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Next up: Good Urban Schools

Soon you will start to see schools, and then media coverage about schools, in downtown dense communities. The Milwaukee Journal did a story about the return of condo buying in its downtown area, prompting one person to write: "Between the... Continue reading

Posted 5 hours ago at Nine Shift

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We're Now in Trial-and-Error Phase

Not just education is in a new trial-and-error phase when many experiments are being tried. Transportation is also in that phase. There's flying cars. Hybrid cars. Electric cars. Electric trains. Light rail. 110 mph trains. 220 mph trains. Last week... Continue reading

Posted yesterday at Nine Shift

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Post Assignments as Videos

"I have assignments posted on a weekly basis in Portal. I also have assignments posted on the software they use. In some classes, I do a video. One week I also sent an email to them listing step by step what to do for their assignments that week. The email... Continue reading

Posted 3 days ago at The Pedagogy of the 21st Century

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Can the New Economy and Social Change Co-Exist for Gen Y?

Gen Y is into high tech and the new economy. Gen Y is into social change and causes. Can they co-exist? Last month our friend Irena hosted a dinner for us in Ljubljana, Slovenia, and invited her son Nick and... Continue reading

Posted 6 days ago at Nine Shift

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Will McDonald's Survive in the 21st Century?

Will McDonald's survive in the 21st Century? Tell us what you think. Sears made the transition from the Agrarian Age to the Industrial Age 100 years ago. The circus, and countless businesses you've never heard of, did not. USA Today... Continue reading

Posted 7 days ago at Nine Shift

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Will McDonald's Corporate 'Charity' Convince Gen Y?

Will corporations giving to charity convince Gen Y to like them? Like other corporations, McDonald's has read that Gen Y likes social causes and charity (they do). And according to a great USA Today story recently, McDonald's also has realized... Continue reading

Posted Jun 11, 2013 at Nine Shift

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Why This Safety Video is Funny

Tracy King of the American Academy of Neurology says that capturing the brain's interest actually increases retention and learning. So "bells and whistles" actually help! Here's a great example. The Delta Airlines safety video contains numerous humorous scenes in the 4 minute video. Why? Because they undoubtedly tested this video... Continue reading

Posted Jun 10, 2013 at The Pedagogy of the 21st Century

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Trains Advance Even in Tea Party States

The economic, demographic and business pressure for trains is so great trains are even advancing in Tea Party states. Last week, the Minnesota Department of Transportation announced it will continue with planning for better and faster train service between the... Continue reading

Posted Jun 6, 2013 at Nine Shift

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Big New Phase in Cars vs. Trains War Starts Now

A big new phase in the war between roads and rail began last week. It's good news for the 21st century. Last week, the Wisconsin PIRG published a report titled "Road Overkill," outlining the billions of tax dollars citizens of... Continue reading

Posted Jun 4, 2013 at Nine Shift

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Why the Suicide Rate is Higher Now

Here's why the suicide rate has jumped for men in their fifties: it's all over. A few years ago I was talking to a lumber truck driver who told me, "It's all over." He was 56, had only a high... Continue reading

Posted Jun 3, 2013 at Nine Shift

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Title Each Unit

"I really like adding a title to each unit. That helps to connect with audience faster by making it clear the main theme of the class." Alpesh Patel Continue reading

Posted Jun 2, 2013 at The Pedagogy of the 21st Century

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Michelle Bachman and the Decline of the Tea Party

The Tea Party is not dead. But it will be after the 2016 elections. Like Y2K, by 2020 only a few people will remember the Tea Party aside from historians. The decision this week of Michelle Bachman, one of the... Continue reading

Posted Jun 1, 2013 at Nine Shift

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Evidence Gen Y Huge Market for Airlines

The new Delta safety video is really funny. Spend 4 minutes watching it. Two take-aways: 1.It is totally geared towards Gen Y, evidence that Gen Y is a huge market for airlines. Despite the myth that young people are not... Continue reading

Posted May 28, 2013 at Nine Shift

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Provide a Summary

"I also really like having an overview and linear structure of where we are going with a summary. Our minds cannot handle the chaos of information unless we see the big picture and the categories within. Ideally some summary is great." Carrie Pledger Continue reading

Posted May 26, 2013 at The Pedagogy of the 21st Century

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After a Difficult Section

"After a difficult section I give them 30 seconds to explain the concept to the person next to them. Or leading into a topic I give them time to brainstorm in groups and then as a class ask what they think." Carrie Pledger Continue reading

Posted May 19, 2013 at The Pedagogy of the 21st Century

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D.S.M.-5: From Disorder to Differences

Psychiatry's latest guide on mental disorders falls short, experts say. Even the chairman of the task force making the revisions to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (D.S.M.) of Mental Disorders found the new version wanting, according to a story in... Continue reading

Posted May 14, 2013 at Nine Shift

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Evidence Suburbs in Decline

Here's a great chart showing the decline of suburbs. Kat Cannella, NineShifter from Columbus, Georgia, sent us a link to a story on the decline of suburbs, with this nice compliment, "More evidence that the wonder futurist duo is on... Continue reading

Posted May 13, 2013 at Nine Shift

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Learn How to Smile

"One of techniques I learned is to smile. I spend a lot of time smiling in front of the class now. It seems to relax the class. This relaxed atmosphere allow you to guide the class including interrupting to move the class back to the subject. I hope this helps."... Continue reading

Posted May 12, 2013 at The Pedagogy of the 21st Century

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Gen Y Travelling More, Not Less

Gen Y is travelling more than previous young generations, not less. The media and public still believe Gen Y is travelling less. Gen Y is indeed driving less. But they are riding trains, pushing train ridership to ever higher record... Continue reading

Posted May 9, 2013 at Nine Shift

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Would Betty Friedan be fighting for boys today?

Would Betty Friedan be fighting for boys today? On the 50th anniversary of the Feminine Mystique am reading Friedan, the last great feminist, again. In one chapter she wrote, "The proportion of women attending college in comparison with men dropped... Continue reading

Posted May 7, 2013 at Nine Shift

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More Evidence Gloria Steinem is Wrong

Betty Friedan was right. Gloria Steinem was wrong. My brilliant co-author Julie Coates keeps finding more research literature that confirms the neurological origin of gender behavior. Last week she cited research by Israeli scientists Reuwen and Anat Achiron that if... Continue reading

Posted May 6, 2013 at Nine Shift

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Remember What It Was Like

The most important one is to remember what iw as like to sit in the audience. 8 Tips for preparing for your course: 1) preparation, preparation, preparation 2) be flexible...you may prepare perfectly, but your audience may go another direction...be ok with that when appropriate 3) be real 4) allow... Continue reading

Posted May 5, 2013 at The Pedagogy of the 21st Century

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Intangible Economy Getting Recognition

Slowly the intangible economy is getting more notice. Last year economist Robert Reich gave it minor notice. The New Geography of Jobs gives it more credence, though author Enrico Moretti misnames it the "Innovation" economy. But here The Christian Scientist... Continue reading

Posted May 2, 2013 at Nine Shift

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Great Debate: Does Location Matter?

Does physical location matter in today's economy? Does where you live, and where your company is headquartered, matter economically for both your work organization and for you? Enrico Moretti, author of The New Geography of Jobs, says yes. We're skeptical.... Continue reading

Posted Apr 30, 2013 at Nine Shift

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New Book, Great Data

A new book, The New Geography of Jobs, by Enrico Moretti, has great data supporting our 9 major Nine Shift predictions. Moretti's basic contention, which we reported several years ago, is that there's a huge migration of young people going... Continue reading

Posted Apr 29, 2013 at Nine Shift

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