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Can you say, “I don’t know”? Say it out loud. I say it all the time. For me, “I don’t know” means “I have to find out.” If I don’t know something, I will set out to learn it. But for my kids, saying, “I don’t know” can be scary. Does it communicate failure if you don’t know? It is easier to play along like you do know. Until a certain point. This question – Can you say, "I don’t know?" – is one of the key points in the educational talk I give on failure. A new talk for 2021 k

Why is Israeli innovation so prominent during the novel coronavirus epidemic? On the one hand, the tech sector here, as elsewhere, has been hit hard by this crisis. But this pandemic is also fueling a torrent of creativity. So, why is Israeli innovation so prominent now? Israeli innovation is always about finding solutions for the global community. There are many reasons, with the culture of who the Israeli people are leading the list. A people who choose to see challenges as

אני מאוד אוהבת לחלוק את הסיפורים על השפעות הטכנולוגיה על חיי היום יום שלנו בתחומים רבים. כעיתונאית שמסקרת את עולם החדשנות -- ובמיוחד חדשנות הישראלית -- אספתי המון דוגמאות וסיפורים שמראים איך העולם שלנו משתנה בעקבות טכנולוגיות חדשות. אני אוהבת לספר את הסיפורים בהרצאות וגם בכתיבה. עד לפני כמה ימים, נהנתי לשתף את העולם של החדשנות תוך מתן הרצאות לקהלים רבים ומגוונים: לתלמידים, סטודנטים ומבוגרים. קבוצות קטנות וגדולות. עכשיו, אין קהל. רגע, יש קהל. פשוט קהל מרחוק. ולקהל הזה מגיע סיפ

That’s my opening question to many groups when I give a talk about Israeli innovation and creativity. Religion. War. History. Those are usually the top three answers. Yes, even as we head into this new decade, these are the first answers given. Even though the group has invited me to talk about innovation. Even though Israel’s startups are headline news. This tiny country, which sits comfortably on many tourist destination lists, which has been lauded as a foodie destination,