Exposing your feelings is not recommended in many situations. Statements like “don’t say anything if you don’t have anything nice to say” and thoughts like “expressing feelings is unprofessional” seem deeply rooted in our society. This applies in private situations and in the workplace, but also applies to leaders. Yet radical candor actually contributes to personal growth and gives you the opportunity to be the best version of yourself.
When we hide our feelings from others, we often do it because we don’t want to cause a stir or because we want to protect ourselves from criticism or not be excluded from the group. However, concealing how you really think or feel about something now only helps you in the short term. The price you pay by continuously pleasing is at the expense of your creativity, passion and motivation.
PRACTICE RADICAL CANDOR
With radical candor, we show our full selves to others. By practicing this you are authentic and you are vulnerable. You show that you support your own feelings, take others into account and give them the space to be candid. It is about connecting yourself and others, with care and feeling.
Examples of frankness in the workplace can be admitting as a manager that a new business strategy frightens you, sharing with colleagues that things are not going well for you and that there is something in your private life that distracts you, or telling your employer that his or her comment feels uncomfortable to you.
Openness not only ensures that you stay close to yourself, set your limits and do not suppress your feelings, it also creates space to grow together. Because how great would it be if you knew how everyone felt, if everyone dared to discuss everything in a respectful way and everyone would be heard and seen?
Hello folks.
Hope you are doing well so far in this COVID-19 period.
As I follow
what is happening in and around the world, I want to stick in this blog to
Design Thinking in Government. Especially that Caribbean Leaders need more
Design Thinking in Government to succeed more.
I am design
and created by mother nature. Everything is designed. Design is not only just
what it will looks like and feels like. Design is how it works. Everywhere you
can use design thinking. Yes even my car insurance company uses design.
Design
Thinking is nothing more then a user-centered (people centered) approach to
problem solving.
Actually in
my own opinion Design Thinking is less about thinking, but more about doing.
You just start from what people, users, customers, consumers etc. need or want
to do.
In this case
EMPATHY is the key. It is not about you. You need the ability to understand and
share the feelings of others a very good way.
Design
Thinking stimulates you to look at situations differently and come up with new
effective solutions that go beyond and improve existing alternatives.
Integrative
thinking is key. You need the ability to look at the different aspects of a
problem.
Stop
discussing start working. Make ideas tangible. Prototyping is thinking with
your hands. Test your hypnotises. I do hope you can follow me so far.
In daily
life, we experience how leaders are struggling to succeed. The road to success
does not follow a straight line. The more you are able to loop through
(understand, create, learn), the higher the chance you have for good results.
When things
aren’t running your way, this is the frustrating whirlwind ride we all go on.
Disagreements between people and parties keep us from making any stable form of
progress. They happen very often, and we are so uncompromising that Government
Shutdown might as well be considered a trend.
I my humble
opinion politicians live in a bubble, where they shut themselves in a cave for
a period of time only to emerge gloriously with ludicrously lengthy bills,
preaching their so called glory as if they reached their solution by grace and
wisdom of God. Furthermore they simply pass what they think they should pass;
sometimes they pass what has an earmark with their name on it. And if or when things fail, they repeal the
entirety of it, and try again.
In order for
Government especially in the Caribbean region to better serve their people,
their process should be user-centered9 people centered). Yes clear by the
people, for the people.
Leaders need
to thoroughly research the problems themselves. Who are the people most
affected by the problem. What is the problem, really! How does it impact the
people and how can we try to solve it, and never taking biased view from the
perspective of special interest groups or corporate entities that seek financial
or regulatory gain. Once we identify a problem and hypothesis, we test, Test
and iterate.
The easiest
way for us to start is to iterate upon that which already exists. The best
solutions come with research and iteration. And the iterations must be watched
with a sharp, keen eye, as to identify problems the instant they become
visible, so as to buffer any major impact they may create down to road.
For myself,
I work within the realm of user- centered design and its benefits are very
familiar to me. Design Thinking is a scientific, human-centered, and empathetic
process that yields the best designed solutions. It gets us together in to a
platform of understanding the people and their problems; with firm
understanding and empathy, along with daily continuous innovation, we can
create the best solutions.
With this
blog I hope that more people can and will agree that regardless of political
party of stance, a government educated and practicing design thinking methodologies
will help us all to establish/create a more perfect running country, community,
union etc.
Design
Thinking is not always the answer to every single problem. Keep that in mind.
For some
questions you will need rational thinking, spreadsheets, presentations and even
more women and men in suits to come to a valid answer. If you as a leader want
to become more effective train yourself in Design Thinking.
I am leaving you with the following words : Empathise, Observe, Engage, Watch and Listen….
Now that the new government has been formed in Suriname, it is more than ever time to think carefully about how to make Nickerie a top district of Suriname. We don't have to keep inventing the wheel. So many things are obvious to start with. In this blog I start generating electricity by the local population. We have the sun with us. Policymakers must work towards promoting the green economy. By bringing the people with you,
Nickerie will eventually grow into a sustainable energy district. Together with the local population and other actors, the self-generation of sustainable zone energy will give the district enormous support. Together, the energy transition will have an impact elsewhere in the country. Suriname is getting greener and greener.
As awareness increases, more people will contribute together to biodiversity, nature conservation and the quality of life of local communities.
ALWAYS GREEN
We must all go for more and more Green. It means that in our future (the new normal) many more people will use energy which they have generated themselves. Even if the sun is not shining, or if there is no wind and the generation of green electricity at that time is minimal, this is no problem.
A bit of technology is available for everything. It requires new developments and behavioral change. It is ambitious, but it is possible. If we do it together. Dare to dream big. Who knows, we may see a lot of people driving around with solar panels on the roof of their car[s].
As an active blogger, from time to time I will also focus on Suriname where I come from and stay. Sometimes the triggers may be less beautiful, but they are certainly constructive and offer eye openers to policy makers and other interested parties.
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Before our eyes, the old world collapses. The new world is forming and everything is still possible. This situation requires extreme alertness. Everyone is now invited to stand up, share information and provide assistance where necessary. I call on you all to participate in the whole.
Everything is changing. The earth is in the
middle of an energetic transformation that is also expressed on the physical
level. We feel this deeply within this new running energy… an enormous desire
for inner and outer freedom, for wisdom and self-determination.
A deep desire for more peace and loving
fulfillments. Suriname is part of the whole. Do not underestimate this. Let us
continue as a large group together and move stronger.
Suriname is our Heaven on Earth
The new world is characterized by this
loving group awareness. The deeply felt recognition that we are all ONE. If we
live by this invocation, we bring heaven to earth. Or rather, we will see that
the earth IS heaven. And even more that we as Surinamese as a unity will and
will continue to be a further example for the world. I mean it from the bottom
of my heart.
This new awareness/consciousness is
accompanied by the realization that we have lived in a big bubble so far, in a world
full of misconceptions and illusions. The drive for power and money prevailed
and we had to work a lot to keep everything going.
Many people believed almost everything the
media and politics told us. Their certainties were based on these destructive structures
and were far removed from universal truth and thus from their own wisdom. I
hope that you as a reader can still follow me.
Our way in the world is to create
conditions in which others can find safety and satisfaction.
Learn to look through the eyes of your own
soul. Because never forget …
We are divine beings who have an experience
as a human being.
Changing of Power in Switi Sranang Kondre
The energetic change that we are now going
through takes place on many levels, not just politically. At the geopolitical
level, in local communities and in the soul of every individual. Yes, you too
as a citizen of the country called Suriname.
Where the new awareness takes shape, the
new world also begins to manifest itself. Whether this will be a long and
painful process or a quick and smooth transition depends on the extent to which we are open to the new energy flow.
It will certainly not go by itself, because
the old world is resisting a lot. This attempts to maintain the old structures
with medical and military coercion, among other things. In its utmost
consequence, the earth becomes a slave planet. Silenced and defiled individuals
living under the knot of a ruthless world government. That is the dream of the
old rulers, but not ours. No, not from our beloved Republic of Suriname.
In the end, the best dream wins.
Let’s help them with that! Above all, let
us realize that we are all ourselves. The world is a reflection of our
consciousness. So the fear of the old rulers is also our own fear. If we free
ourselves from that, we also deliver these opponents.
Getting rid of your own fear
The Higher Self invites you to go in, relax
first and let go of all your luggage. Not being busy with all kinds of
assignments, but just BEING. We are not human doings but human beings.
If you can let go of everything, you can start by focusing
your attention on something that you find pleasant and relaxing.
This way you learn to focus your attention
effortlessly and in the meantime you also learn to really be present in the
now, in the moment. Such a form of presence is strongly linked to your
intuition. It is ubiquity, omniscience, multidimensional consciousness. It is
the ENERGY. Living in connection with all that is around you, is making you
feel free and positive. That’s how you’re led. Here you find the truth of the
moment and you are free from fear.
The real truth is based on trust. There is
nothing to lose because it knows that its origin is universal, a
multidimensional consciousness. The real Self Truth knows where we come from
and where we move collectively. But first… what is hidden must now be revealed.
In silence and full of confidence I keep
feeding my idea, I see it as a perfect shape in my mind. I just have to wait
for it to manifest. I fully realize that I can participate in the principle of
abundance and that everyone can do it.
I know that the Universe is listening to me and that the
universal substance and the power of my own soul will fill every pure desire,
so that it will take its form on earth in Suriname. Because the development of
our inner consciousness, the knowledge of our real nature and origin, belongs
to every person. Only we have the ability to wake ourselves up and embrace new
lifestyles, helping each other. Now is the time for a spiritual re-evolution. A
new world is born from the old world. We are in the middle of heavy
contractions. This transmutation is not without a struggle. Suriname is our
Heaven on earth.
The old rulers do not like such powerful
intentional groups and dynamic local networks. They prefer to see isolated
individuals, because they are more manageable and controllable. Everything that
contributes to these small, maneuverable, self-healing, self-sufficient and
self-managing cores is thus crossed out by Mr. Global. Because of the
transformation and the knowledge that is now released by many, we will remember
who we really are: multidimensional beings. We used to be able to identify with,
for example, a religion, now something else is asked from us these days. Your
self –responsibility is needed. Dispel the illusion of separateness. We are ONE.
Dear all, with this article I hope that I
have given everyone and in particular the population of the Republic of
Suriname a real trigger to wake up and thus give their contribution and support
to the new Government of Suriname.
Suriname a Unique Nation where it’s people live and work in Peace, Unity and Harmony.
As many of
us continue to work from home, I wanted to share with you some of the things I
do to maintain my productivity at home. Some are habits you may not even
realize, but are important or can make a difference in keeping your
productivity high. Please reed further as you will surely discover more of your
own things.
A. Set the stage
If you must
utilize more than one workspace in your home, establish the same environment,
such as a pad of paper, photo, or inspirational quote, in each location every
day.
Repeating
the set up tells your brain that work is “on,” and the visual cue of
returning to the same orchestrated workspace over and over will give you a
sense of power.
I have a
little office set up at home where I go to do my work, so I won’t spill over to
the living or dining or other areas of my home. I’ve found that this helps me
separate my work and personal time now that I’m working from home.
B. Get rid of low value activities
These are
tasks that fills our day like emails, meetings, paperwork, protocols that can
drain the critical capacity of work-from-home teams. These low-value activities
can become a barrier to getting to the important and meaningful aspects of your
work, and reducing the burden requires a shift in mindset and language.
For example,
I usually set myself a fixed amount of time each day to check my emails. I also
set certain days for meetings. You might have other things instead.
C. Add whitespace
When you
feel like you’re drowning in calls, when you tingle from adrenaline, or when
your body is craving sugar or email or caffeine or any of the compensatory
techniques for rest, take a break. Yes kick back and relax
Being
productive is not all about doing as much as you can in a day. It’s also about
conserving energy so you can do things well. Are you still with me . . .?
D. Keep emails to intervals
I mentioned
this in point B about getting rid of low value activities and I’m repeating it
here again because this is one of the most common habit that drains people
without them even knowing!
Whenever we
see or hear an email notification, it’s almost instinctual for us to respond to
it. And we end up losing focus on what we were just working on. And it takes
time to get back into the zone after you’ve checked that email that was
probably an advert.
So set a
fixed time to check your emails every day and stick to it! BAM BAM BAM !!!
E. Create a clocking out ritual
Productivity
can hinge on compartmentalization, which is a vital habit of work-from-home
professionals. Anytime you can put something in a box, literally or
figuratively, it helps you focus.
Use this
concept to end your day visually by opening a literal compartment, such as a
drawer or a cabinet, or just leaving the room that you’ve been working in and
closing the door.
It’s not
easy to clock out in a virtual world where we can be—and sometimes feel we
should be—constantly available. By having a physical clock out ritual, it helps
your mind get used to differentiating between work and personal time at home.
How have you
been coping with working from home? Are there more distractions or
interruptions that you have to overcome? Help yourself to find out more.
If you’re
struggling to overcome your distractions, then check out how you can create an
effective method for yourself so you can apply it every time you feel
distracted to clear up your mind, refocus, and sharpen your attention all the
time.
In the so called new normal where COVID-19 is rolling over all screen around the world, we must not forget to pay sufficient attention to ourselves and love once. From my side I went to do some research which I am sharing in this blog item. I do hope that you as reader and follower can find yourself in the different circumstances. I wish you happy reading. It’s all about you yourself and your environment.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS ARE LASTING
If you were raised by parents who continually told you what a good person you were, who loved you, encouraged you, supported you, and believed in you, no matter what you did or didn’t do, you would grow up with the belief that you were a good and valuable person. By the age of three, this belief would lock in and become a fundamental part of the way you view yourself in relation to your world. Thereafter, no matter what happens to you, you would hold to this belief. It would become your reality.
If you were raised by parents who did not know how powerful their words and behaviors could be in shaping your personality, they could very easily have used destructive criticism, disapproval, and physical or emotional punishment to discipline or control you. When a child is continually criticized at an early age, he soon concludes that there is something wrong with him. He doesn’t understand why it is that he is being criticized or punished, but he assumes that his parents know the truth about him, and that he deserves it. He begins to feel that he is not valuable or lovable. He is not worth very much. He must therefore be worthless.
Almost all personality problems in adolescence and adulthood are rooted in what psychologists refer to as love withheld. The child needs love like roses need rain. When children feel unloved, they feel unsafe and insecure. They think, “I’m not good enough.” They begin to engage in compensatory behaviors to make up for this inner anxiety. This sense of love deprivation is manifested in misbehavior, personality problems, bursts of anger, depression, hopelessness, lack of ambition, and problems with people and relationships.
YOU ARE BORN UNAFRAID
The child is born with no fears, except those of falling and loud noises. All other fears have to be taught to the child as he or she grows up.
The two major fears we all develop are the fear of failure or loss and the fear of criticism or rejection. We begin to learn the fear of failure if we are continually criticized and punished when we try some- thing new or different. We are shouted at and told, “No! Get away from there! Stop that! Put that down!” Physical punishment and the withholding of love, possibilities that scare us and make us feel insecure, often accompany these shouts and criticisms.
We soon begin to believe that we are too small, too weak, incompetent, inadequate, and incapable of doing anything new or different. We express this feeling with the words, “I can’t, I can’t, I can’t.” Whenever we think about doing something new or challenging, we automatically respond with feelings of fear, trembling, and a churning stomach. We react exactly as if we are afraid of getting a spanking. We say, “I can’t” over and over.
The fear of failure is the primary reason for failure in adult life. As the result of destructive criticism in childhood, we hold ourselves back as adults. We sell ourselves short. We quit before we even try the first time. Instead of using our amazing minds to figure out how to get what we want, we use our reasoning ability to create reasons why we can’t, and why the things we want are not possible for us.
THE NEED TO BE LOVED
The second major fear that holds us back, undermines our confidence, and destroys our desire for a happy
life is the fear of rejection, and its expression, criticism. This emotion is
learned in early childhood as the result of our parents expressing disapproval
of us whenever we do something they don’t like, or don’t do something that they
expect. As a result of our displeasing them, they become angry and withdraw the
love and approval we need so much as children.
The fear of being unloved and alone is so traumatic for a
child that she soon conforms her behavior to do whatever she thinks her parents
will approve of. She loses her spontaneity and uniqueness. She begins to think,
“I have to! I have to! I have to!” She concludes, “I have to do whatever Mommy
and Daddy want me to, or they won’t love me, and I’ll be all alone!”
CONDITIONAL LOVE
As an adult, a child raised with what is called “conditional
love” (as opposed to unconditional love, the greatest gift one person can give
to another) becomes hypersensitive to the opinions of others. In its extreme
form, he cannot do anything if there is the slightest chance that someone else
may not approve. He projects his childhood relationship with his parents onto
the important people in his adult life—spouse, boss, relatives, friends,
authority figures—and tries
desperately to earn their approval, or at least not lose it.
The fears of failure and rejection, caused by destructive
criticism in early childhood, are the root causes of most of our unhappiness
and anxiety as adults. We feel, “I can’t!” or “I have to!” continually. The
worst feeling is when we feel, “I can’t, but I have to!” or “I have to, but I
can’t!”
We want to do something, but we are afraid of failure or
loss, or if we are not afraid of loss, we are afraid of disapproval. We want to
do something to improve our lives, at work or at home, but we are afraid that
we may fail, or that someone else may criticize us, or both.
For most people, their fears govern their lives. Everything
they do is organized around avoiding failure or criticism. They think
continually about playing it safe, rather than striving for their goals. They
seek security rather than opportunity.
DOUBLE YOUR RATE OF FAILURE
Once an author named by Arthur Gordon approached Thomas J.
Watson Sr., the founder of IBM, and asked him how he could succeed faster as a
writer. Thomas J. Watson, one of the giants of American business, replied with
these profound words: “If you want to be successful faster, you must double
your rate of failure. Success lies on the far side of failure.”
The fact is that the more you have already failed, the more
likely it is you are on the verge of great success. Your failures have prepared
you to succeed. This is why a streak of good luck seems to follow a streak of
bad luck. When in doubt, “double your rate of failure. ”The more things you try, the more likely you
are to triumph. You overcome your fears only by doing the thing you fear until
the fear has no more control over you.
YOUR MENTAL HARD DRIVE
Everything you know about yourself, all your beliefs, are
recorded on the hard drive of your personality, in your self-concept. Your
self-concept precedes and predicts your levels of performance and effectiveness
in everything you do. Because of the law of correspondence, you always behave
on the outside in a manner consistent with your self-concept on the inside. All
improvement in your life therefore begins with an improvement in your
self-concept.
You have an overall self-concept that is made up of all your
beliefs about yourself and your abilities. This bundle of beliefs includes all
the experiences, decisions, successes, failures, ideas, information, emotions,
and opinions of your life up to now. This general self-concept determines how
and what you think and feel about yourself, and measures how well you are doing
in general.
YOUR MINI-SELF-CONCEPTS
You have a series of “mini-self-concepts” as well. These
mini-self- concepts combine to make up your overall self-concept. You have a
self-concept for every area of your life that you consider important. This
mini-self-concept determines how you think, feel, and perform in that area.
For example, you have a self-concept for how healthy and fit you are, and how much you eat or
exercise. You have a self-concept for how likable and popular you are with
others, especially with members of the opposite sex. You have a self-concept
for what kind of a spouse or parent you are, for how good a friend you are to
your friends, how smart you are, and how well you learn. You have a self-
concept for every sport you play, and for every activity you engage in,
including how well you drive your car.
You have a self-concept for how well you do your work, and
for how well you do each part of your work. You have a self- concept for how
much money you make and how well you save and invest it. This is a critical
area. The fact is that you can never earn much more or less than your
self-concept level of income. If you want to make more money, you have to
change your beliefs about yourself relative to income and money.
CHANGE YOUR BELIEFS
In every case, if you want to change your performance and
your results in any area of your life, you have to change your self- concept—or
your beliefs about yourself—for that area. Fortunately, your beliefs are
largely subjective. They are not always based on facts. Instead, they are based
largely on information you have taken in and accepted as true, sometimes with
very little evidence or proof.
The very worst beliefs you can have are self-limiting beliefs
of any kind. These are beliefs about yourself that cause you to feel somehow
limited or deficient in a particular
area. These beliefs are seldom true, but if you accept them as valid estimates
of your ability, they become true for you, exactly as if they were correct.
The starting point of unlocking your potential, and accomplishing
more than you ever have before, is for you to challenge your self- limiting
beliefs. You begin this process of freeing yourself from self-limiting beliefs
by imagining that, whatever they are, they are completely untrue. Imagine for
the moment that you have no limitations on your abilities at all. Imagine that
you could be, do, or have anything you really wanted in life. Imagine that your
potential is unlimited in any way. For example, imagine that you could be
earning twice as much as you are earning today. Imagine that you could be
living in a bigger house, driving a better car, and enjoying a more expensive
lifestyle.
Imagine that you have the ability to be one of the top people
in your field. Imagine that
you are one of the most popular, powerful, and persuasive personalities in your
social and business world. Imagine that you are calm, confident, and unafraid of anything. Imagine
that you could set and achieve any goal you put your mind to. This is how you
begin changing your thinking and changing your life.
The starting point of eliminating your fears, and releasing
your potential, is to reprogram your mental hard drive with new, positive,
constructive, and courageous beliefs about yourself and your future. I really
hope that you learned something more now you have read this blog.
Feel free to drop me your comments and maybe your very own COVID-19 lifestyle experiences. It will be highly appreciated. Thank you in advanced. Stay Safe and Blessings.
The measures we need to take because of the coronavirus do little to establish a positive relationship with the people we interact with. We know that we have to keep a meter and a half away and that we definitely shouldn’t touch other people. At the moment we are actually approaching others as if they are (potentially) sick and contagious and pose a danger to our health. Rationally we understand why we do this, but on the emotional level there is a mismatch. Strangers in particular feel as unattractive.
Others are dirty and maybe sick. . . We are now getting used to the desired distance of one and a half meters. In fact, when we see a lot of people standing together in a previously recorded TV program, it gives a kind of feeling of discomfort. The images from New Zealand where people are cozy together give us a feeling that something is not right. Physical closeness is more likely to evoke disgust at this point. For this reason, many people do not yet like to use public transport. For weeks we programmed our brains with the idea that keeping a meter and a half away protects our health. Now suddenly people pass each other at a short distance. Having to wear a mouth mask doesn’t make it any better. It feels stuffy and seeing it in others confirms a sense of potential danger: others are dirty! or maybe sick . . .
A as blogger and also a trend watcher, I would like to share some information what might happen in the future. The period is between 2020 – 2030. Step in the tele time travel machine and press the red button. Fly with me into the future. . .
The year is 2020
Microsoft is ending support for Windows 7
Global Politics, Generation X is reshaping this
The first stem cell therapy for congestive heart failure
will be exposed
Progress with longevity extension
First orbital test flight of the SpaceX Starship is a fact
Mercury pollution is going down
Glacier National Park will become ice-free and
also some other regions
UK’s new aircraft carriers are reaching full operational
capability
Follow the Planet Mars 2020 rover mission
England’s Coastal Path will be opened to walkers
Launching of Playstation 5
5th Chang’e lunar exploration mission
Ariane 6 first flight
Big conjunction
The internet will reach 5 billion users worldwide
The Year is 2021
Exascale computers are deployed
Touchdown of the Exomars rover on Mars
Launching of the James Webb Space Telescope
1st unscrewed maiden flight of NASA’s SLS (Space Launch
System)
1st flight of the New Glenn reusable rocket
Opening of Crossrail in UK/London
Southwest USA water crisis
Japan/Tokyo hosts the Olympic Games
Re-emerging of the largest insect swarm in the world
5-year survival rates for breast cancer are approaching one
hundred percent
Birth control pills for male are entering the market
The world’s 1st artificial kidney will be a fact
Launching of the flying car Terrafugia TF-X
China’s plan to it’s first mission to Mars
Arabian mission to planet Mars
India on the run for their first manned space flight
The year is 2022
• India becomes the most populous country on Earth
• The ITER experimental fusion reactor is switched on
• Germany phases out nuclear energy
• Beijing hosts the Winter Olympics
• Completion of the Northeast Corridor high-speed train upgrade
• Qatar hosts the FIFA World Cup
• China’s first space station is complete
• New Horizons completes its study of the Kuiper Belt
• The AIDA mission arrives at Didymos
• The Dark Ages Radio Explorer (DARE) is launched
• The X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Transport is tested over U.S. cities
• Water is becoming a weapon of war
• Global reserves of antimony are running out
• Driverless hover-taxis are operational in Dubai
• VIPER mission to the lunar south pole
The year is 2023
Xi Jinping extends his presidency
• The Aerion AS2 supersonic jet enters service
• The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope begins full operations
• First crewed flight of NASA’s Orion spacecraft
• Mars sample return mission
• Asteroid sample return mission
• The Hinkley Point C nuclear power station is operational
• The Type 26 Global Combat Ship enters service
• Turkey celebrates its 100th anniversary as an independent
republic
• Completion of the London “super sewer”
• Brain implants to restore lost memories
• Luna 27 lands on the far side of the Moon
• Driverless high-speed trains begin operating in France
• Completion of the Stad Ship Tunnel
• Launch of the SPHEREx mission
The Year is 2024
Vladimir Putin steps down as President of Russia
• Open-source, 3D printed clothes at near-zero cost
• The Thirty Metre Telescope is fully operational
• Indonesia gets a new capital city
• Total solar eclipse across North America
• Euro 2024 is hosted by Germany
• Paris hosts the Summer Olympic Games
• Lunar Mission One drills into the Moon’s south pole
• Bio-electronics for treating arthritis are in common use
• Carsharing has exploded in popularity
• Wind turbine drone inspection is a multi-billion dollar industry
• Starlink reaches full capacity
• The first probe to fly into the Sun’s outer atmosphere
The year is 2025
A billion human genomes have been sequenced
• Human brain simulations are becoming possible
• 3D-printed human organs
• China is becoming highly urbanised
• Vertical farms are common in cities
• Solid waste is reaching crisis levels
• Kivalina has been inundated
• Completion of the East Anglia Zone
• The UK phases out coal power
• The European Extremely Large Telescope is operational
• The Giant Magellan Telescope is fully operational
• The first test flight of the Skylon spaceplane
• The first manned flights from Russia’s new spaceport
• High speed rail networks are being expanded in many countries
• A comprehensive overhaul of the U.S. airspace system is complete
• Railguns are in use by the U.S. navy
• The global crowdfunding market reaches $100bn
• BepiColombo arrives in orbit around Mercury
The year is 2026
• A synthetic human genome is completed
• Aquaculture provides the majority of the world’s seafood
• The High Luminosity Large Hadron Collider (HL-LHC) is
operational
• The International Linear Collider is completed
• 3-D printed electronic membranes to prevent heart attacks
• Youthful regeneration of aging heart muscle via GDF-11
• New treatments for Alzheimer’s disease
• Rising sea levels are wreaking havoc on the Maldives
• Global reserves of indium are running out
• Italy hosts the Winter Olympics
• Construction of the Sagrada Família is complete
• Robotic hands matching human capabilities
• The FIFA World Cup is hosted jointly in Canada, Mexico and the
United States
• Mars Science Laboratory is shutting down
• 50TB hard drives
The year is 2027
The BRICs overtake the G7 nations
• Light-duty hydrogen fuel cell vehicles reach 1 million in annual
sales
• Tokyo and Nagoya are connected by high-speed maglev
• Carbon sequestration is underway in many nations
• The Venera-D mission arrives at Venus
• The asteroid 1999 AN10 makes a close approach
• The Square Kilometre Array begins science operations
• The Europa Clipper arrives in orbit
• The autopsy report for Elvis Presley is made public
• Opening of the New Central Polish Airport
• The final Avatar movie is released
The year is 2028
• Completion of the Deep Space Gateway
• Launch of the European ATHENA X-ray observatory
• China builds the world’s largest particle accelerator
• Printed electronics are ubiquitous
• The UK population reaches 70m
• British newspapers are going out of circulation
• Launch of the ARIEL spacecraft
• Launch of the Comet Interceptor
• Delhi becomes the most populous city in the world
• Los Angeles hosts the Summer Olympic Games
• Total solar eclipse in Australia and New Zealand
• Resurrection of several extinct species has been achieved
• The International Space Station is decommissioned
The year is 2029
• Human-like AI is becoming a reality
• Increased automation of banking
• Close approach of the near-Earth asteroid Apophis
• Mass application of gene drives on mosquitoes
• Global reserves of silver are running out
• Finland bans coal for energy use
• Madagascar’s radiated tortoise is extinct in the wild
• Phase 1 of the California High-Speed Rail line is complete
• Expansion of London’s Heathrow Airport
• Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is disappearing
• The wreck of the Titanic has decomposed
The year is 2030
Global population is reaching crisis point
• The 6G standard is released
• Desalination has exploded in use
• “Smart grid” technology is widespread in developed
nations
• An interstellar message arrives at Luyten’s Star
• Depression is the number one global disease burden
• Child mortality is approaching 2% globally
• The Muslim population has increased significantly
• Full weather modelling is perfected
• Orbital space junk is becoming a major problem for space flight
• Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer (JUICE) reaches the Jovian system
• The UK space industry has quadrupled in size
• The Lockheed Martin SR-72 enters service
• A new generation of military helicopters
• Hyper-fast crime scene analysis
• Half of America’s shopping malls have closed
• Emerging job titles of today
• Cargo Sous Terrain becomes operational in Switzerland
• The entire ocean floor is mapped
I really hope that you are now well informed what the coming years
as full off to take place with the right circumstances. If you like this blog
just drop your comments.
If you would like to know what will take place between 2031 and
2040 keep coming back to this website. I have search it out already for you to
update.
What does Zoom have that other video conferencing tools don’t have? Simple, it’s free and just works really well. Moreover, the tool has cool features to get your audience involved. Raise your hand who agrees. But the great popularity of video calling should not be a reason to choose this tool. Now that working remotely is becoming a long-term goal, it may be time to look at the alternatives to Zoom. What other online video conferencing tools have as good a free version as Zoom? I figured it out for you!
Why is Zoom so popular?
100 participants per meeting, high quality HD video and audio, meeting recording in MP4 and M4A format, real-time private and group chat, multi-screen sharing, participant management, breakout rooms for smaller groups, polls, whiteboards, raising hands and mute with the space … The free version of Zoom has it all . It is not without reason that the tool has been used by more than 300 million people every day for the past month . Zoom is especially praised for:
the many functionalities of the free version
the quality of the audio / video and the connection speed ( latency of max. 150 milliseconds) with relatively low bandwidth.
the simplicity of installation and use
sharing the screen by multiple users
the good chat function
the different ways in which you can invite participants
the different devices on which you can use Zoom
What are Zoom’s negatives?
There is little criticism of Zoom. A few negatives that users mention are:
The time limit of 40 minutes in the free version for 3 or more users
Concerns about the safety of online video conferencing with Zoom
The Zoom app can be improved
Too little choice of virtual backgrounds
No possibility to share screen or whiteboard in the break-out rooms
No permanent link per meeting room
Apple AirPods as audio does not work
No live streaming of video recordings on Youtube or Facebook
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5 alternatives to Zoom
Based on the qualities that users highlight in their reviews, I looked for good alternatives to Zoom. All the alternatives for online video conferencing below are therefore characterized by high customer satisfaction (at least 4.4 out of 5 stars) based on at least 70 verified reviews from business users at software comparison site Capterra. All 5 alternatives, like Zoom, have the following features in their free version:
video conference and audio conference
realtime chat
share screen
cloud based
accessible via a browser (so no installation required) and a mobile app (iOS and Android)
The order of the list says nothing about the arrangement of the video conference tools.
WE CONTINUE
1. Free conference call: the alternative with the best functions for recording & sharing documents.
Free Conference Call (FFC) has over 800,000 customers and offers free video and audio meetings for up to 1000 participants (Zoom up to 100 participants). You can easily switch presenters and there are some nice features such as the presentation tool Studio, and the live streaming of conferences on the internet. The Freeconferencecall price plan works on a voluntary basis! The video screen shows the active speaker and 5 other participants in the sidebar arranged based on how often the participant speaks. Web Viewer is required to participate via the browser.
Features of the free version
1000 free participants per audio or video meeting
Mobile app and desktop app
Recording and playback of meetings
Drawing tools and whiteboard, chat tools
Meeting Wall where you can upload documents and recordings to share with participants
Live streaming of conferences
Remote desktop function
Integration with Google Calendar, Outlook, Slack, Dropbox, Evernote and more
Conversation reports
Break-out rooms
What does Freeconference Call have that Zoom does not have?
1000 participants
No time limit at meetings
24/7 customer service
Free international and local dial-in numbers for audio meetings
1GB free storage
Free live streaming
What do business users say about Freeconferecencall?
FFC users are very enthusiastic about the large number of participants per audio or video conference. That also makes FFC a very suitable tool for webinars. In addition, there are good recording and playback options and you get 1 GB of free storage. Users are also satisfied with keeping the same dial-in number. The interface could be a bit more user-friendly.
2. Lifesize: the alternative to video calling without a time limit
The free version of Lifesize offers unlimited free video meetings for an unlimited duration up to 25 participants. In addition to video calling software, Lifesize also offers a whole set of video and audio hardware to equip physical meeting rooms. They are the only vendor that supports cloud video calling and content sharing in 4K resolution. When using Lifesize hardware, independent updates of other components such as PC, TV, camera, speakers, microphone or tablet are no longer required. All calls and recordings are made with an encrypted connection. You can connect directly from the browser or via the Lifesize app. Upgrade costs start at $ 12.50 (around € 11) per host per month. Some of Lifesize’s major customers include NASA, Toyota, Yale and Disney.
Features of the free version
Unlimited number of meetings and of unlimited duration
25 participants
Personal meeting ID
1-on-1 chat and group chat
Integration with Slack and Skype for Business
Online support and community forum
Link to email and calendar
What does Lifesize have that the free version of Zoom doesn’t have?
Meetings without time limit
What do business users say about Lifesize?
Lifesize users are very pleased with the high video quality of this tool and the user-friendly interface. The chat function, on the other hand, could have a few more features, such as rich text and images. And there is no native app for Linux systems.
3. Google Meet: the innovative alternative with AI features
Google Meet is the new name for Hangouts Meet, and Google Chat is the new name for Hangouts Chat. It is a safe online video conferencing solution because the tool uses the same infrastructure as Google Cloud to secure data and protect privacy. The free version of Google Meet requires signing in with a Google account. Paying customers with a G-Suite account have Meet enabled by default and can also invite people who do not have a Google account to participate. Inviting participants is via an email with a link or meeting ID.
Meet has some original AI features that the other video conferencing tools don’t have. You can filter out sounds from your environment (for example, if you are in a cafe) and you can switch on live English subtitles. To provide the best video quality, Google Meet automatically adjusts your network speed. Until September 3, you can use the G-Suite essential or enterprise plan for free, after which the costs start at $ 10 (around € 8.80) per user per month.
Features of the free version:
No time limit on the duration of meetings until September 30, 2020 (normally the limit is 60 minutes per meeting)
100 participants
Participate from a browser
Live subtitling of meetings in English
Unlimited number of meetings
Online self-help and community forums
Customizable layouts
Google Docs, Spreadsheets and Forms
15GB Drive storage
What does Google Meet have that the free version of Zoom doesn’t have?
The same high security and privacy as Cloud and two-factor authentication.
Live subtitling of meetings in English.
The usual features you get when creating a Google account (Docs, Sheets, forms and 15GB storage).
What do business users say about Google Meet?
Google Meet users find the tool very user-friendly and easy, because it can be operated from Gmail and G-Suite. Meet also offers good synchronization with all devices connected to your Google account (for receiving notifications and messages, for example). Downside is that there is no recording option in the free version (because of corona, that feature is now free until September 30, by the way) and some users are having trouble mastering the screen sharing. Users also report that Meet works less well in non-Chrome browsers such as Internet Explorer because it is a Google product.
4. Zoho Meeting: the alternative to involve your audience
Zoho Meeting for online video conferencing and webinars has features for presenter change, polls, recordings, and account management reports. The free version has a lot of planning tools and tools to get your audience involved, but no way to record or save meetings. The free version also has a very limited number of participants. An upgrade costs € 8 per month per host for 100 participants. That’s cheaper than most of the other tools on this list.
Features of the free version
2 participants for meetings and 10 for webinars
Planning tools: add to calendar, confirm, set reminders
Moderator features: turn participants on / off sound, remove participants
Features for the involvement of participants: taking polls, raising hands, question & answer
Co-presenters in webinars
Analysis and reports
Encrypted transmissions with SSL / 128-bit AES protocols
What does Zoho Meeting have in the free version that Zoom doesn’t have?
Export analysis and reports for webinars
Two-factor authentication
Part of a very comprehensive suite of business applications (CRM, Campaigns, Desk, etc.) and can therefore be linked to other systems for better business processes.
What do business users say about Zoho Meetings?
Zoho Meeting users find it a budget-friendly tool if, for example, you do not use the tool every day, but for monthly webinars. Screen sharing and switching is easy. The tool is very user-friendly and easy to start and integrates well with Zoho CRM. The downside is that Zoho Meeting is completely web-based and there is no desktop app.
5. Cisco Webex: the alternative for every device & participate in every possible way
Webex is very similar to Zoom and also has a lot of functionalities in the free version. Maybe that’s because the founder of Zoom (Eric Yuan) worked at Webex before it was acquired by Cisco in 2007. In addition to video calling, you can also organize events and webinars with it. Webex is slightly cheaper than Zoom. Upgrade costs start at € 12.85 per month per host for 100 participants. And there is now a 4-month free offer on the annual plan. Reviews show that Webex is not the most user-friendly tool. Connection can be via the web app, desktop app or browser.
Features of the free version
Up to 100 participants
Time limit of 50 minutes per meeting
Switch screens easily during screen sharing
Private and group chats during meetings
Recording
Own meeting room
Moderator functionalities
Interactive boards
Online support
Dial-up number
Integration with Salesforce, Microsoft Office, Teams, Slack, Canvas and Moodle.
What does Cisco Webex have that the free version of Zoom doesn’t have?
Online support versus ticket support at Zoom
Time limit of 50 minutes instead of 40 minutes
What do business users say about Cisco Webex?
Cisco Webex users say that Webex works well on both mobile and PC. The automatic adjustment of the meeting time to time zones is very useful for meetings with colleagues in other countries. They are less enthusiastic about the price, which is on the high side compared to other tools. Sometimes the connection via Google Calendar is not automatic and the meeting ID still has to be entered manually. There are also some complaints about image quality and bandwidth with slower networks.
Do you have experience with one of these tools? Or do you have another tooltip? Let me please know in the comments.
Due to the corona crisis, many young leaders are struggling with a sense of unrest. In this blog I like to share with you some very important point you can apply in your daily routine to the current challenges.
With a good mindset this will surely help you to travel more
working miles.
The following points are very handy for young leaders but also for everyone who is leading and is in the plan to start leading. Remember that we are all from diverse ideas and sectors. We are all in a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous world which is changing rapidly. After all, we are not alone in this struggle, and with this information you will get a strong sense of freedom of choice in your life, whatever the situation you are facing.
1: Make a distinction between what you do or do not control
At any time of the day, there are an infinite number of things that are out of your control, at the same time there are things that you do have control over. How well can you make a distinction here? How often do you ask yourself this question? And where do you invest all your attention, life force and energy in? Nowadays it is too easy to get distracted by all the things you have no control over, while you could have used the 24 hours of the day for anything you could have made a positive difference: for yourself, your family, teams , community and everything else that is dear to you.
2: Invest in, and be careful with your buffer of positivity
How easy or difficult do you make it for yourself to build up a buffer of positivity to better deal with the inevitable setbacks in life? How well do you know what gives you a positive kick in life, not because it was talked about by others, but because you really feel it yourself? When you hear a negative message, how do you prevent it from seeming unnecessarily worse than it actually is? How critically do you assess your initial interpretation of the topic (personal or impersonal), the magnitude of the problem (large or small), and the temporality (long or short)? And when everything seems to go wrong, how well do you manage to build up your buffer with a feeling of gratitude for moments from the past?
3: Focus on talents that energize you
There are some skills you are not good at, and there are skills that you are better at. There are skills that do not energize you, and there are skills that do energize you. How well do you know yourself in this regard? How can you use your talented people more often per week, and make your environment aware so that you don’t question skills that cost you energy? Which hidden talents that give you energy would you like to develop further at work and beyond?
4: Care about yourself and others
How do others know that you are there for them, especially in difficult times? When someone shares a problem, do you only address the words the other person is saying, or do you also pay attention to the underlying emotional message (s)? How well can you place these feelings in the context of the other person’s life? How do you ensure that you keep your attention with the other person and not let the conversation be hijacked by yourself or others who have had a similar experience? How do you let yourself experience that you are not alone and that there are others who care about you?
5: Find meaning in everyday moments
From building something important for society to preventing
something unwanted from private, how well can you see every moment of the day
you are contributing? “Those who have a why have
can (almost) any how endure “has the same
physical act another inner experience entail depend on the meaning can you give
it Unlike simple times have difficult moments often extra chances meaning to
find.: courage, patience, wisdom, compassion, and other personal qualities can
only grow stronger when tested
6: Celebrate successes with every step
In uncertain times, the finish line is not always in sight, and there is a lack of prospect of improvement in the short term. Plans change, and a lot of (knowledge) work is not immediately visible or tangible. In addition, if the elements of the previous lessons are missing, it can be easy to lose the motivation to continue. That is why it is extra important to clarify and celebrate every step forward. This can be done with others or alone. This can be planned or spontaneous. This can be big or small. Looking back at the week, it is quite clear what went wrong, but how often do you also think about what did work? What went easier than expected? And how do you set the bar for success at the right height, so that it is high enough to mean something, but also accessible enough to experience?
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