Wonders of Human Creativity

The MILLAU VIADUCT is part of the new E11 expressway connecting Paris and Barcelona and features the highest bridge piers ever constructed. The tallest is 240 meters high and the overall height will be an impressive 336 meters, making this the highest bridge in the world.

Parking in Germany

First air-conditioned bus station in Dubai

World's Fastest Elevator installed in World's Tallest Building

Toshiba Elevator and Building Systems Corp announced the installation of the world's fastest passenger elevator just exactly where it is needed - in Taipei 101, the world's tallest building. The elevator runs at a top speed of 1,010 meters per minute when ascending (600 meters per minute on the way down), which works out to 60.6 kilometers per hour. The Elevator can go from the 5th floor to the 89th floor in 39 seconds.

The world's fastest elevator offers the following new technologies: The world's first pressure control system, which adjusts the atmospheric pressure inside a car by using suction and discharge blowers, preventing those riding inside the car experiencing 'ear popping'

The World's First All-glass Undersea Restaurant

The World's First All-glass Undersea Restaurant Opens at the Hilton Maldives Resort & Spa. It will sit five meters below the waves of the Indian Ocean, surrounded by a vibrant coral reef and encased in clear acrylic offering diners 270-degrees of panoramic underwater views.

Keep it Engaging & Crisp with Pecha Kucha

I am excited.

Tomorrow (15/7/08) night I will be going down to watch Pecha Kucha http://www.pecha-kucha.org/ here in Buffalo, NY after class.

To keep it short... its a presentation with powerpoint show for any presenters talk within 6min 40s with ONLY 20 slides. I think its a very post-modern creative approach to Torrance's Beyonder Skill of 'Hightlight the Essence'. Its amazing how such a simple concept by two architects in Tokyo who desire to have a performance space to talk about ideas in a most concise manner has exploded to a regular stint in more than 20 Cities. Powerful rules to rein in 'excessive redundant talk'.

Even one of my favorite writers- Daniel Pink (readto my entries on his 'Whole New Mind') did a presentation on SIGNS. In shared his presentation on how signs more emotionally intelligent- 'Demonstrate empathy; Encourage empathy'. Very insightful indeed.

In this age where we are overloaded with far too much information, and people in this fast-paced age hunger for whats most essential- its worth checking it out. If I am so inspired by tomorrow night, I will make my first 6minutes 40s speech when I get back to Singapore. Thats visionary thinking for someone who loves to 'talk'... the challenge for me- KISS: Keep it Sweet & Short

Developing Neuroleadership

As I start to conceptualise my own leadership vision, study of transformational, transactional, servant leadership showed me that the heart of leadership ultimately leads to a deep awareness of self and influencing others to create change.

Yet, evidence of a fresh approach, new science that is emerging is. Neuroleadership- Another study of human functioning that may impact organisational change that infuses cognitive and social nature of change. I guess in the light of globalisation and competition, there is an urgency to develop new skills and new mindsets.

If one can grasps the following big ideas , I think "you've got it"

• Be better, be different – compete on value (intellectual property, design)
• Strong on ‘soft skills’ – communication, flexible, collaboration, cross-cultural sensitivities
• Ability to manage complexities, unstructured, open-ended and novel situations

For those interesting in Neuroleadership and its related field, check out the following:
- Global Neuro Leadership Summitshttp://www.neuroleadership.org/
- First summit in Italy http://www.leadershipnow.com/leadingblog/2007/01/the_first_global_neuroleadersh.html
- North American sumit in NY http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/6/prweb952424.htm

Maybe I should dig deeper to see if I can write a paper for the first publication of the Neuroleadership Journal! No pain no gain!