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Climate Change: What it is, Why it Matters, What You Can Do

Climate change is one of five important disruptors affecting everyone and everything on the planet, interacting with each other in intricate ways, for better and for worse. It's the shift in global or regional climate patterns, occurring from the mid-to-late 20th Century onward, attributed largely to increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide produced by the use [...]

Biotechnology: What it is, Why it Matters, What You Can Do

Biotechnology is one of five important disruptors affecting everyone and everything on the planet, interacting with each other in complex ways, for better and for worse. In a nutshell, biotechnology is the manipulation of living organisms or their components to produce useful, usually commercial products. Biotech is often described interchangeably with terms that are, in […]

Artificial Intelligence (AI): What it is, Why it Matters, What You Can Do

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the five most important disruptors affecting everyone and everything on the planet, interacting with each other in complex ways, for better and for worse. What is It? AI is the simulation of human intelligence processes by machines, especially computer systems, and its operational use is multiplying across all industries […]

Algorithms: What They Are, Why They Matter, What You Can Do

Algorithms are one of the five most important disruptors affecting everyone and everything on the planet, interacting with each other in complex ways, for better and for worse. What Are They? Algorithms are processes or sets of rules followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations, especially by computers. Algorithms gather data about everyone and everything, […]

How “5 Big Disruptors” Interrelate

I’m a Nashville-based writer, talent strategist, and certified executive coach. On this website, I share insights and actionable practices concerning mindfulness, learning agility, and storytelling: lifelong strengths that will help you love your career and enhance your quality of life. Most of us are facing similar pain points: nonstop change, accelerating economic and technological disruption, […]

Mindfulness, Learning Agility, Storytelling: Interrelationships

John M. DeMarco
September 6, 2019
Learning Agility / Mindfulness / Start Here / Storytelling
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As you grow mindfulness, learning agility, and storytelling habits into strengths, all three will increasingly interrelate and optimize one another. Here’s how. Mindfulness is the practice of becoming more fully aware of and attentive to, without judgement, what’s taking place within and around you. It’s focus and concentration on steroids. Mindfulness habits cultivate a curious, […]

Storytelling: What it is, Why it Matters, What You Can Do

Storytelling, a core career and life strength, is the art and science of influencing others through skillful communication and personal brand; not just telling great stories, but being a great story. And everyone loves a great story. I’m a Nashville-based writer, talent strategist, and certified executive coach. On this website, I share insights […]

Learning Agility: What it is, Why it Matters, What You Can Do

Learning agility, a core career and life strength, is the practice of regularly seeking new experiences, applying feedback, and reflecting on lessons learned, to keep growing professionally and personally. I’m a Nashville-based writer, talent strategist, and certified executive coach. On this website, I share insights and actionable practices concerning mindfulness, learning agility, and storytelling: lifelong […]

Mindfulness: What it is, Why it Matters, What You Can Do

Mindfulness, a core career and life strength, is the practice of becoming more fully aware of and attentive to, without judgement, what’s taking place within and around you. It’s focus and concentration on steroids, with a big dosage of stress reduction. I’m a Nashville-based writer, talent strategist, and certified executive coach. On this website, I primarily […]

What is Disruption?

What is “disruption,” above and beyond someone simply interrupting you while you’re busy? In business terms, disruption is an innovation that creates a new market and new customer habits within a particular industry, rattling the established, industry-leading companies and the value of their products and services. You probably hear about disruption or “disruptors” […]