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Keynote for Mount Laurel Library Staff Development Day, November 14, 2013, Mount Laurel, NJ
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If You Can Make it Here…Creation, Revolution and Happiness
at the Library
Peter Bromberg | peterbromberg.comMount Laurel Library| Mount Laurel, NJ | November 14, 2013
Why Are We Here Today?
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Today
World population: 7,200,000,000Ever Lived: 108,000,000,000
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Why Are We Here Today?
Change
the absolutely crazyhistorically unprecedented
accelerating pace of
or…
The pace of change is accelerating and the progression is exponential. We are
actually doubling the power of these technologies now in less than a
year. Indeed [for a wide variety of
technologies], we find not just simple exponential growth, but “double”
exponential growth, meaning that the rate of exponential growth is itself
growing exponentially. - Ray Kurzweil, Author, Inventor, Futurist
https://www.facebook.com/blog/blog.php?post=112344532130 http://www.kurzweilai.net/the-law-of-accelerating-returns
Permanent Whitewater
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Permanent Revolution
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Graveyard of Disruptive Technology
Graveyard of Disruptive Technology
In a Permanent Revolution…
What changes?
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Forms (Ways of Doing)
“A new breed of educators are inventing radical new ways for children to learn, grow, and thrive. To them, knowledge isn’t a commodity that’s delivered from teacher to student but something that emerges from the students’ own curiosity-fueled exploration.
Teachers provide prompts, not answers, and then they step aside so students can teach themselves and one another. They are creating ways for children to discover their passion - and uncovering a generation of geniuses in the process.”“How a Radical New Teaching Method Could Unleash a Generation of
Geniuses” By Joshua Davis, Wired Magazine, 10/15/13
CommunicationAnalytical SkillsTechnical LiteracyFlexible/AdaptableInterpersonal AbilityMulticultural AwarenessPlanning/Organizing
From: http://www.quintcareers.com/job_skills_values.htmlby Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D., and Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
Problem SolvingCreativityTeamworkWillingness to LearnSelf-MotivatedSelf-ConfidenceTenacityPositive Attitude/Energy
Skills and Values needed for success in a deeply weird world
In a Permanent Revolution…
What changes?Forms (Ways of Doing)
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What doesn’t change?Values (Ways of Being)
So we were in this toy store trying on funny noses and…
“The library saved my
life.”
Copyright W. Andrew “Andy” WoodworthAll rights reserved. Used by permission
Copyright W. Andrew “Andy” WoodworthAll rights reserved. Used by permission
Copyright W. Andrew “Andy” WoodworthAll rights reserved. Used by permission
“Work is love made visible”- Kahlil Gibran
In a Permanent Revolution…
Revolution Image: cc by 2.0 http://www.flickr.com/photos/khalidalbaih/5450180945/sizes/l/in/photostream/
What doesn’t change?Ways of Being
What changes?Ways of Doing
“The public library is a center of public happiness
first”
-John Cotton DanaA Library Primer, 3rd ed. 1903
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“Happiness is love. Full stop.”
- George ValliantResults from 50 year longitudinal study of happiness
The Happiness Advantage
Three Gratitudes
One Positive Experience
Meditate
Acts of Kindness
Exercise
The Happiness Advantage
…one’s own small flame to the central flames of life and the world.
We cannot predict the exact details of the future, but we can have a hand in
shaping the heart of the future, including its context of meaning and our
commitment and courage in advancing into the unknown.
Continually Connect…
- Robert K Cooper, Ayman Sawaf, Executive EQ
Peter Bromberg | [email protected] Laurel Library Staff Day, Mount Laurel, NJ
November 14, 2013
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