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Cool Office Ideas – Rethinking the Places Where We Work

May 17, 2022 By Matt S. Smith, MBA

Flexible Training Rooms, Wall Storage with Stools

The concept of “the office” has never been more vague. After 2+ years of working from home, American’s have done “work work” from just about everywhere but the office building itself. When / if you return to your building this year, you may be bewildered by old ideas of conference rooms, break rooms. Maybe it’s […]

Filed Under: Design, Technology and Culture, Workplace Culture, Worky Worky

How to Spot a Conman, Part III – The Internet Business Guru

March 16, 2022 By Matt S. Smith, MBA

This is the final blog in my 3-part series on conmen. This series doesn’t fit on a company website. But I’m tired of seeing these characters in and around my industry. I want to shine a light on their schemes. We’ll all be better for it. You have 10 minutes to save the world, right? […]

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How to Spot a Conman, Part II – The Guru / Motivational Coach

March 9, 2022 By Matt S. Smith, MBA

In the last blog, I warned young people about the conmen that float about in trusted circles–in your community, around the university, and even your church. If you haven’t yet, go read it. This blog is different. I want to expose younger, savvier conmen who use social media and our modern tools to scam people […]

Filed Under: Technology and Culture, Worky Worky

How to Spot a Conman, Part I: The Networker

October 6, 2021 By Matt S. Smith, MBA

This is an open letter to young people. I want to warn you about the conmen you will soon encounter in your professional life. These people are confident, charming, and seem very successful. But they are posers. They will bring you down. They can ruin your dreams.

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Will A.I. Steal Your Job?

September 22, 2021 By Matt S. Smith, MBA

The hype around technology moves faster than the technology itself. Perhaps your job is doomed, at least the job you have today, but you have time to move along to something new. Maybe something even better?

Filed Under: Design, Technology and Culture, Worky Worky

Unintended Consequences

September 15, 2021 By Matt S. Smith, MBA

Our great leaps in humanity never land us softly in Utopia.  We land hard, and when we wipe the dust from our eyes, we see new problems that we could’ve never imagined.  You don’t have to look far for examples. All recent technologies have already revealed unintended consequences. Social networks have allowed us to connect […]

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