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Mars Initiative Raises Funds for Human Mission to Mars

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From www.crowdfundinsider.com - December 30, 2013 7:00 AM
Mars Initiative Raises Funds for Human Mission to Mars Crowdfund Insider Their purpose is to ensure that humans safely reach Mars, with a habitat, for exploration, and human settlement within our lifetime – and they are raising funds for this...
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December 17, 2013 8:08 AM
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How to Create a Vision Board: 6 Steps to Visualize Your Ideal Life

How to Create a Vision Board: 6 Steps to Visualize Your Ideal Life | Vision Album | Scoop.it
From happyblackwoman.com - December 17, 2013 5:06 AM
How to Create a Vision Board: 6 Steps to Visualize Your Ideal Life | Happy Black Woman http://t.co/WqHh6igcEl
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A great example of the principles behind our "Vision Album" tool -- for organizations and individuals.

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December 9, 2013 9:58 AM
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Brown's vision helped make HCC a big-time junior college

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From www.heraldmailmedia.com - December 8, 2013 8:55 PM
Parasiliti: Brown's vision helped make HCC a big-time junior college Herald-Mail Media It's mostly because of that vision — and some masterful button pushing by Brown — that HCC has its Athletic, Recreation and Community Center … the ARCC … aka the...
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November 26, 2013 8:04 AM
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Scotland's Nationalists to Set Out Independence Vision

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From www.bloomberg.com - November 25, 2013 7:35 PM
Scottish Daily Record Scotland's Nationalists to Set Out Independence Vision Bloomberg Scotland's nationalist leaders are set to outline their vision of what would be Europe's newest independent state, which they hope to create from rupturing the...
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Vision for nations, for organizations, for individuals....

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November 11, 2013 10:13 AM
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What do the Minnesota Orchestra musicians want? A shared vision

What do the Minnesota Orchestra musicians want? A shared vision | Vision Album | Scoop.it
From www.startribune.com - November 10, 2013 3:06 PM
Minneapolis Star Tribune
What do the Minnesota Orchestra musicians want? A shared vision
Minneapolis Star Tribune
We want the orchestra's board and management to join us in embracing that vision.
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November 4, 2013 7:13 AM
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Innovation Excellence | The Evolution of Strategy

Innovation Excellence | The Evolution of Strategy | Vision Album | Scoop.it
From www.innovationexcellence.com - November 4, 2013 7:07 AM
Strategy has always been the sexy part of business, where boring Word documents and endless Excel spreadsheets give way to glorious PowerPoint decks.
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Lots to agree -- and disagree -- with in this article.

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November 4, 2013 6:22 AM
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Vision and Mission at Community Colleges

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From www.huffingtonpost.com - November 4, 2013 6:22 AM

"While the mission validates, the vision energizes." Most community college web sites explain what the college does, sometimes how. To motivate the college's constituencies, leaders also need to explain why. Doing so will make the college more effective, more likely to achieve the vision. 

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October 28, 2013 8:00 AM
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9 indicators that strategic planning is broken - and a better way

9 indicators that strategic planning is broken - and a better way | Vision Album | Scoop.it
From colduthie.com - October 27, 2013 5:44 PM
The way we do strategy is broken. Especially in organisations that aspire to make a positive social contribution alongside their financial goals. Here are nine indicators that our current approach ...
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Vision plus in this post -- but dead on about the poor "can apply to anyone" observation on many organizations' visions.

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October 21, 2013 7:39 AM
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Same vision, two different paths for Derby mayoral hopefuls

Same vision, two different paths for Derby mayoral hopefuls | Vision Album | Scoop.it
From www.nhregister.com - October 20, 2013 7:22 PM

Same vision, two different paths for Derby mayoral hopefuls

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October 18, 2013 5:49 PM
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How Storytelling Can Help Recognize Employees and Build Your Culture

How Storytelling Can Help Recognize Employees and Build Your Culture | Vision Album | Scoop.it
From www.tlnt.com - October 18, 2013 5:49 PM
Once upon a time, I worked for a company that used epic storytelling in their cultural narrative. The annual company-wide party was a chance to recount the early, sputtering days of the …
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The Reason Most Company Vision Statements Aren't Effective

From www.forbes.com - October 14, 2013 6:31 AM

Forbes
The Reason Most Company Vision Statements Aren't Effective

Shaun Spearmon has worked with leaders to initiate large-scale corporate strategies and helped them achieve their goals.

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Very good insights and why we push to use the Vision/Vision Album process to help organizations develop powerful visions.

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October 8, 2013 4:30 PM
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Chicago Needs a New Vision on Budget and Pension

Chicago Needs a New Vision on Budget and Pension | Vision Album | Scoop.it
From www.nbcchicago.com - October 7, 2013 3:08 PM

NBC Chicago (blog)
Opinion: Chicago Needs a New Vision on Budget and Pension
NBC Chicago (blog)
Covering Chicago's nine political influencers. Rahm Emanuel. Opinion: Chicago Needs a New Vision on Budget and Pension.

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What's most important to recognize here is that Chicago desparately needs a "new vision" for the city that goes beyond just "budget and pension."  For such a great city. "vision with action" could change the city.

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October 8, 2013 4:22 PM
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Mayoral candidates talk city vision, housing, public safety, water

Mayoral candidates talk city vision, housing, public safety, water | Vision Album | Scoop.it
From www.mywesttexas.com - October 8, 2013 7:04 AM
Mayoral candidates talk city vision, housing, public safety, water
Midland Reporter-Telegram
Though many questions were submitted to the moderator, the candidates only had time to answer four of them.
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This is fascinating because of the different responses to the question on vision, i.e. "don't have one..."

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December 17, 2013 8:10 AM
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Vision Statement: Locating Your Next Strategic Opportunity

From hbr.org - December 17, 2013 3:48 AM
Vision Statement: Locating Your Next Strategic Opportunity http://t.co/jzEcZUHTtk
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Mandela's Vision of a Prosperous Nonracial Democracy in So. Africa Remains a ... -

Mandela's Vision of a Prosperous Nonracial Democracy in So. Africa Remains a ... - | Vision Album | Scoop.it
From www.eurweb.com - December 8, 2013 7:31 PM
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Mandela's Vision of a Prosperous Nonracial Democracy in So. Africa Remains a ...
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... Obama/Political / Mandela's Vision of a Prosperous Nonracial Democracy in So. Africa Remains a Challenge.
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December 9, 2013 9:51 AM
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Year end strategic planning, don't forget about this all important ...

Year end strategic planning, don't forget about this all important ... | Vision Album | Scoop.it
From ryanruud.com - December 5, 2013 5:44 PM
While we can lament how fast summer turned to fall and so on, the fact remains: we're in a fast descent to 2014. If you haven't finished your strategic planning, you may be eyebrows deep in it right now.
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While the author here talks primarily about the "strategy" decisions, his message applies to vision as well.  If an organization really wants to create a powerful vision of the future, it will include input from the customer!  Simple as that !!!

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November 18, 2013 2:49 PM
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A New Center Of Gravity For Management? - Forbes

A New Center Of Gravity For Management? - Forbes | Vision Album | Scoop.it
From www.forbes.com - November 18, 2013 10:27 AM
A New Center Of Gravity For Management? Forbes So if we look at each of these dimensions—goals, structure, coordination, values and communications—we can see more clearly that the speakers, although often using different terminology, are presenting...
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Fascinating article with a direct point of creating a new vision for management.

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November 10, 2013 7:13 AM
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From Best Quotations

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From www.bestquotations.com - November 10, 2013 7:13 AM

"Your positive vision needs to wake you up in the morning 
and put you to sleep at night."

- Jim Fannin

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November 4, 2013 6:41 AM
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The Vision Board

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From www.romanpichler.com - November 4, 2013 6:41 AM
The Vision Board is a great agile tool to describe and to visualise your vision and strategy. It helps you carry out market research and validate your assumptions.
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Appears to be a helpful tool for connecting to vision.

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October 28, 2013 8:03 AM
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How Can African Countries Capitalize on the Current Geopolitical Changes? - Sudan Vision

How Can African Countries Capitalize on the Current Geopolitical Changes? - Sudan Vision | Vision Album | Scoop.it
From news.sudanvisiondaily.com - October 27, 2013 2:48 PM
Sudan Vision
How Can African Countries Capitalize on the Current Geopolitical Changes?
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October 21, 2013 7:37 AM
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Kennedy's vision for mental health never realized

Kennedy's vision for mental health never realized | Vision Album | Scoop.it
From www.usatoday.com - October 21, 2013 7:37 AM
The last bill John F. Kennedy signed aimed to give the severely mentally ill a chance to function outside of a hospital. Fifty years later, a huge amount of work still remains to be done.
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"Vision without action is merely a dream..."

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October 21, 2013 7:32 AM
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Fresh vision needed for higher education

Fresh vision needed for higher education | Vision Album | Scoop.it
From www.modbee.com - October 21, 2013 7:32 AM
In a report that should not sit on a shelf, the Little Hoover Commission last week urged Gov. Jerry Brown and legislators to devise a new master plan for higher education to meet anticipated demand for 2.3 million more college graduates by 2025.
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October 18, 2013 6:55 AM
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Is money the key to helping the poor?

Is money the key to helping the poor? | Vision Album | Scoop.it
From www.smallbusinessadvocate.com - October 18, 2013 6:55 AM
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The importance of vision -- a very current perspective.

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October 14, 2013 3:08 PM
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Tyler Cowen's Gloomy Vision Is Flawed In Its Very Conception

Tyler Cowen's Gloomy Vision Is Flawed In Its Very Conception | Vision Album | Scoop.it
From www.forbes.com - October 14, 2013 8:01 AM

Tyler Cowen's Gloomy Vision Is Flawed In Its Very Conception

Let me emphasize that this is not a review of Cowen's book, but an attempt to show why his gloomy vision is flawed in its very conception.

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October 8, 2013 4:25 PM
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Study: Most CEOs lack vision, leadership on new computer tech

Study: Most CEOs lack vision, leadership on new computer tech | Vision Album | Scoop.it
From www.pcworld.com - October 8, 2013 4:36 AM
Study: Most CEOs lack vision, leadership on new computer tech PCWorld A majority of CEOs are failing to steer their companies towards effective use of new computer technologies, which precludes their organizations from making major business...
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Interesting -- and somewhat scary.  Without "vision" for such an important area today on computer tech (and so much related to it), how can the critical leadership exist in these areas?

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