Wired 4 Leadership http://www.wired4leadership.com Thoughts on Leading the Way from Kerry Stackpole FASAE CAE Sun, 06 May 2012 18:38:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Leadership, Technology and Society http://www.wired4leadership.com/2012/05/06/leadership-technology-and-society/ http://www.wired4leadership.com/2012/05/06/leadership-technology-and-society/#comments Sun, 06 May 2012 18:38:44 +0000 Kerry Stackpole http://www.wired4leadership.com/?p=1578 A fearsome battle about the future was being fought.  It wasn’t about political philosophy, geopolitical boundaries or land rights.  It was about the future of printing, more specifically composition and typesetting.  The battle in 1895 pitted an unknown watchmaker Ottmar Mergenthaler against one of … Continue reading →

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