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“Stability means respecting precedents.” – Arlen Specter The era of mass production and industrial economies presents significant scope for studying human-designed techniques, systems, sub-systems, and processes. Mass production is a modern phenomenon, a diversified engineered concept that operates in large spaces such as mega-factories and manufacturing facilities. The underlying rationale of mass production resides in…

“Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy.” – Norman Schwarzkopf Investments of precious resources – in terms of time, finances, human power, non-monetary inputs, expertise, and know-how – represent a key input when steering outcomes of organized effort in contemporary times. Different…

“High performers deliver more results in any given amount of time compared to the norm.” – Brendan Burchard Human ambition remains a key, defining feature of civilization and its many arenas. Observers maintain that an individual’s ambition encases a certain aspect of the human personality, and it operates as a prime driver in the conception…

“The innovation indicators vary depending on who is doing the measuring, and how they are measuring. It’s contextual.” – Pearl Zhu Perspective presents an interesting, intriguing concept – one that encourages the human mind to explore ideas and focus on subject matter from multiple points of view. Perspective also expands the power of the mind…

“Focus on being productive instead of busy.” – Tim Ferriss Human ability – when paired with practice, intent, and intelligence – generates motive power to the modern concept of productivity. This concept has emerged as an important yardstick in civilizational processes – such as industrial growth, commercial expansion, and the utility of the average employee…

“Intelligence plus character—that is the goal of true education.” – Martin Luther King Jr. The ongoing Covid pandemic has exacted a heavy toll on school-going populations; the stages of the raging virus-induced lockdowns and disruptions have rent asunder the traditional methods, processes, and systems of schooling, learning, and education. Online classes have emerged as the…

“Good mental health is fundamental to overall health and well-being.” – Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Humankind is facing a daunting challenge in the Covid pandemic raging in modern times. Citizens, markets, governments, corporates, the established social order, livelihoods, and national economies – all are straining to cope with the myriad challenges posed by the Wuhan virus.…

“We cannot stop natural disasters, but we can arm ourselves with knowledge: so many lives wouldn’t be lost if there was enough disaster preparedness.” – Petra Nemcova The unforeseen, the unexpected, and the unannounced are frequent visitors in human narratives; these can appear as pleasant interludes, as random events – or in the form of…

“Genius is making complex ideas simple, not making simple ideas complex.” – Albert Einstein Teaching, or imparting education to young minds, is a refined art and a noble pursuit – indeed, a practice that represents a global, ongoing project. This activity has many aspects, one of which hinges on explaining complex concepts to expand the…

“We are all joined in a circle of stories.” – Linda Joy Myers The human mind – to all observers – presents a remarkable biological phenomenon, the site of thought, learning, and intelligence encased in the cranium. It remains a subject of ongoing scientific investigations and has enthralled generations with its power, capabilities, and potential.…