Comments on: What Next? http://www.davidebowman.com/what-next.htm questions, answers, thoughts, theories, observations, speculations, and assorted bits of information. Tue, 12 Jul 2011 03:53:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: davidebowman http://www.davidebowman.com/what-next.htm/comment-page-1#comment-12636 davidebowman Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:05:19 +0000 http://www.davidebowman.com/?p=1626#comment-12636 Count me in. Count me in.

]]> By: David Esrati http://www.davidebowman.com/what-next.htm/comment-page-1#comment-12635 David Esrati Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:26:24 +0000 http://www.davidebowman.com/?p=1626#comment-12635 Maybe it's time to host a "Smart" convention- rally the smart people- put on TED like talks about their cool things going on, and start people thinking about how many brilliant thinkers we have here, instead of sounding like a bunch of out of work autoworkers, or pink slipped middle managers. Long ago I suggested the Dayton Daily start publishing the patents awarded in the region- like they do in Austin. Instead, we've got the jail blotter. If we want to change things- first we have to change our own perceptions. Anyone in on this with me? Maybe it’s time to host a “Smart” convention– rally the smart people– put on TED like talks about their cool things going on, and start people thinking about how many brilliant thinkers we have here, instead of sounding like a bunch of out of work autoworkers, or pink slipped middle managers.
Long ago I suggested the Dayton Daily start publishing the patents awarded in the region– like they do in Austin. Instead, we’ve got the jail blotter.
If we want to change things– first we have to change our own perceptions.
Anyone in on this with me?

]]> By: Nathan Driver http://www.davidebowman.com/what-next.htm/comment-page-1#comment-12634 Nathan Driver Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:18:55 +0000 http://www.davidebowman.com/?p=1626#comment-12634 Well written indeed. I feel the same way - goodbye and well wish's and let the smaller companies rise, now if we can get some more tax breaks from the local government ;-) Well written indeed. I feel the same way — goodbye and well wish’s and let the smaller companies rise, now if we can get some more tax breaks from the local government ;-)

]]> By: Roger http://www.davidebowman.com/what-next.htm/comment-page-1#comment-12606 Roger Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:00:42 +0000 http://www.davidebowman.com/?p=1626#comment-12606 "So to NCR, thank you for 100+ years of employing people in Dayton. Good luck in Georgia. We wish you the best." eh... still not at the "wish you the best" stage. “So to NCR, thank you for 100+ years of employing people in Dayton. Good luck in Georgia. We wish you the best.”

eh… still not at the “wish you the best” stage.

]]> By: Sarah http://www.davidebowman.com/what-next.htm/comment-page-1#comment-12603 Sarah Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:25:47 +0000 http://www.davidebowman.com/?p=1626#comment-12603 Great insight. It's as if NCR's leaving provides Dayton with a clean slate to start all over and become whatever it wants to. Great insight. It’s as if NCR’s leaving provides Dayton with a clean slate to start all over and become whatever it wants to.

]]> By: Bill Pote http://www.davidebowman.com/what-next.htm/comment-page-1#comment-12602 Bill Pote Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:25:07 +0000 http://www.davidebowman.com/?p=1626#comment-12602 Hey David - nicely said. While we'll feel pain in the short term, we may be better off when we're no longer relying on "big business" to take care of us - an attitude that very well may have been ingrained into the culture here for the past 100 years. Time for the strong and the dedicated to step up and innovate; time for the weak and the whiners to go home (or better yet, MOVE)! Hey David — nicely said. While we’ll feel pain in the short term, we may be better off when we’re no longer relying on “big business” to take care of us — an attitude that very well may have been ingrained into the culture here for the past 100 years. Time for the strong and the dedicated to step up and innovate; time for the weak and the whiners to go home (or better yet, MOVE)!

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