Trumping the Red Queen

About the Book

Why has the United States struggle to keep up with the rest of the world been so difficult, and why have so many financial calamities originated in the US? Trumping the Red Queen answers these questions as it unravels the mysteries behind creativity and learning. The reader is taken on a journey down into the Rabbit Hole of innovation. The journey reveals, in layman’s terms, why so many of the ideals behind mass production and consumption perform so poorly today and why most people in the US are working at a disadvantage. The book’s adventure into the Wonderland of creativity explains why small, highly-focused groups can routinely succeed in places where larger organizations flounder. It also explains why so many overseas graduates outperform the US in math and science. The trump card, a unique form of learning called Hyperstruction, is explained in ways that parents, educators and those in business can use it to regain the vitality that once was a unique trademark of the United States. Trumping the Red Queen looks at creativity from within the Rabbit Hole to shed new light on an old subject, cast a fresh perspective, and expose a unique way to survive in today’s colossal economy without running everyone into the ground.

About the Author

As a young engineer, Ralph worked for Ford before joining Hughes Aircraft where he won it’s coveted Inventor Award. He later worked at Hewlett-Packard and became the company’s first principle consultant in the United States. He has since advised many firms in aerospace, telecommunication and service-based industries on the use of emerging technology. He has spoken internationally on the subject of product development and the use of disruptive technologies to capture new markets. Ralph holds a Bachelors degree in Engineering and a Masters in Management from the University of Redlands, and earned a Master’s and Doctorate in Human and Organizational Systems from Fielding University. He currently lives in Placentia, California, with Rosemary, his wife of over thirty-six years, with whom he has raised five children.