Derek Rector, Diamax President, Founder 30,000 ITEEA Members Together on Milieu to Teach Kids Technological & Engineering Literacy PostedNovember 22, 2019 AT 10:35 AM I still remember how proud I was to show my parents the wooden plant stand I had made in grade 8 shop class. I was also pretty thrilled by the kitchen apron I had sewn during home economics. It was the 80's and these were the things people needed to know to be prepared for life in rural Canada. Most kids are no longer acquiring those particular skills at school, but the need to apply practical knowledge to design solutions and solve problems has only become ... Read More
Derek Rector, Diamax President, Founder Diamax & CSIA Reinvent The B2B Buyer's Guide PostedNovember 22, 2019 AT 9:49 AM I've heard a lot of people say that 5 years is a lifetime in tech, that if it takes more than a couple of years to get the details right, you've missed your market. I don't agree with that notion at all. Really innovative, truly disruptive products often arrive years before the market is ready for them. It takes an enormous amount of evidence and evangelizing to persuade people to abandon the certainty of the familiar for the possibility of the better. It takes ... Read More
Derek Rector, Diamax President, Founder Milieu Transforms AnthroGuide PostedNovember 19, 2019 AT 8:34 PM Is it possible to reimagine a 50 year old academic program directory? The American Anthropological Association thinks so and we are glad they chose Milieu EDU Exchange to do it! The American Anthropological Association is the leading organization of scholars and practitioners in the field of anthropology and AnthroGuide is the go-to resource for academic counselors advising prospective students. Unfortunately, few students discovered the resource on their own and when they did, they ... Read More
Derek Rector, Diamax President, Founder EngineerGirl Still Accelerating Impact After 18 Years PostedNovember 19, 2019 AT 5:54 PM Some initiatives start slow and gain traction over time, others take flight immediately and grow and grow and grow. EngineerGirl is still illuminating pathways into engineering for middle school girls 18 years after its launch. Only 2 years after transforming it for the 5th time using Milieu KM Exchange, its clear that one of the National Academy of Engineering's most impactful communities is only getting started. In 2001 Diamax and the NAE developed a ... Read More
Derek Rector, Diamax President, Founder Milieu Helps NAE Improve Ethics Education Worldwide PostedNovember 19, 2019 AT 2:53 PM The NAE uses Milieu to equip university educators around the world to teach ethics to future scientists and engineers. Diamax migrated the Online Ethics Center from Case Western University to the National Academy of Engineering in 2007 and has supported it with digital strategy and knowledge management technology ever since. Diamax redesigned the OEC and upgraded it to Milieu in 2014, enabling the NAE to greatly expand its resource collection and to build a community of science and engineering ... Read More
Derek Rector, Diamax President, Founder Welcome to Milieutopia PostedSeptember 20, 2019 AT 1:25 AM Milieu is the product of a digital journey that began in the late 80's. Over the years I've realized that technology can't replace the knowledge and wisdom of people with deep experience. We can extend and amplify knowledge within an organization to increase innovation, build resiliency, or improve competitiveness, but we can't replace years of experience with knowledge repositories, search tools, or models. Milieu is about getting you to a person who can help you ... Read More