March, 2012

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Nixon and Mao: When Leadership Changed the Game

Bill Fischer

President Nixon meets Chairman Mao Image via Wikipedia "So many deeds cry out to be done, and always urgently. The world rolls on. Time passes. Ten thousand years are too long. Seize the day, seize the hour." The words are by Mao Zedong, founder of the Peoples' Republic of China; the [.

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Lady Gaga takes innovation to avant-garde levels

Innovation 360 Group

How offers become almost impossible to copy. WHAT ARE YOU SELLING? By understanding what you are actually selling, you can find your unique abilities and become sustainably competitive. Sitting on the plane home from Monaco and have just, together with some Bearing colleagues , run our innovation management program at Monaco’s business school and the MBA program of Luxury Goods.

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Beware the Idle Question

CorporateIntel

In his absurdist play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead , playwright Tom Stoppard invents any number of ways for the courtiers to pass the time while Hamlet comes and goes: Rosencrantz : Do you want to play questions? Guildenstern : How do you play that? Rosencrantz : You have to ask a question. Guildenstern : Statement. One – Love. Rosencrantz : Cheating.

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The Story's the Thing

Boxes and Arrows

_This is an excerpt from “UX Storytellers”:[link] If you enjoy it, consider getting the kindle edition of UX Storytellers – Connecting the Dots with all the stories!_. Here’s something I believe in: stories are what make us human. Opposable thumbs? Other animals have those. Ability to use tools? Ditto. Even language is not exclusive to human beings.

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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.

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We're All Jeremy Lin Fans Now!

Bill Fischer

Image by Getty Images via @daylife Forget the NCAAs, and the NBA's rush to the best part of their season. The real reason you should be interested in basketball today is for what happens to Jeremy Lin, the NY Knicks' point-guard sensation -- or "former & fast-fading" utility player. In fact, [.

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What if Apple Bought Us?

Bill Fischer

Image via CrunchBase So, here's Apple at about $600 per share, sitting on a huge pile of cash, with a new iPad just out, the iPhone 4S, new MacAirs and MacBooks, and expectations rife over iTV, etc. everything new, everything bright and shiny, everything very successful! And, then, here we are.sitting [.

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