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UpDayton Summit 2013- Local hopes and odd prophets
Note: This post is long. It’s a Sunday morning, New York Times Magazine type piece, that tries to bring some of...
16 years of education, and not a single memorable worksheet
Tonight, Dayton has the opportunity to hear one of those “experts” come in and tell us the secret to...
Compare Over the Rhine in Cincinnati to Oregon District in Dayton. Any questions?
If you need proof that Dayton needs a change, go down to the Oregon District on Fifth St. The business district....
Rebuilding Dayton in small steps: Micro houses
I’ve worked on more than a few Habitat for Humanity builds. I think that Habitat is a noble organization. But, I...
MCOFuture: Groundhog day groupthink for the last generation
I walked out. Couldn’t take it any more. Sitting in a room with 300+ people rehashing the dreams of a future...
Panhandling my way to Congress wins Gold at American Advertising Federation awards
Usually when a Dayton ad agency wins a Hermes award at the AAF Dayton (formerly the Dayton Ad Club) annual Hermes...
Which candidates are: open, generous and connected?
Seth Godin asks today about “Open, generous and connected” Isn’t that what we seek from a co-worker,...
It’s time to not play favorites with tax dollars anymore
Our country was founded on the principle that “all men are created equal.” Yet our local elected leaders...
People come before bricks and mortar
When my firm, The Next Wave, made “South Park Soliloquy” back in 1996, it wasn’t about the historic...

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