Nine Shift

NineShift on Australian radio

BBC Global Business reporter Peter Day did a speech in Sydney, Australia, a few weeks ago.
He spent quite a bit of time on NineShift, another great honor and humbling experience for us.

The Australian Broadcasting Company  (like NPR in US) aired the speech on April 28.

The part about NineShift is pretty close to the beginning, but the whole speech is terrific.

Click here and go to April 28, "Perfect Design?"  program:
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/bydesign/default.htm

Thanks for new NineShift record

We just hit 100 people making a total of 500 comments on the NineShift weblog.
About 1,000 people visit here each month.
The 100th person to make a comment is Paul Hillsdon, age 17.
Thanks! for your continued participation and contributions NineShifters.

Nine Shift on the road - a lot

Today I am doing an all-day NineShift seminar for staff and faculty at Olds College in Alberta, Canada.

Blog posts were a little weak the last two weeks due to giving four NineShift presentations. Am doing Nine Shift for:
* All faculty meetings.
* Local business and community economic leaders.
* Conferences. Spread the word about NineShift keynotes to your community, college, or association.

  Photo of me and President Judith Ramaely of Winona State University, where I did a NineShift keynote.

Free breakfast in the Towers

First quarter sales of condominiums in New York City reached 1,703, the highest in at least 20 years, according to data from Miller Samuel.  But the new news from the New York Times, is that more of them are serving free breakfast.

Gen Xers, recreating the concept of family and friends, are flocking to social rooms in the condo towers for all sorts of activities.  At Orion, a 60 story condo, there's free breakfast every day for the residents. It's a time to get to know people, have some fun. 

Condo towers are also looking at water volleyball nights in the pool, book clubs, movie openings, and of course cocktailparties.  Oh yeah, and day care facilities for the kids.  A little revitalization of community going on, as NineShift predicted.

Our Way or the Highway

I a took a train for the "first" time yesterday. No, not my first train ride. But this was the first time (and not the last) when everyone said the train was faster getting to the airport than a car.

Just 10 miles from downtown Philadelphia to the airport, but commute estimated to be one hour. So I took the train, faster, no worries, conductors very helpful, and of course a lot cheaper.

The other 'new' thing was a sense of cockiness and 'we're onto something' in the 30th Street Station, the main Amtrack station in Philly. The station, clean, up to date, shops. But then there's the signs. (Click on the photo for a better larger image)

This is no down-and-out bus station. This is an up and coming transportaton hub of the 21st century. They offer "Valet service." They have an "Acela Club" for elite frequent train riders.  And my favorite was the ad that read, "It really is our way or the highway." Even in America, cars are in big trouble.