The Practice of Understanding
Harry & Bonaro Overstreet

There are many directions the human mind can take; but the most exacting and rewarding is toward another human being. There is hazard in taking this direction, as there is hazard, for that matter, in all use of our human powers. Living itself has to be counted as an act of faith; and there is a faith appropriate to every venture life offers. The faith appropriate to the drama of approach to one another is that where mind meets mind, the rewards of mutual discovery and the satisfactions of mutual confidence are worth all the risks. PDF (4 pages, 106KB)

Creative Connections
Paul Schumann (pauls@glocalvantage.com) & Donna Prestwood (donnap@glocalvantage.com)

A retelling of the story of Paul McCready and the development of the Gossamer Albatross, the first man power aircraft. It embodies some basic principles of creativity: ask the right questions, there must be a need, be an expert in several fields, don't be tied to existing ways of thought, allow your intuition to be heard, meld different technologies together. PDF (3  pages, 82 KB)

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