Einstein: that modern society was destined for less great discoveries because our people, and particularly our young people, were increasingly being deprived of quiet time to simply think imaginatively.

]]> http://www.attentionmax.com/saving_the_inventive_way_of_life#comment-5499 john Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:48:06 +0000 http://www.attentionmax.com/?p=2683#comment-5499 I am generalizing, but parents today are not challenging their kids to think for themselves and 'problem solve'. It is easier for the parent to simply solve a problem for them. Companies complain constantly about younger folks who cannot problem solve on the job. Activities for kids are too structured and too regimented, relieving kids of the necessity of providing for their own entertainment. There is very little incentive to become a 'thinker' when your answers are simply handed to you by well-meaning but adults who don't see the longer term consequences of their actions. I am generalizing, but parents today are not challenging their kids to think for themselves and 'problem solve'. It is easier for the parent to simply solve a problem for them. Companies complain constantly about younger folks who cannot problem solve on the job. Activities for kids are too structured and too regimented, relieving kids of the necessity of providing for their own entertainment. There is very little incentive to become a 'thinker' when your answers are simply handed to you by well-meaning but adults who don't see the longer term consequences of their actions.

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