by Ircel Harrison | Jan 1, 2010 | Opinion
The blockbuster film of the holiday season is James Cameron’s “Avatar.” I saw it in 3-D and wish that I could have seen it in the IMAX format. This is a beautiful, exhilarating film that invites the viewer to suspend his or her imagination and enjoy...
by Ircel Harrison | Dec 17, 2009 | Opinion
President George H. W. Bush was widely criticized when he commented that he did not get the “vision” thing. For the last several decades, if you have read anything about personal or organizational development, you will realize that having a vision for...
by Ircel Harrison | Dec 8, 2009 | Opinion
Every time we return from a visit to our son and his family in the San Francisco area, I am struck by the multiracial, multi-ethnic, multicultural nature of the population there. I realize, of course, that the same thing is happening on an accelerating scale across...
by Ircel Harrison | Oct 27, 2009 | Opinion
“Mashup” is not a term I use every day. It comes from the rap music genre in which different types of music are mixed at varying speeds to develop a new piece of music. The process transforms two or more different things into a new creation. Several years...
by Ircel Harrison | Oct 9, 2009 | Opinion
Have you ever noticed that if you talk to the same people all the time, you rarely hear a new idea? Whether these folks are family, co-workers, church members or fans of your athletic team, we tend to hang with those who think, act and feel like we do. While this is...
