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A Whole Lotta Training Going On
I read three daily newspapers and subscribe to a news aggregator service, so I feel that I have my finger on the pulse of not only daily events, but trends over time (at least
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Manufacturing Gangnam Style
Rethink Robotics, the firm that designed and manufactured Baxter the famous industrial robot, has met its match. Robotis’ Bioloid, an educational DIY robotics set, has developed a new, hipper cousin to Baxter that dances
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Can Women Fill the Skills Gap in Manufacturing?
I have a confession to make. I love the show “Fast and Loud” on the Discovery Channel which features the Gas Monkey garage in Dallas, Texas. If you have never seen it, the show
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Through The Looking Glass
In the 2012 movie, “The Avengers”, Tony Stark, aka Ironman, uses a 3-D hologram to manufacture weaponry. And although many movie-goers thought this was pure fantasy, the scene’s similarity to next generation manufacturing is
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Ready, Set, Jump
Sometimes when I am in a conversation, I feel as if I must get a “running start” when I want to explain a complicated topic. What this means is, I want to prepare the
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What’s in Your (Corporate) Wallet?
American employers spent $156.2B on training in 2011, states the 2012 State of the Industry Report by the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD), with small companies, generally, spending more in terms of
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Badges: Do We Need Them?
On December 7th, Inside Higher Education newsletter reported on a new website for “digital badging” that will help service members translate their military skills to civilian occupations. This free site, Badges for Vets offers employers
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Setting The Record Straight
In the November 25, 2012 edition of the New York Times magazine, blogger Adam Davidson claims there is no manufacturing “skills gap”, but only a wage gap perpetrated by U.S. manufacturers. He noted that
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