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to Tom Talks list Figuring out the future At the end of World War Two, it’s said Henry Fold II was offered the Volkswagen factory and all the patents free of charge. He turned down the deal. Why? He thought that the Beetle was a bad design. Not long ago, the last of the spunky little Beetles rolled off an assembly line in Mexico where the popular cars had been built for years. Henry Ford wasn’t alone when it comes to a lack of vision. When Alexander Graham Bell tried to interest Mark Twain in investing $5,000 in his new invention, Twain couldn’t see a future for the telephone. What would he think of cell phones that transmit data, take photos, handle email, provide Internet access and maintain you’re your contact files? Hindsight is 20-20, of course. It’s not easy to see the future. Just a couple of years ago, we were excited about being able to plug into the Internet. Now, it’s wireless or nothing. We complain about being tied down to a cumbersome wire! As one bright college student says, “It’s so yesterday.” Now, comes an Internet-ready refrigerator. “Why would I want that?” you say. Well, if you’re grocery shopping and you want to know how many tomatoes are in the crisper or the “sell by” date on the package of chicken breasts, just pull out your cell phone, dial your refrigerator and you’ll get the answer. This sounds pretty good. No more calls from my wife asking me to bring home a gallon of milk. Tom is president of Mosinee Insurance Agency, Inc. 715-693-2100; tomh@mosineeins.com Back to Tom Talks list |
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