Posted by Michael Skye on Feb 2, 2007
30 VISIONARIES INVITED TO ATTEND PIONEERING 4-DAY LEADERSHIP INTENSIVE IN AUSTIN, TX – APPLICATION PROCESS NOW OPEN FOR LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEADERS
Austin-based Vision Force Academy to immerse participants in leading-edge human development curriculum for ‘creating a future that works for everyone.’
AUSTIN, TX FEB 1, 2007 — On January 8 at a meeting organized by FLOW, an Austin-based non-profit dedicated to “liberating the entrepreneurial spirit for good,” a small group of local leaders gathered to discuss Austin’s emerging role as a leader in entrepreneurship and social innovation. Leaders of several next-generation entrepreneurship initiatives proposed ways they could individually or collectively foster awareness of entrepreneurship in Austin.
In this spirit, The Vision Force Academy, founded by long-time Austin resident Michael Skye, aims to contribute to entrepreneurial initiative and innovation on March 21-25 when
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Posted by Michael Skye on Jan 31, 2007
I just watched a video clip of two formerly racist, convicted felons, one black and one white, describe a turning point in their lives. Both men in this video refer several times to a feeling they are feeling, yet they have no name for it. You might be tempted to call it pride, happiness, love or some combination of these, but those are only approximations to describe this distinct human...
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Posted by Michael Skye on Jan 27, 2007
In the summer of 2006, Clovis Ategeka, downloaded our Vision Force 101 program. His story begins here. Fast forward 6 months and Clovis has rented space for his Vision Cafe. Now the workshops and classes he leads can be held indoors, and his students who are learning to be visionaries and entrepreneurs can connect to a global community through the internet… But first, they need to secure...
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Posted by Michael Skye on Jan 26, 2007
Bootstrapping is a way of bringing a big idea into reality. It’s the method Bill Gates and Michael Dell used when starting their businesses. Tomorrow, I’ll be interviewing visionary Austin entrepreneur, Bijoy Goswami, who is the founder of the Bootstrap Network and who has some fascinating ideas about bootstrapping (Check out this podcast of Bijoy presenting on bootstrapping)....
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Posted by Michael Skye on Jan 23, 2007
With as many problems as we face in the world today, it can be easy to lose faith in humankind and the future. When you look to the future, make sure you are including in your vision the exponential growth rate of technology. Watch this amazing, fast-paced presentation by visionary inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil on TED Talks. Is it possible that we will continue to create solutions to the...
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Posted by Michael Skye on Jan 23, 2007
Here’s what we need to see a lot more of, as we head towards accelerating change in our cultures, economies, climate, etc. It’s a story of Evangelicals and Scientists, who although they have passionate disputes about the origin of the earth and human life, are standing together to protect the future of the earth and human life. They are choosing to thinking like visionaries rather...
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Posted by Michael Skye on Jan 22, 2007
“In 1974, I found it difficult to teach elegant theories of economics in the university classroom, in the backdrop of a terrible famine in Bangladesh. Suddenly, I felt the emptiness of those theories in the face of crushing hunger and poverty. I wanted to do something immediate to help people around me, even if it was just one human being, to get through another day with a little more...
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Posted by Michael Skye on Jan 20, 2007
Listen to this conversation with Kevin Koym, a visionary entrepreneur here in Austin, who believes that entrepreneurs are the revolutionaries who will solve the world’s problems. This is the first in a series of conversations we’ll be having with Austin visionaries, who are coming together to create a radically different future than the one we’re headed towards now. A future...
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