Mar 5, 2021On Peaches, Park Benches, and Choosing What Matters Most6.3K44Michael ThompsonLoved this story, shared by a TEDx-er in Lincoln Nebraska.Loved this story, shared by a TEDx-er in Lincoln Nebraska. Consider the power of a bench, This lady - Allison - put "Sit here if you are Happy to Chat signs on benches in her home town of Cardiff Wales. She spoke at my TEDxKazimierz about what happened, and why it matters https://www.ted.com/talks/allison_owen_jones_how_happy_to_chat_benches_are_tackling_loneliness_dec_2020 There are Happy to Chat benches all over the world1 min read1 min read
Dec 26, 2020Que Sera Sera — plans for 2021This article first appeared on my blog here Que Sera Sera - plans for 2021 Richard Lucas December 2020 Introduction This blog post will change my life and may change yours. It contains…www.richardlucas.com Richard Lucas December 2020 Introduction This blog post will change my life and may change yours. It contains information about what I will be working on in 2021 and beyond and an invitation to “work with me” by filling in the form…Entrepreneurship12 min readEntrepreneurship12 min read
Dec 7, 2017Why is Poland less developed than Germany, Sweden and Russia despite historically always having been in the middle of the three?I answered this question on Quora here, and got 13,000 views and more than 100 upvotes, so there must be something in my answer that appeals, so here is what I wrote “I moved to Poland 26 years ago, and have recently become a citizen. This answer is about Poland’s…Poland3 min readPoland3 min read
Jan 21, 2017Dear Little Brother … 10 point plan for an unknown siblingRichard Lucas January 2017 I saw the below post on Facebook, and thought that my answer might be valuable to more than this FB friend’s little brother, so here is the post and my answer. Dear Little Brother… . You are lucky to have a big sister who cares about…Entrepreneurship2 min readEntrepreneurship2 min read
Jun 15, 2016Google Campus Warsaw interview on Project Kazimierz + call to actionhttp://richardlucas.com/2016/06/google-campus-warsaw-interview-on-project-kazimierz-call-to-action/ June 2106 I posted this on the OMGKRK group on Facebook, and thought it was worth sharing. If you care about making University Education more entrepreneurial please listen to this interview with Richard Miller of Olin. I am re thinking my approach — Olin is to Universities what the School…Startup4 min readStartup4 min read
Jun 4, 2016Ride for the LivingRichard Lucas 4th June 2016 Until yesterday I haven’t been to a concentration camp site since I went to the Dachau site in Bavaria in 1984. That terrible and profound experience cemented my commitment to tolerance and freedom that has stayed with me to this day. Ride for the Living…Holocaust4 min readHolocaust4 min read
May 6, 2016Terrible “What do you think of my business idea?” e-mail…..May 6, 2016 “Hi Richard, can we grab a coffee — I love to get your feedback on my business idea to do X in Y — and show you my product. We urgently need small investment of $100K due to our first customers being late in deciding to buy/ to…Startup4 min readStartup4 min read