So much is happening, and not happening, at the same time it is dizzying, and has taken my time to keep up with and absorb to determine what if anything the patterns add up to. So pardon my absence, but to sum up my findings:

1) Twitter’s future still undecided
2) Sustainable Solutions are where it’s at
3) Banks, and the government, are failing the little guy
4) Global vs local, two business models that are no longer mutually exclusive

The science of green is still developing and is in fact, almost crude compared to other technologies. You can really tell where we’ve focused our time and attention, thank you Apple and Google. Talk about Nero fiddling while Rome burnt.

Almost everything I pick up these days is telling me how to use Twitter. Most of which I find unusable information.

This article came across my desk, and I found it to be, while promotional for the writer, insightful for its reportage: http://www.forbes.com/2009/04/20/sustainability-profits-growth-leadership-citizenship-future.html.

And finally, there is much debate afoot about whether or not manufacturing can actually be brought back to U.S. shores and whether or not that counts given both Toyota and Honda have factories in the U.S. as an example, so what equates to Made In the USA or not. Again, everywhere I go, the question of how things need to be structured to sustain our futures is on everyone’s lips.

Without question, our financial structure needs rehabilitation as does the U.S. auto industry. What are our options here? Re the auto industry, that’s a little easier, build greener autos. Re the banking industry, financial sector et al, we must get around them. It will be up to our local communities to figure out how.
But while we are creating our new Made In the USA models we must at the same time figure exporting into the business plan.

Just my initial assessments. Indepth studies will need to follow and of course the courage to take the road less travelled to encourage innovation. It’s the only way. Now is the time for all good innovators to come to the aid of their country.

Above image: Alexander Graham Bell speaking on phone, 1892 Gilbert H. Grosvenor collection, prints and photographs Division, Library of Congress

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