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Humans are a daydreaming species. According to a recent study led by the Harvard psychologists Daniel Gilbert and Matthew A. Killingsworth, people let their minds wander forty-seven per cent of the time they are awake. Delete the scoop?
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This video offers an overview about the TIMN framework: its focus on social evolution (past, present, future), its construction around four cardinal forms of... Delete the scoop?
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Here's a tiny question. When you boil it down, what's the human purpose of enterprise? Of industry and ingenuity, effort and toil? When it comes to life, what's the point of work — and when it comes to work, what's the point of life? Delete the scoop?
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The Occupy Wall Street movement is a model for a new economic paradigm, in which value is first created by communities. Delete the scoop?
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Luxury is “the opposite of vulgarity” said Coco Chanel. It is also in many ways the opposite of poverty. As people in developed countries – and increasing number in developing countries – grow more affluent, luxury defines what their wealth can be spent on once theirbasic needs are assuaged. In a positive sense, this is about sensory refinement and human taste at its most discerning. Sensory Indulgence is in fact one of my chosen themes of the Zeitgeist 2011. However it can sometimes be a simple expression of an excess of money. Delete the scoop?
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The columnist is in agreement with many, but not all, of the ideas in the book by Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler. Delete the scoop?
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The potential of the private sector to reduce poverty is well recognized; however, this has not been evident in the fashion industry. Fashion is one of the most globalized sectors, providing employment to more than 60 million people, mainly women and unskilled workers from poor economies. Delete the scoop?
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As can be seen by the current economic crisis and issues regarding global warming, leading organizations in the 21st century is very challenging and requires new approaches. Leading a sustainable organization involves stretching the organization to re-envision how it uses its resources, not only natural resources, but its workforce and business partnerships. Delete the scoop?
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Status, Certainty, Autonomy, Relatedness, and Fairness are wired into the human brain. Michael de la Maza how the latest neuroscience findings support agile software development and that there are good brain-based reasons why agile is so effective. Delete the scoop?
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Gideon Rosenblatt explores how companies can be good for the soul -- for customers, employees, and for keeping the bottom line aligned with the greater good.... Delete the scoop?
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Beim Entrepreneurship Summit 2011 hat Bernd Kolb eine Impulsgruppe zum Thema "Neuer Geist für Entrepreneure: Die 7 Tugenden, wie wir unsere Welt neu erfinden... Delete the scoop?
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RT @Greenbuild: Sustainability is "...a personal declaration of transparency. Delete the scoop?
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From cooperatives, to employee owned businesses to social responsible companies to complementary currencies... we are birthing! Via Ferananda Delete the scoop?
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Presentation being given March 11th @ 11am at the Omni Downtown Austin @ SXSW 2012. Delete the scoop?
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The Economy of Communion, which started within the Focolare Movement in 1991, involves a worldwide network of solidarity among some 800 firms that together constitute a vibrant business community based upon the values of sharing, caring and justice. Drawing on the experiences of an international sample of business and community leaders, particularly from t Delete the scoop?
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There is no greater challenge facing the corporate world than the need to unlock the productive power of people. Delete the scoop?
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Last night I had the opportunity to attend a lecture by David Graeber at CIIS in San Francisco. Graeber, an american anthropologist teaching at Goldsmith's University in London, has recently gained... Delete the scoop?
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2012 may be the year of 3D printing, when this three-decade-old technology finally becomes accessible and even commonplace. Delete the scoop?
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