Having kids: The current share of US adults who see three or more children as the ideal family size is the highest since 1997.
“People want to actually share a lot more, but they don’t want it to hang on the gallery wall.” -- Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom on why Instagram Stories has proven to be a great feature addition to the platform.
The psychology behind why you always want to sit in the same seat https://qz.com/1349508/
"By establishing a personal territory, occupants avoid the daily need of negotiating with the external environmental. Because they’re not wasting mental energy making themselves psychological comfortable in a new position every day, it makes it easier for them to achieve their goals, like concentrating on the lecture at hand."
Brigadoon by land and by water | Annapolis, Maryland | Sep. 20-21
Brigadoon Annapolis | Salon Dinner + Lectures
September 20-21, 2018
Annapolis, Maryland
Please join Brigadoon founder Marc Ross and co-host Samuel Logan for a special Brigadoon event in Annapolis, Maryland this September.
We will gather for a special dinner at Flamant on Thursday, September 20 and enjoy a morning cruise of the Chesapeake Bay on Friday, September 21.
Lectures for this event will take place on the deck of the Liberte schooner during our morning sail. Digital humanism design and triple bottom line investing will be the focus of the discussions.
Speakers:
Antoine RJ Wright
Director of UX Engagements
Mindboard, Inc.
Called "the Beyonce of UX," or "the guy from the future" during various stops, his skills appear with user/participant design and organizational analysis across multiple fields - occasionally stopping long enough to watch the stars, or draw them for organizations looking to reach to different heights.
Ron Layton
Founder & CEO
Light Years IP
An intellectual property (IP) businessman who draws on his experience in creating retail products based on IP assets and marketing 10m retail units over 15 years in business. He has designed IP business strategies for Africa and has worked in 30 developing countries.
Why attend?
✔️ This will be an intimate event - only 8 spots are open - and will allow for an open and frank discussion with all participants.
✔️ Enjoy a discussion with fellow attendees and our special guests on topics shaping business and policy in an informal and relaxed setting.
✔️ Brigadoon gatherings are all powerpoint free and governed by Chatham House rules to ensure maximum conversations.
Ticket sales end on August 20, 2018.
Cost: $345.00 per ticket
Buy you ticker here:
Brigadoon Annapolis | Salon Dinner + Lectures
Schedule:
Thursday - September 20, 2018
Dinner @ Flamant
Reception
6:30 - 7:15 pm
Dinner
7:15 - 8:15 pm
Dessert
8:15 - 8:45 pm
Friday - September 21, 2018
Chesapeake Bay Cruise @ The Liberte
Sailing + Discussions
9:00 am - 12:00 noon
Did you know?
@jasonfried: In the same way that sound isn’t music, traffic isn’t audience.
People killed in 2015 by:
Mosquitoes: 830,000
Humans: 580,000
Snakes: 60,000
Sandflies: 24.200
Dogs: 17,400
Kissing Bugs: 8,000
Freshwater snails: 4,400
Scorpions: 3,500
Tsetse flies: 3,500
Roundworms: 2,700
Tapeworms: 1,600
HT GatesNotes
Think tanks per country, 2017:
US: 1872
China: 512
UK: 444
India: 293
Germany: 225
France: 197
Argentina: 146
Japan: 116
Russia: 103
Canada: 100
HT University of Pennsylvania
COTD: The world's fastest high-speed trains
America's most advanced and fanciest train, the Acela, when moving through Baltimore, needs to slow down 30 mph. The train needs to brake often as it goes around sharp turns and through a tunnel built shortly after the Civil War. For the rest of the world, they enjoy modern trains that move at high speeds and on infrastructure built this century.
