tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26496171526078130492024-03-04T22:32:08.345-08:00Connecting the WorldConnecting the World is for everyone striving to build relationships with others in our complex connected global environment. You'll find insights highlighting similarities and differences of people, places around the world. Because meals and travel are tools for connecting we'll touch those topics too.Laniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11498616617161290626noreply@blogger.comBlogger312125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2649617152607813049.post-49991909103822371282023-04-25T15:01:00.010-07:002023-04-25T15:01:00.164-07:00Red is Red and Blue is Blue Unless It's Not <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h1 style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 24pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirBeiJXPW_znGY6I83t5Lffd9XJSjtkxsf-3ybeRYEUGEaONLqjyqjGvOY86pF6gA4yYDoc6hc5sciADH0y9eC0NnFonDiL4K7Wt5DdLfYPLSJr8z8muOtGU-mVSSk63vFL2wuylxjvxBxJYo7DVfZ8cJw6CDQGlBhtVrJEewlAI71LSp0_biH0hLh/s425/rainbow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="282" data-original-width="425" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirBeiJXPW_znGY6I83t5Lffd9XJSjtkxsf-3ybeRYEUGEaONLqjyqjGvOY86pF6gA4yYDoc6hc5sciADH0y9eC0NnFonDiL4K7Wt5DdLfYPLSJr8z8muOtGU-mVSSk63vFL2wuylxjvxBxJYo7DVfZ8cJw6CDQGlBhtVrJEewlAI71LSp0_biH0hLh/w320-h265/rainbow.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></h1><h1 style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 24pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: 0.15pt;">Is there just one word for blue or are there specifics for light blue and dark blue? According to the author of the Fast Company article titled: </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/90795992/do-we-perceive-colors-differently-depending-on-the-language-we-speak" title="Do we perceive colors differently depending on the language we speak?"><span style="color: black; text-decoration: none;">Do we perceive colors differently depending on the language we speak?</span></a> The answer varies. <o:p></o:p></span></h1><h1 style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 24pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; letter-spacing: 0.15pt;">There are different words for shades of blue in Russian, Greek or Turkish. In English blue is blue unless you add another word to describe the variations. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The author goes on to tell us that studies show </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; letter-spacing: 0.15pt;">that the world of colors, like many other aspects of perception, can be </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; letter-spacing: 0.15pt;">affected by cultural influences and by our learning experiences.</span> How many colors do you see, how many ways do you describe them? <span style="color: #5f5f5f; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; margin: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; margin: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/90795992/do-we-perceive-colors-differently-depending-on-the-language-we-speak" target="_blank">Read the article</a><br /></span></b></p></h1><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgY1XwPykAz5mpjFbAEfolHouKTuDuydTM_myKZJj3730MXLMwVsq9Y_UuYdoOU4IN-uCfRrxAZ7toFqQ7gCPOhVK_zLHagcFEM8niWQTe95kJq5ojNGQ7b9QUH9UZZZmpgx9Y1eLoYwIgBOYkpiDUIcujyjB1SCsgw1fC4JZbu-7ImcRUkIe5W4yqi" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="clear: left; float: left; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></span></a></div><p></p>Laniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11498616617161290626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2649617152607813049.post-6222715695847150842023-03-28T14:26:00.001-07:002023-03-28T14:26:00.254-07:00If your state was a country which one would it be (based on GDP) <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCKSna0lZFC0aeHSVzaCQTT_qlFdoHAQkQuCXMb_FkCFiwG0QdrN9wfMjjiLVoLfU5PWgK0in8N18g-HZUFty76N9Iqtt03JM2mUbpq7iX4BlZRuklJhl3DHed5shtVMdCyVFIKqeeyelfoq1456VT6HHhF8BnrgHIgYSRPnE7fj6i63Br9g2w-gMF/s1410/States%20as%20Countries%20.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="951" data-original-width="1410" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCKSna0lZFC0aeHSVzaCQTT_qlFdoHAQkQuCXMb_FkCFiwG0QdrN9wfMjjiLVoLfU5PWgK0in8N18g-HZUFty76N9Iqtt03JM2mUbpq7iX4BlZRuklJhl3DHed5shtVMdCyVFIKqeeyelfoq1456VT6HHhF8BnrgHIgYSRPnE7fj6i63Br9g2w-gMF/s320/States%20as%20Countries%20.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">In 2021 the American Enterprise Institute (aei.org) created a variation of a US map.</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">Instead of state names as we know them (California, Texas, Florida, etc.) they named them for countries with similar GDPs.</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">Thus, California became the UK, Florida Indonesia, Texas Italy and Arkansas is Ukraine.</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">For the numbers and more: <a href="https://www.aei.org/carpe-diem/putting-americas-enormous-21t-economy-into-perspective-by-comparing-us-state-gdps-to-entire-countries" target="_blank">Details behind the choices</a><o:p></o:p></p>Laniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11498616617161290626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2649617152607813049.post-4093431070032247242023-01-31T09:26:00.001-08:002023-01-31T09:26:00.229-08:00Top Global Cities Today and Tomorrow <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsN3T8HJh-RsYZFbDvx1L2nu18cOn4vQTtShNvW7DSyEqa28tWW5-x9k2z_zjBYxqXhK_24XYNPSZRN-pQ30dKaYqSWMXAp5Gj_3DTMggymWX_K6z5uB_jq-K8Pg4LsQXcqQHDTR5UYKW8IQ0cKySj2zglv8x8bQjqlU1RZSNlTdjgkGa2oLq5Xqdl/s462/Global%20cities.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="260" data-original-width="462" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsN3T8HJh-RsYZFbDvx1L2nu18cOn4vQTtShNvW7DSyEqa28tWW5-x9k2z_zjBYxqXhK_24XYNPSZRN-pQ30dKaYqSWMXAp5Gj_3DTMggymWX_K6z5uB_jq-K8Pg4LsQXcqQHDTR5UYKW8IQ0cKySj2zglv8x8bQjqlU1RZSNlTdjgkGa2oLq5Xqdl/s320/Global%20cities.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><br /></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Each year Kearney (<a href="https://www.kearney.com">https://www.kearney.com</a>) creates reports two reports assessing the importance of cities around the world. The Global Cities Index (GCI) and the Global Cities Outlook (GCO).</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;"> For the 2022 GCI they looked at 156 countries seeing to “quantify the extent to which a city can attract, retain, and generate global flows of capital, people, and ideas.” To create the ranking, they looked “across five dimensions: business activity, human capital, information exchange, cultural experience, and political engagement.” The top five for 2022? New York, London, Paris, Tokyo, Beijing.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Will these still be the cities of the future? The GCO looks to the future, to “identify the cities likeliest to assume and sustain leadership roles in the years to come.” Which are the top five? London, Paris, Luxembourg, Munich & Stockholm. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">(NY #1 on GCI in 2022 drops to #6 when looking to the future).</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Where will you or your business go next? What is most important thing you consider when looking at a city for business or pleasure? </span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Get the full report at <a href="https://www.kearney.com/global-cities/2022">https://www.kearney.com/global-cities/2022</a></span></span></p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Laniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11498616617161290626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2649617152607813049.post-52288317752801574312022-11-28T16:00:00.001-08:002022-11-28T16:00:00.366-08:00Travel question for 2023: Can I learn the language?
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h2><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuTeVdYMGw1cid033Bq092ocuMjsJg-o2VbmM4fDw73stGnVXmdPcgrEDA8uAimqqIRd8bIUacihn9NQPMxjT_ce_DzJSYcufjF25-QhEoSSsqQnZY9H2XnYC39I1GAIUEEcFKjoCLt9keJqT4fFp-QZdd-nxdHR36wbRZ02fmoh7mKFFih6E-wFBl/s799/World%20languages%20II.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="799" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuTeVdYMGw1cid033Bq092ocuMjsJg-o2VbmM4fDw73stGnVXmdPcgrEDA8uAimqqIRd8bIUacihn9NQPMxjT_ce_DzJSYcufjF25-QhEoSSsqQnZY9H2XnYC39I1GAIUEEcFKjoCLt9keJqT4fFp-QZdd-nxdHR36wbRZ02fmoh7mKFFih6E-wFBl/w264-h198/World%20languages%20II.jpg" width="264" /></a></h2></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As the end of the year approaches, and we think of Things We’ll Do (or not) in the new year. Travel is often on the list. That place we always wanted to see or want to revisit. Soon we remember that a new destination may mean new words to learn: How will we say Please, Thank You, I’m Lost? <br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">When selecting that next destination, you may want to consider the degree of difficulty you, if you are a native English speaker, may discover with trying to learn that new language.<br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;"> <br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">In a 2019 AFAR magazine article writer Meredith Heil interviewed linguist Hannah McElgunn. She pointed out that languages that are related may be easier to group. How they are they related? Two ways: “One is through genealogical relation, when two languages descend from a common language historically. Another is through contact, or vocabulary borrowing.” <a href="https://www.afar.com/magazine/the-easiest-languages-to-learn-for-english-speakers">Is the language similar to yours?</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;"> Another major point to consider is how does the language sound? “It will be much harder to speak and understand a language with sounds that aren’t used in English because the distinctions between words won’t sound pronounced to learners McElgunn says. Lithuanian, for example, has a 32-letter alphabet and 52 different phonemes (distinguishing sounds)—many of which lie outside of English’s 26-letter span.” </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Check out all the ways that the language at your destination will be similar or different to your own. Take on the challenge of learning to say Please, Thank you, I’m Lost wherever travel takes you.
</span></div>Laniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11498616617161290626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2649617152607813049.post-64523364248576465712022-08-01T15:30:00.001-07:002022-08-01T15:30:00.224-07:00Is 10:00 am for Me Midnight for You? <p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwYJIlCbaBf6Hf0K4mw-aXbsEiL49aDtlbBrgHdf1sP-p-7O95eSGnJzsN7Sw7YGJXxRgfGvAkPcXZTkq_hUoViE6jAnsS9dSgAOAq8C_B1PQSu3TmjkaKjln_nPFa1vppoPBabpiztgu10lNPHo_2RQKb6Fh9Qyjk7WR8YrauvxOIF2gPNxW8Esmz/s320/train%20photos%20paris.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwYJIlCbaBf6Hf0K4mw-aXbsEiL49aDtlbBrgHdf1sP-p-7O95eSGnJzsN7Sw7YGJXxRgfGvAkPcXZTkq_hUoViE6jAnsS9dSgAOAq8C_B1PQSu3TmjkaKjln_nPFa1vppoPBabpiztgu10lNPHo_2RQKb6Fh9Qyjk7WR8YrauvxOIF2gPNxW8Esmz/w192-h256/train%20photos%20paris.jpg" width="192" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Months ago, I wrote a blog post about how to find time for meetings that involve people in different time zones. Today, I’m writing about that same subject because it presents a challenge for many people.</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In the last two weeks I’ve had to schedule zoom meetings with colleagues in London, Berlin, Washington, DC, Tokyo and Los Angeles. As usual the question was what times would be practical for everyone? – making sure no one has to jump on a call at 6 am or midnight their time? LA – easy, I’m in California too. Same time zone. For the other places there’s still the question – how to be sure that asking for a meeting at 10:00 am was a reasonable time for call someplace else. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;">My answer is still the same: go to the Meeting Planner page on the site Time and Date. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> <a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meeting.html" target="_blank">Meeting Planner link</a></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Thanks to their pull-down list of cities around the world I can quickly find the ones where my colleagues are located, fill in the date and in a flash, it tells me that my 10 am is 1 pm in Washington, DC and 3 am in Tokyo. Need compare the times (and days) 1 city, or many that’s easy too. Just add more cities to your list. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As we expand our reach beyond our local time zone, this site makes it easy to know what time to suggest for a meeting across the world. People will appreciate that you pay attention to what works for them too. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p>Laniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11498616617161290626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2649617152607813049.post-8207419164051340272022-01-27T15:12:00.003-08:002022-01-27T15:12:00.215-08:00The Global Connectedness Index <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgE3nBs5IVVMMx66E5A7SYtnkFsQWmg5OssnmUJUMBJ--bk1Umww9_HzcNKuEhqBjAuykynirSor43fAdMa4kLCDbKzxtO3hbva57UXEVLe_XdfNIFA-v4_s4sPeqJDU86HIa5_pjnXv2poN9j8Nhjs-rfZdBPY1AaLPCBYavEUIUHTNS1nSmEw87gZ=s350" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="343" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgE3nBs5IVVMMx66E5A7SYtnkFsQWmg5OssnmUJUMBJ--bk1Umww9_HzcNKuEhqBjAuykynirSor43fAdMa4kLCDbKzxtO3hbva57UXEVLe_XdfNIFA-v4_s4sPeqJDU86HIa5_pjnXv2poN9j8Nhjs-rfZdBPY1AaLPCBYavEUIUHTNS1nSmEw87gZ=w198-h202" width="198" /></a></div><br />
<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;">DHL, is and American company that is a division of a German logistics company
(we could call it a global enterprise)<span> </span>that
specializes in international shipping, courier services and transportation.<span> </span>They deliver over a billion parcels a
year.<span> </span>As a resident of California when I
think of DHL, I think of bright yellow trucks with a red logo zipping through
traffic wherever I am.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;">Only recently did I discover the DHL Global Connectedness Index (GCI) is
developed with the NYU/Stern School of Business. (<a href="https://www.dhl.com/content/dam/dhl/global/dhl-spotlight/documents/pdf/2021-gci-update-report.pdf" target="_blank">GC</a>I) <span> </span>This report, although new to me, has been
in existence for over ten years. <span> </span>According
to its introduction the GCI offers “a thorough examination of the state of
globalization based on analysis of trade, capital, information, and people
flows at the global, regional, and national levels. Each issue builds on the
previous report as well as decades of globalization research.”</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;">Interested in what they have to say in the 2021 update?<span> Find the information using this </span> link to their Key Take Aways: <span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.dhl.com/content/dam/dhl/global/dhl-spotlight/documents/pdf/2021-gci-key-take-aways.pdf" target="_blank">Ten Take Aways</a></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span> Dive into the report and discover why they are optimistic about
globalization overall even though they see vulnerabilities that need to be
addressed.<span> </span>I’m already looking forward
to seeing what the 2022 report tells us.</span></span>
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</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6plgQmZLZootPn-6SabZgb0UBBySc3GvLsmMsclEsLO-kbrpF_6A_NoZtP013syXW31F2kXTPTq4FW0HaaT6JYKjuRqSzsIigDYZpTPHOIT94x__tM0m9HxNq0cm0uQkcN8v4knCqBqpZyrKSjY-fIF5zZJhmszz7AEGFG8Y4AArzV6XWNpXZChvz=s370" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="252" data-original-width="370" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6plgQmZLZootPn-6SabZgb0UBBySc3GvLsmMsclEsLO-kbrpF_6A_NoZtP013syXW31F2kXTPTq4FW0HaaT6JYKjuRqSzsIigDYZpTPHOIT94x__tM0m9HxNq0cm0uQkcN8v4knCqBqpZyrKSjY-fIF5zZJhmszz7AEGFG8Y4AArzV6XWNpXZChvz=w221-h151" width="221" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> <br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">A friend of mine reminded me that I should eat lucky foods to
start the New Year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lucky food for a new
year?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Really?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Turns out yes, there are many traditional
foods thought to bring prosperity, good health, good luck to a new year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I saw donuts on the list, I was excited
and decided to rethink my shopping plans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Here’s the list she sent me:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">1. Black eye peas</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">2. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cabbage - kimchi</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">3. Cake<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(something about
round foods being especially lucky) </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">4. Fish</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">5. Grapes<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(not just one,
eat 12 of them)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">6. Greens: collard greens, kale, spinach, mesclun salad</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">7. Lentils</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">8. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Noodles<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(preferable long ones)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">9. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pomegranates (the
Greeks smash them rather than eating them)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">10. Pork (for prosperity)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">11. Ring shaped foods – donuts <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(the sweet unbroken circle of life) </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">To learn more about these lucky foods (and to find out about three
more) read Katlyn Moncada’s article “14 Foods to eat for a Prosperous New Year”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="https://www.bhg.com/holidays/new-years/recipes/new-years-lucky-foods">https://www.bhg.com/holidays/new-years/recipes/new-years-lucky-foods</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Wishing you a Happy, Prosperous, Lucky New Year.</span></p>
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{page:WordSection1;}</style> <br /></p><p><br /></p>Laniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11498616617161290626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2649617152607813049.post-6657572708344796912021-11-30T15:00:00.001-08:002021-11-30T15:00:00.220-08:00Which Country is Most Innovative? <p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLQMkJjhkOoL5LuQ0S2Y-YUtKg_yNUZQIFZ1XBF50iD6lvg8_CDWnmcwr52l310bu7mvemRvYb8QSgofT-pK1LC4uyCYGDnDPeyt1h2LiDzMMtjUISETBb4HR85U_wO7DgMp-q-8W2HV4/s350/Globe+bronze.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="343" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLQMkJjhkOoL5LuQ0S2Y-YUtKg_yNUZQIFZ1XBF50iD6lvg8_CDWnmcwr52l310bu7mvemRvYb8QSgofT-pK1LC4uyCYGDnDPeyt1h2LiDzMMtjUISETBb4HR85U_wO7DgMp-q-8W2HV4/w220-h224/Globe+bronze.jpg" width="220" /></a></div><br />The Global Innovation Index 2021, the 14<sup>th</sup> edition of
the index ,was recently released by the World Intellectual Property
Organization. (<a href="https://www.wipo.int">https://www.wipo.int</a>).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>unique because it covers the time when Covid-19
impacted all economies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Daren Tang, the
Director General, noted that in his introductory remarks:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">This year’s edition is being
released in the middle of a continuing COVID-19 pandemic, which has taken a
grim toll on lives and livelihoods, but also given us many examples of human ingenuity,
resilience and adaptability. Indeed, the GII 2021 finds that the innovative
sectors of the global economy have remained strong, despite severe disruptions.</span></i><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Global Innovation Index 2021:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://www.wipo.int/global_innovation_index/en/2021">https://www.wipo.int/global_innovation_index/en/2021</a></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Check out the report to find out more about innovation in the countries
where you do business, where you visit, where you live.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There’s
much to be discovered in this report – and here are three bits of information
to get your started:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Top 15, most innovative, of all 132 countries included in the
index:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br />
1 Switzerland <br />
2 Sweden <br />
3 United States of America <br />
4 United Kingdom<br />
5 Republic of Korea <br />
6 Netherlands <br />
7 Finland <br />
8 Singapore <br />
9 Denmark <br />
10 Germany <br />
11 France <br />
12 China <br />
13 Japan <br />
14 Hong Kong, China </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">15 Israel</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">#1 Country by Region:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">North America – United States of America</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Latin America & Caribbean – Chile</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Sub Saharan Africa – South Africa</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">North Africa and Western Asia – Israel</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">SE Asia, East Asia & Oceana – Republic of Korea</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Central & South Asia – India </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">#1 Where countries are grouped by income:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">High income group:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Switzerland</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Upper middle income:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>China</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Lower middle income:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Vietnam</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Lower income:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rwanda</span></p>
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<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Four cities.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Four time zones. How to find a time to call that works for people in all four places??</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">It’s easy to figure out to
call when considering just two cities.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A
simple question to our friends at Google:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>What time is it in Tokyo if it’s 10 am Monday in San Jose, California? will
give you an idea if that’s a good time for a call.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The answer:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Probably not.10 am Monday in California is 3 am Tuesday in Tokyo. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">However if you want a more
complete answer, or if you are trying to set up a call between multiple cities
in multiple time zones check out the Meeting Planner function at the site:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>TimeandDate.com.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://www.timeanddate.com">https://www.timeanddate.com</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">In an instant you discover that 2 pm <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Monday in California will be 3
pm in Phoenix, 5 pm in Atlanta and 9 am Tuesday in Tokyo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That might work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Don’t miss a meeting because the day and time
are too confusing to figure out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Or
annoy someone by suggesting a time that is midnight where they are.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Meeting times made easy.</span>
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
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special vision for your life, for a project, may be too big, too unusual, too
challenging to come true – I ask you to look at the realization of the vision
of the artist known simply as Christo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His
vision that began over 60 years ago was to wrap the Arc de Triomphe, one of the
most important monuments in Paris in fabric.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> Today, the Arc is wrapped. </span>
</p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">“Now, a little over a year
after Christo's death at the age of 84, “L’Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped” is a reality. Some
270,000 square feet of silvery blue fabric, shimmering in the changing light of
Paris, hugs the monument commissioned by Napoleon in 1806 at the giddy height
of his power. The polypropylene material, its tone reminiscent of the city’s
distinctive zinc roofs, is secured but not held rigidly fast by almost 1.9
miles of red rope, in line with the artist’s meticulous instructions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">" </span>(From the New York Times).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Standing at the Arc de Triomphe this week, President
Macron said, “I think that what we believe is this: crazy dreams must be
possible.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">May this dramatic achievement
inspire you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Personal visions can be
achieved.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> <br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">To see the Wrapped Arc see the articles
by Roger Cohen of the New York Times (<a></a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/17/arts/design/christo-wrap-arc-de-triomphe-paris.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/17/arts/design/christo-wrap-arc-de-triomphe-paris.html</a>)
and Bill Chappel of NPR. <a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/09/17/1038287275/arc-de-triomphe-christo-jeanne-claude-wrapped">https://www.npr.org/2021/09/17/1038287275/arc-de-triomphe-christo-jeanne-claude-wrapped</a> (photo from NPR article).<br /></span></p>
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</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCk_K6ZrgzlATQBYxY9iZogfuysiO2pAPb6onS2SvYA2csFAxwWTuaYylNRxe0lvrV4l9n2eJbS15WJsgwaAuaaXh6f5shVF6G41Pawcq-iXQEESuH43-plfk8j65mZXkrQrkbLoJvY1I/s1019/gifts+lots+of+them.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="470" data-original-width="1019" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCk_K6ZrgzlATQBYxY9iZogfuysiO2pAPb6onS2SvYA2csFAxwWTuaYylNRxe0lvrV4l9n2eJbS15WJsgwaAuaaXh6f5shVF6G41Pawcq-iXQEESuH43-plfk8j65mZXkrQrkbLoJvY1I/s320/gifts+lots+of+them.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: small;">I hadn’t ever thought of a
gift as<span> </span>something that would create safe
space between people.<span> </span>That changed when
I listened to Keith Lipert, of Keith Lipert Corporate Gifts (<a href="https://www.keithlipertcorporate.com">https://www.keithlipertcorporate.com</a>).<span> </span>He is an expert in the art and science of
gift giving.<span> </span>Having worked with the
Protocol offices of several US Presidents, with other world leaders, heads of
corporations, and other dignitaries – he knows the importance of and potential
impact of gifts.<span> </span></span><p></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span> </span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Giving a gift he reminds us, creates
a relationship between the giver and the recipient.<span> </span>The exchange itself can create “safe space” because
focuses the parties on their connection.<span>
</span>At that moment the only topic of importance is the gift, representing
their connection.<span> </span>Usually a neutral
conversation occurs where the gift is explained:<span> </span>why it was selected turning the conversation
to something special about the recipient.<span>
</span>Polite.<span> </span>Friendly.<span> </span>Insightful (we hope).</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span> </span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>How do you get to having that
perfect gift, the one that starts the safe conversation you want to have?<span> </span>Begin with answering Mr. Lipert’s<span> </span>Six Questions for Selecting a Gift:<span> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span> </span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Who is it for</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Why is it being given</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>What’s the intended message</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>What have I given this person
(or group) <span> </span>before</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>How many of this gift do I
need</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>What’s the budget</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Six simple yet sometimes
complicated questions whose answers can lead you to the gift that creates Safe
Space in the moment of the exchange.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></p>
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</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHMYiJPZCAFaeUcv0EGVXed7RpUiB_o7Mz91lDiPWA0oQNI2x5Jtxk08yueVOG9Oew6pkB6o7JGW_eoF3naMwdjqSQmYza0lUrDfnjiuKzY9l4KDpOEAIVLclZFM2EgM3eszNvy8mku0w/s204/Transparency+Internatinal.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="178" data-original-width="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHMYiJPZCAFaeUcv0EGVXed7RpUiB_o7Mz91lDiPWA0oQNI2x5Jtxk08yueVOG9Oew6pkB6o7JGW_eoF3naMwdjqSQmYza0lUrDfnjiuKzY9l4KDpOEAIVLclZFM2EgM3eszNvy8mku0w/s0/Transparency+Internatinal.png" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;">In
a recent meeting, I listened to a Director of a company from Finland* describe <span></span>challenges of working globally, describing
requests for special payments to facilitate the movement of goods. <span> </span>His story reminded me <span></span>that there is an annual report titled <span> </span>the Corruption Perception Index (CPI).<span> </span>Created by Transparency International it
offers an assessment of the perceived level of corruption in countries across
the globe.<span> </span>(<a href="https://www.transparency.org/en">https://www.transparency.org/en</a>).</span><p></p><span style="font-size: x-small;">
</span><p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The 2020
edition of the CPI ranks 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels
of public sector corruption, drawing on expert assessments and surveys of
business executives. It uses a scale of zero (highly corrupt) to 100 (very
clean). </span></span></p><span style="font-size: x-small;">
</span><p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Denmark</span></strong><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> and <strong><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">New</span></strong>
<strong><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Zealand</span></strong>
top the index as the least corrupt tied with 88 points.<span> </span>Following them are <b>Finland*, Switzerland,</b>
<b>Sweden and Singapore</b> all at 88.<span>
</span>At the bottom:<span> </span><strong><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Syria</span></strong>,
<strong><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Somalia</span></strong>
and <strong><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">South</span></strong>
<strong><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Sudan</span></strong>
<span> </span>with 14, 12 and 12 points, respectively.
<span> </span>Wondering about the United States?<span> </span>The <b>US </b>appears <span></span>at #25 with 67 points (down from 73 in
2012).<span> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Thinking
about entering a new market?<span> </span>Don’t
forget to check the CPI.<span> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">
</span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">To see the
full report:<span> </span></span><a href="https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2020/index/nzl"><span style="font-size: x-small;">https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2020/index/nzl</span><br /></a></span></p>
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{page:WordSection1;}</style></p>Laniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11498616617161290626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2649617152607813049.post-24699792898183915332021-04-12T15:30:00.001-07:002021-04-12T15:30:00.222-07:00Yes, there is still Happiness in the World<p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlvzJAtqLv-3LOi01Z7Qv6A07Hzsr_yQN9xboSOC8zshosZGdlfJH5vho2R5a1V_P0pz77q54ELYJkXgZKDhkeNe-ndiOrA5C5e6wwNZYWfNJqXPckw1T9PkRxc3oz9BvEvwm-abcYbXY/s360/globe+with+flags.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="333" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlvzJAtqLv-3LOi01Z7Qv6A07Hzsr_yQN9xboSOC8zshosZGdlfJH5vho2R5a1V_P0pz77q54ELYJkXgZKDhkeNe-ndiOrA5C5e6wwNZYWfNJqXPckw1T9PkRxc3oz9BvEvwm-abcYbXY/w201-h217/globe+with+flags.jpg" width="201" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s hard to think in terms of
happiness when we look back at 2020.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>However --- it can be found.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Thanks to the Sustainable Development Solutions Network we know that
there is Happiest Country in the World.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They recently issued their annual report,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>announcing that Finland was the Happiest
Country in the World.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(<a href="https://worldhappiness.report/ed/2021">https://worldhappiness.report/ed/2021</a>)</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">They stated that:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“This year’s
report focuses on the effects of COVID-19 on happiness and how countries have
differed in their success in reducing the deaths and maintaining connected and
healthy societies.” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although the same five
countries <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>rank as the happiest five
whether looking at results covering 2018 – 2020 or only <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2020, the rankings change slightly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Either way Finland continues to rank #1 –
Happiest country.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .25in;"><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> 2018-2020<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(2020 only)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Finland<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>(1)</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Denmark<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>(3)</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Switzerland <span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>(4)</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Iceland<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>(2) </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Netherlands <span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>(5) </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">You’ll find the details<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of the
2021 report and those dating to 2013 by following this link:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="https://worldhappiness.report/archive"><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">https://worldhappiness.report/archive</span></a></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">(By the way, of the 149 countries in included in the report for
2018-2020 – in the top 20 are<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Austria at
10, Ireland 15, the US 19 and Belgium 20.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>At<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>149<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span> is Afghanistan.)</span></p>
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</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilSd9IaBq7nnuMcg5cbMxH1bHCJCQn6PYi1HBQhJBDluYWUfAoRzTZQ9Y5-wdofauZLVN5PrzpSPzCGwxbX3-wGMRiLlUsAMceQqV87hQvQvs9o_-TlmyBV1YuS68z1vcY-fAXM3LG8eE/s450/future.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="317" data-original-width="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilSd9IaBq7nnuMcg5cbMxH1bHCJCQn6PYi1HBQhJBDluYWUfAoRzTZQ9Y5-wdofauZLVN5PrzpSPzCGwxbX3-wGMRiLlUsAMceQqV87hQvQvs9o_-TlmyBV1YuS68z1vcY-fAXM3LG8eE/s320/future.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /> </span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;">As more people receive their vaccinations there seems to be
a sense that <span> </span>they are magic shots that
will take us back to 2019 – a familiar time with well-known rhythms, ways of
doing things.<span> </span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;">I submit to you that it’s time to change our vision – not to
look backwards.<span> </span>Let’s be realistic.
We’re not going back.<span> </span>Corvid’s here to
stay (like the flu).<span> </span>Look forward.<span> </span>Let’s talk about PV (Post Vaccination) or NN
(New Now) or New Time (NT) or whatever forward thinking label you wish to
create.</span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;">Let’s take<span> </span>advantage
of all that we’ve learned (who knew what ‘You’re on mute” meant a year ago?)
--- that remote work could be difficult/easy/productive/and not – that we could
pivot, learn, adapt, suffer, care for each other, play bingo on Zoom, talk to
long lost colleagues and more?<span> </span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;">Let’s figure out our new passports, what it means to be
working in hybrid model, figure out how to support each other as we create new
patterns, new ways to travel, new ways to keep each other safe.<span> </span>Let’s look for the joy that surely will come
if we pay attention and bring our energy to creating what comes next.<span> </span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib8GTKH0lF2-ylUUS1Eoe4eEOTyWSBRYq8NJnV4sMogaorkSAwcGTnAzOGxN0e-SkO1zXMPjj-f3cUxPKWEcETAS0pe0I8x9Gc0HxuaJQzbhgx8pHjZZyG_xBmW9RmJImVlk3DJztepEo/s293/Laughter.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="293" data-original-width="229" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib8GTKH0lF2-ylUUS1Eoe4eEOTyWSBRYq8NJnV4sMogaorkSAwcGTnAzOGxN0e-SkO1zXMPjj-f3cUxPKWEcETAS0pe0I8x9Gc0HxuaJQzbhgx8pHjZZyG_xBmW9RmJImVlk3DJztepEo/w100-h128/Laughter.png" width="100" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />Gary Burnison, Korn
Ferry, <a href="(https://www.kornferry.com">(https://www.kornferry.com</a>), writes occasionally about Leadership.
In a recent piece he focused on humor and shared stories of when humor diffused
difficult, awkward situations. Of all that he wrote the sentences below
touched me, so I am sharing them with you.</span></span><p></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Humor
is a legitimate leadership tool, and it takes a lot of intelligence (emotional
and intellectual) to use it well. It can become the release valve that lightens
despair and disarms conflict.</span></i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">For
family and friends, colleagues and clients, adding a dose of levity and
authenticity can alleviate even the heaviest of downpours. We become relatable.
We become more human. We don’t build walls of words; we help people climb over
to reach us. Indeed, where there’s humor, there’s humanity.</span></i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> No matter where we
are in the world, no matter that what makes me laugh may not make any
sense to you - and the reverse - I believe as Mr. Burnison does, that we
all benefit when laughter is part of lives. So I wish you leaders who
laugh and laughter to brighten your days.</span></span></p>
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</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9iKfFKFfhfhmgT3egQogj_Cf5uYe41RhOm3kKpqODl71vpjp52pmzGGRelApGp9P_37-MITnL16lPjgH4hT8pbYnJtyQNnIW_SQjl4sHALpKXiTf1PYy1Sn2Uc6z6yklrKuJM9EIp7cE/s758/quill+pen+and+ink.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="632" data-original-width="758" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9iKfFKFfhfhmgT3egQogj_Cf5uYe41RhOm3kKpqODl71vpjp52pmzGGRelApGp9P_37-MITnL16lPjgH4hT8pbYnJtyQNnIW_SQjl4sHALpKXiTf1PYy1Sn2Uc6z6yklrKuJM9EIp7cE/w193-h239/quill+pen+and+ink.jpg" width="193" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Handwritten notes.<span> </span>Mailed “snail mail”.<span> </span>As old fashioned as the quill pen and ink?<span> </span>Maybe not.</span><p></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span> </span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>I’m hearing that they are
becoming fashionable, valuable, useful again.<span>
</span>When everyone’s online mailbox is full to overflowing – your note, even
one to say thank you for your business/friendship/assistance/referral may not
be seen.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span> </span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>But a handwritten note,
received in the mail?<span> </span>That stands out.<span> </span>Making something old (a handwritten note) new
again.<span> </span>Stand out from the crowd.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span> </span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Take a quick read through the
article from the Jobber Academy – complete with templates to inspire you.<span> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span> </span><a href="https://academy.getjobber.com/thank-you-notes-for-customers" target="_blank">Jobber Academy </a></span></span><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Buy stamps from the US Post
Office (<a href="https://www.usps.com" target="_blank">US Post Office </a>),
note cards from <a href="https://www.papersource.com" target="_blank">Paper Source</a> or Target (<a href="http://target.com">target.com</a>) and start writing.<span>
</span>Surprise people.<span> </span>Let them know
you think they are worth more than a quick e-mail. <span> </span></span></span></p>
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</p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyk6Qb9krIiczOIpYAtn4O0AP7Qlk-NAOWWg66-K6Ud7NyE8stf1nu9tqAu7ZVmSISFMxZ64wHZucITGDWCHHMm5anj_bGTkRU7bkFoKoKVbp98_iugMQfffVK-oC0GkFzoAhI2jKR6T8/s424/luggage+stack.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="424" data-original-width="283" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyk6Qb9krIiczOIpYAtn4O0AP7Qlk-NAOWWg66-K6Ud7NyE8stf1nu9tqAu7ZVmSISFMxZ64wHZucITGDWCHHMm5anj_bGTkRU7bkFoKoKVbp98_iugMQfffVK-oC0GkFzoAhI2jKR6T8/s320/luggage+stack.jpg" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: small;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><span>On September 16 the CEO of United Airlines, Scott Kirby,
assured those attending a Politico live event that business travel will come
back – eventually.<span> </span>Maybe in a year,
maybe two but it will be back.<span> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"> However, some people just can’t wait to get on a plane and
head somewhere. Anywhere.<span> </span>Even
nowhere.<span> </span>For those people there are now
flights they can take.<span> </span>Described in
Tariro Mzezewa’s article in the New York Time on September 19 (just days after
the statement by the United CEO) airlines in Brunei, Taiwan, Japan and
Australia are offering trips that begin and end at the same airport, without
landing anywhere in between.<a href=" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/19/travel/airlines-pandemic-flights-to-nowhere.html" target="_blank"> https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/19/travel/airlines-pandemic-flights-to-nowhere.html</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span> </span><br /> Creative thinking to give work to airline employees?<span> </span>Please clients? Reduce their frustration with
the restrictions due the pandemic?<span> </span>Or
foolishness that increases air pollution?<span>
</span>The answer depends.<span> </span>But one thing
it tells us – is that there’s still a demand for air travel – and our hope is
that it will grow and make Mr. Kirby’s prediction a reality.</span><span style="font-size: small; mso-spacerun: yes;"><span> </span> </span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The look of travel,
especially by air, continues to change --- and we’re especially aware of that
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Look of Travel brings to
mind clothing – what we wear. Think <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>back
a few decades and remember that appropriate dress when flying meant coats, ties,
dresses and high heels.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fast forward to
a more recent time (2019) and the definition became clothing that was “comfortable”:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>jeans, yoga pants, flip flops.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Today, in this new decade any
of those ‘comfortable” clothes may show up, however, now we have new
accessories:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>masks and gloves and we
carry bottles of hand sanitizer or packages of wipes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Yet it isn’t just the look of
travelers that’s changing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>According to
Wunderman-Thompson airports, airplanes, even shuttles are changing. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The changes won’t mimic the design of Jewel
Changi Airport in Singapore (<a href="https://www.jewelchangiairport.com/">https://www.jewelchangiairport.com/</a>).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A stunning new complex, opened barely a year
ago.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thought to set a new standard for
airports.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now, maybe not.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Described on Wikipedia as “a nature-themed
entertainment and retail complex linked to three of its passenger terminals.
Its centerpiece is the world's tallest indoor waterfall, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rain_Vortex" title="The Rain Vortex">the
Rain Vortex</a>, which is surrounded by a terraced forest setting.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Makes one want to fly to Singapore just to
see it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">However, that’s not what’s
coming to airport design in 2020.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
airport that is evolving now, as described in the Wunderman-Thompson
Intelligence Brief of July 6, 2020, <a href="https://www.blogger.com/(https://intelligence.wundermanthompson.com">(https://intelligence.wundermanthompson.com</a>)
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: normal; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">From the spaces that accommodate travelers to the
vehicles that bring them there, the backdrop of tourism is being reimagined in
the wake of COVID-19.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rather than
dramatic vistas, forests and services, today’s travel environment is focused on
health and safety.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The look and feel of
travel, what we wear, where we sit, what surrounds us continues to change.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What’s next?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-size: small;">Today we can all use something to brighten our day, lift our
spirits.<span> </span>With that in mind, I offer you “68
Bits of Unsolicited Advice” created by Kevin Kelly, well known as a co-founder
of Wired magazine.<span> </span><span> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Here are four of my favorite tips --- to find the other 64
go to his website: <span> </span><a href="https://kk.org/thetechnium/68-bits-of-unsolicited-advice">68 Bits of Unsolicited Advice</a></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Being
enthusiastic is worth 25 IQ points.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span> 2.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Always
demand a deadline. A deadline weeds out the extraneous and the ordinary. It
prevents you from trying to make it perfect, so you have to make it different.
Different is better.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span>3.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Treating
a person to a meal never fails, and is so easy to do. It’s powerful with old
friends and a great way to make new friends.</span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Don’t
trust all-purpose glue.</span></span></div>
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the author by reading the transcript of the Freakonomics <span> </span>podcast<span> when Stephen Dubner, the host, interviewed Mr. Kelly. <a href="https://freakonomics.com/podcast/kevin-kelly">Conversation with Kevin Kelly</a></span></span></div>
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What is the mask you wear today when you're not celebrating Halloween? Fashion statement?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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I'd say they are
that and more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They make a statement
about who we are.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With a glance at our faces
- now - even more than ever before, people make a fast decision about who we
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It’s simple to see them as a statement that we follow
rules.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wear one, enter the store.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No mask, no entry. </div>
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Or we are making a statement of concern about ourselves and
others.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That we wear one to help reduce
the spread of the virus</div>
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Or do we want people to know something about us?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Put on a mask and our face becomes a mini story
board.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With a mask we can announce which
team is our favorite, what school we attended, which Disney character best
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Whatever you do, remember a mask is a message. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pick the one that fits the occasion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">They’re starting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The conversations about where we'll go when
we can go somewhere.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Near or far? Car or plane?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">And if by plane, what will travel be
like?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What will be different?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We know we’ll wear masks on planes but what
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Some things being discussed include
new biometric ID, checking temperatures at check in, new boarding procedures
(one row at a time back to front), no more middle seats, fewer rows, will we receive hand sanitizer
for everyone, or will we all wear rubber gloves? </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">It turns out the Hong Kong
airport is moving ahead to make sure airports (and travelers) are safe with new
technology.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Read Afar magazine’s article: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hong Kong Airport Installs Full Body
Disinfecting Booths.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <a href="https://www.afar.com/magazine/hong-kong-airport-installs-full-body-disinfecting-booths">Is this a step to our new normal? </a></span></div>
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A few weeks ago Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the US
National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Disease recommended we eliminate
handshakes even when we are back to work, back to being less than six feet away
from each other.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Reasonable advice from one
who wants to keep us safe and healthy. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">But what will replace it? And why are we asking this now?</span> </div>
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It’s important because a handshake is more than a simply
physical gesture.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is and always has
been a form of communication, it’s a way of delivering important messages:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You’re safe with me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I welcome you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’re in this together</div>
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Look back in history, to the times when knights wore armor
and wars between nobles were common.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Then a handshake was an answer to a question:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Am I safe being close to you?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do you have a weapon hidden up your
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We aren’t thinking of hidden weapons when we shake hands at
a meeting today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But we still have
question in mind:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Are you happy to see me,
pleased that we’re working together?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A
handshake gives the answer. Yes, I am.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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If we give up our familiar handshake how will we deliver those
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With a wave of hand (the open palm clearly saying there’s no
weapon)? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With a clap or two offering a
sound instead of touch (the traditional greeting in Zimbabwe)?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With a bow following the traditional greeting
of our colleagues in China and Japan?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Or
will we develop a new way of delivering those important messages that allow us
to connect, show respect, and say my intentions are honorable, I’m happy to
engage with you? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What will the new
handshake look like?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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When we’re back to business, we’ll realize our business will
still be, maybe even more than before, global.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We’ll be looking for new markets, partners, new information and ideas.</div>
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Here are links to sources that will give you information
about places around the world – sources you may not have discovered yet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Global cities defined in different
ways:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Global cities from the travelers’ perspective.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Afar magazines looks at their World's Best Cities: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null"></a><a href="https://www.afar.com/magazine/best-cities-in-the-world"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">https://www.afar.com/magazine/best-cities-in-the-world</span></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></div>
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Global Cities 2020 – Top 10 Trends including Punk &
Policy, Diplomacy Meets Culture and Geopolitics Meets Urbanization from the
Chicago Council on Global Affairs </div>
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<a href="https://www.thechicagocouncil.org/blog/global-insight/global-cities-2020-10-trends-watch">https://www.thechicagocouncil.org/blog/global-insight/global-cities-2020-10-trends-watch</a></div>
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Looking for a place welcoming to innovation?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Check the World Economic Forum’s Innovation
Cities Index<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(<a href="https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/11/innovation-cities-technology-startups/">https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/11/innovation-cities-technology-startups</a>).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For 2019 the 10 most innovative cities are
located in six countries:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Canada,
France, Japan, Singapore, UK and US.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: DengXian; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">While some places and practices will be changed
by the events of 2020, these three reports may give you ideas that you wouldn’t
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On a recent trip to Paris I walked into a bakery near
my apartment in search of a baguette for breakfast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There were a few people scattered around the
store, as if waiting for something – maybe an order they’d already paid
for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I thought.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was wrong.</div>
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As I headed toward the cash register to
place my order people began to move --- toward the cash register, edging in front
of me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> No words were spoken, no cold glances, or throats cleared to
let me know I’d put myself toward the front of the line instead of the
back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But I had.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It quickly became clear there WAS a line – a
French line one of my (French) friends said.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Clear as can be unless you’re a slightly jet lagged Californian.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>
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My advice to travelers entering a store of any type in a
country not yours – take a minute to look around before venturing toward a
cashier.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even in Monoprix (a store similar to Target here in California) with defined lines set up with stanchions to guide customers toward the cashiers - that appear to set the order of who
pays first<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-- there’s an organization
that varies from what you’d find in the US.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Look around before you pick your spot.</div>
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Who’s Next?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maybe
you, maybe not.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Be Patient. Your turn
will come. </div>
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Have you noticed that the standard (American) response to
the words Thank You is no longer only “You’re welcome”?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More and more often the response I hear
is “Of Course!” which I interpret as:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Of
Course I was happy to help you.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Help could include being available for an interview
on their podcast, opening a door for you, making the introduction that you needed, or
any action that brought about the initial Thank You.</div>
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As I thought about this I did a little research and
discovered that there are multiple ideas about how to respond to Thank You –
besides You’re Welcome or Of Course!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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The site <u>espressoenglish</u> lists ten replies including
No problem. My pleasure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anytime. And Glad
to Help.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Check it out:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <a href="https://www.espressoenglish.net/10-english-phrases-for-responding-to-thank-you">10 responses to thank you</a> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">And for a very different perspective on a reply, read Adam Grant’s
piece “Why you should stop saying You’re Welcome” in Psychology Today. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He suggests <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“So </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">next
time someone expresses appreciation for your help, it might be worth stretching
beyond politeness to ask them to pay it forward – (saying) I know you’ll do
that for someone else. <a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/give-and-take/201311/why-you-should-stop-saying-youre-welcome">Adam Grant's article.</a></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Whatever approach you select, it's always good to acknowledge the Thank You that your receive. </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></div>
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