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		<title>Apprentice Is Not A Five-Letter Word</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 16:45:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Concatenation of Causes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you think of the idea represented by the word apprentice, what comes to mind? Is it this many-centuries-old definition?  I hope not. One bound by indenture to serve another for a prescribed period with a view to learning an art or trade. Or, perhaps, this 20th century version without the indenture?  Probably so.  One [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guest Speaker on WUOT-FM “Dialogue&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:16:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I write extensively about industrial jobs, workforce development and the growing shortage of skilled workers. Recently, I had an opportunity to talk about these topics on the radio. WUOT-FM, the NPR/public radio station in the Knoxville, Tennessee region, where I live, broadcasts a monthly call-in topical discussion show called Dialogue.  Earlier this month I was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bridging The Craft Education Gap</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2012 13:22:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let’s create a hypothetical situation. Let’s say that high school students have a curriculum available that introduces them to the path towards the journeyman-level craft skills necessary for industry and manufacturing.  I’ve recently written about the need to change High School CTE curricula, and this post is about an equally critical step towards developing a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China Ripples, or Dominoes in Reverse</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2012 15:39:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Concatenation of Causes]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bringing Back Offshore Jobs]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.developmentconcepts.com/blog/?p=712</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[China has begun its planned shift from an export economy to a consumption economy, and is faced with escalating changes from many directions: Labor costs Working conditions Environmental concerns/awareness Civil rights Transportation costs (import and export) Fuel costs Raw material sourcing Internet access Political reform There will be many ripple effects throughout their culture as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It’s Time For High School Curricula to Change – Part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:06:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Concatenation of Causes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Picking up where Part 1 left off… The shortage of skilled candidates for industrial jobs is real and growing, and has been written about in this blog and by national media.  One way to help develop qualified candidates for these skilled jobs is for high school curricula to change. Three changes to consider: A greater [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Time For High School Curricula to Change &#8211; Part 1</title>
		<link>http://www.developmentconcepts.com/blog/2012/03/its-time-for-high-school-curricula-to-change-part-1/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=its-time-for-high-school-curricula-to-change-part-1</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:53:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Concatenation of Causes]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.developmentconcepts.com/blog/?p=696</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Isn’t that a thing of beauty? Lovingly hand-built in 1968 of steel bar, finest pine planking and a handful of wood screws.  Yes, I am the creator of that masterpiece of furniture art, built during an 8th grade shop class.  I drew up the plans, selected the materials, cut, heated the steel, bent, drilled, cut, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learning, Having Fun, and Time</title>
		<link>http://www.developmentconcepts.com/blog/2012/02/learning-having-fun-and-time/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=learning-having-fun-and-time</link>
		<comments>http://www.developmentconcepts.com/blog/2012/02/learning-having-fun-and-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:18:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our nine-year-old daughter has been taking piano lessons for a number of years.  One of the things she loves doing with the piano is creating music – different sounds, different melodies, complete songs.  I think a good deal of this comes from her natural creativity, but I also think it originates from her perception that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ruthlessness and Cause/Effect</title>
		<link>http://www.developmentconcepts.com/blog/2012/01/ruthlessness-and-causeeffect/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=ruthlessness-and-causeeffect</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:59:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don’t like ruthlessness, not in personal life, not in business, not in sports.  I believe in fair play, ethical behavior and sportsmanship. When I see an egregious example of ruthlessness, it causes me to become irate. Cause and effect. __________________________________________________ For another example of cause and effect, let’s consider American industrial history towards the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Inventors</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:24:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coaching]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.developmentconcepts.com/blog/?p=665</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have a question for you: what makes someone an inventor? What picture comes to your mind when you think of an inventor? Why a sponge? “Because I readily absorb ideas from every source – frequently starting where the last person left off – I am sometimes accurately described as ‘more of a sponge than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Research and Being The President</title>
		<link>http://www.developmentconcepts.com/blog/2011/12/research-and-being-the-president/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=research-and-being-the-president</link>
		<comments>http://www.developmentconcepts.com/blog/2011/12/research-and-being-the-president/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:03:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Concatenation of Causes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pittsburgh Steel Mill, late 1800s If you follow my Twitter feed you would likely know that I regularly tweet links to intriguing and potentially significant developments in scientific research.  I tend to think of industrial innovation as applied science, which leads me to equate new science with opportunities for new innovations, hence my interest in [...]]]></description>
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