by William P. Brown
The final stanza of that great Wesleyan hymn “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling” concludes with the words “lost in wonder, love, and praise.” Today, losing wonder is more the norm. The reasons are many: economic uncertainty, divisive politics, polarizing discourse, hectic schedules. As our younger daughter would say, these are all “wonder-suckers.”
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by Paul Johnson
I recently came upon an article lamenting the loss of innovation in the corporate world of some of our largest technology companies. A growing percentage of the energies and finances of these businesses are being focused on the purchase and exploitation of the intellectual properties of those who are smaller or more vulnerable. Rather than engage in the deep dreaming of what might be possible in the decades ahead, companies exploit the advantages found in patents and research work already established.
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by Katie Archibald-Woodward
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