participatory budgeting Archives

book cover image for L impossi preneurs - A Hopeful Journey Through Tomorrow by Gregory Olson — Click Image to View Larger Version

image of chapters inside L impossi preneurs - A Hopeful Journey Through Tomorrow by Gregory Olson — Click Image to View Larger Version

Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Gregory Olson
+1.206.356.8811
gregolson@old.delightability.com
delightability.com/press-kit

A LIGHT-HEARTED AND DEADLY SERIOUS BOOK TO SPARK CONVERSATIONS AMONG GLOBAL CITIZENS.

An exploration of the world we wish to live in and leave behind.

SEATTLE, WA., (Jan 1, 2016) – In an era of political ineptitude that erodes trust, conflict that spawns refugees, corporate behavior that harms, consumption patterns that are unsustainable, technology that enables while displacing workers, policies that marginalize people and pretend as though the earth’s resources are infinite, and a host of other human follies — we need new thinking, fresh conversations, and bold actions. Frankly, we need a little hope. Escape the present and explore a brighter future where we live more meaningful lives, governments invest in people and sustainable progress, and technology serves humans. L’ impossi preneurs: A Hopeful Journey Through Tomorrow, is a dreamer’s handbook.

In this book, Olson shows us what is possible, sparking our imaginations. No doubt you’ll recognize some ideas as recurrent themes that dreamers have envisioned before. Some ideas will entertain you while others will inform you. The future is not divorced from the present or the past. Olson provides historical context and primers along the way to best prepare our minds. Entrepreneurs face technological hurdles. And, they have to overcome social, cultural, and political opponents who would prefer to keep things as they are. The impossipreneur is the courageous entrepreneur who pushes headlong against these forces. Things are only impossible until they are not.

In this hopeful journey through tomorrow Olson challenges each of us to think differently, spark our own conversations, and play a role in nudging the world forward to create a better future for all across most all of life’s categories including: Health & Beauty, Love & Relationships, Wealth & Economy, Transportation, Food & Comfort, Social, Environment, Politics & Crime, Family & Pets, the World of Work, and Compunications. What the world needs now is for good global citizens to rise up together, not in revolution and in more conflict, but in a culture of care, with informed engagement, to spark new thinking and new dialogue. It’s time we all had an honest conversation about the world we wish to live in a leave behind. This book is essential reading for global citizens concerned with a more sustainable and prosperous future for all.

Gregory Olson is the author of The Experience Design Blueprint, a book about designing better experiences and then making them come true. He founded strategy and design firm Delightability, LLC. with the belief that if you delight customers then success will follow. A lifelong learner, his formal education includes a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and a Masters in Business Administration. Gregory also serves as a volunteer board member for Oikocredit Northwest, a support association for social investor and financial institution, Oikocredit International.
###

Subscribing and Connecting to Delightability Musings

Greetings Global Citizens,

I recently changed the blog subscription service for the Delightability blog from feedburner to Jetpack. That is a bunch of blah blah for most of you. You don’t really need the details but, what this does mean is that if you previously subscribed, you’ll need to
re-subscribe. I apologize for the inconvenience foisted upon me by the gods of technology.

Here is how to subscribe:

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Why Subscribe?
In my blog posts I aim to make us all a little smarter, more thoughtful, and more productive. I hope that each post has a multiplier effect, on you initially and then in turn on others you share with.

What Subscribing Will Mean for You
Wondering how many emails you get when you subscribe? Great question. My goal is to blog weekly. I don’t always make that goal and sometimes I exceed it. When you confirm your subscription you can create the frequency to match what you want e.g., immediately, weekly, etc. Fortnights and blue moons are not yet part of the mix.

Rather not clutter your email? I understand. I’ll continue to provide links to posts as they occur on social media, but that isn’t a guarantee you’ll receive them. After all, the drive of many social networks is toward favoring paid and promoted content or that which is created directly within their platform, in essence digital sharecropping.

Connecting on Social Media
Here is where to find me on social media should you wish to connect, friend, follow, etc. Clicking each will open in a new window.

Twitter
Facebook
LinkedIn
Google Plus
about.me

Recent Blog Posts:
Here are the last few blogs posts. If you especially enjoy an article, please share it with others, tweet it, or like it on facebook.

The US Presidential Debate of the Future – It’s easier than you think.
Robots Don’t Kill Jobs But CEOs Do – Let’s not lose our humanity.
Acceptable Discomfort is Better than None – At home, at work, and everywhere.
Food for Thought and For Neighbors and the Friends You Will Meet – Food: There is an App for that, and a Mouth.
5 Lessons: Picking Up Passengers on the Train of Progress – Because you won’t reach the destination on your own.
Grocery Clerks Help You Become a Better Storyteller – Ditch the elevator pitch.
Making a sandwich reveals your biases – Your autopilot framed you.
Why Your Brain Resists the New – Machiavelli was probably smarter than you.
Inaction is not the Same as Voting NO – Taking your ball and going home.
Glimmer of Hope in Your City – Do you know about participatory budgeting?
An Open Letter to City Leaders in the World Community – City Leaders as Designers.

Here is how to subscribe:

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Subscribe if you like. If not, I’ll occasionally see you out and about in the social universe. Thank you for reading and sharing and being a better global citizen.

Kind Regards,

Gregory Olson

about Gregory Olson

Gregory Olson is a consultant, speaker, and author. His upcoming book is l’ impossi preneurs: A Hopeful Journey Through Tomorrow.

Greg also authored, The Experience Design Blueprint, a book about designing better experiences and then making them come true. The models in the Experience Design BLUEPRINT are equally relevant to organizations of all types and sizes including start-up entrepreneurs, nonprofits, for-profits, and government.

See a book summary. Read the book reviews on Amazon. Read The Experience Design Blueprint on Kindle or any device using the free Kindle Reader application or read the full color print edition.