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Joel Barker's The Power of Vision
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Brownell outlines his vision for Sanford

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Brownell outlines his vision for Sanford
Duke Chronicle
Students and alumni came together Friday evening in an informal conversation session with Kelly Brownell, dean of the Sanford School of Public Policy.
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September 23, 2013 2:44 PM
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Pope Francis' revolutionary vision

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Boston Globe Harvard's big vision in Allston gives way to too much caution Boston Globe The university's latest master plan for Allston has shrunk from a 10-million-square-foot, “transformative'' vision for the area to an overly cautious,...
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September 16, 2013 9:17 AM
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The International Space Station has a dubious future

The International Space Station has a dubious future | Vision Album | Scoop.it
The International Space Station has a dubious future Whittier Daily News The dean of space policy analysts, John Logsdon, former director of the Space Policy Institute at George Washington University, said of NASA: “It was not given a strategic...
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A fantastic article on vision, mission, strategy -- and the need to pursue strategic exploration of a future for both NASA and the International Space Station.

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September 11, 2013 8:58 AM
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Maintain the Silicon Valley Vision

Maintain the Silicon Valley Vision | Vision Album | Scoop.it
Vinod Khosla, the prominent venture capitalist, says Silicon Valley is in danger of losing its way if a Wall Street mentality takes hold. “You want missionaries, not mercenaries,” he writes in a guest post.
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August 26, 2013 10:19 AM
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CIOs: Scenario Planning Can Save Your Job

CIOs: Scenario Planning Can Save Your Job | Vision Album | Scoop.it

Most CIOs are committing management malpractice.  Scenarios can help IT organizations create more resilient plans, practice for business climate changes, and better drive innovation.

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August 7, 2013 11:08 AM
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Taking time to define a company's vision

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Taking time to define a company's vision Evansville Courier & Press Entrepreneurs have always been told they need to pay attention to the “vision thing.” The response has usually been “of course, we have this as a part of our mission statement.”...
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July 29, 2013 11:56 AM
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Good Companies Are Storytellers. Great Companies Are Storydoers

Good Companies Are Storytellers. Great Companies Are Storydoers | Vision Album | Scoop.it
Story-driven companies are achieving better financial success than their competitors.
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"Vision with action can change the world!"  Joel Barker

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July 16, 2013 10:26 AM
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True Story: How to Combine Story and Action to Transform Your Business

Is your company a storyteller--or a storydoer? The old way to market a business was storytelling....
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This is a book about vision...

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July 7, 2013 8:34 AM
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LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner On The Value Of Under-Scheduling

LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner On The Value Of Under-Scheduling | Vision Album | Scoop.it
Strategic thinking doesn't find itself. It needs timeabout 30 to 90 minutesand space. LinkedIn's Jeff Weiner shows us why.
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Taking time to think about the future....

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July 1, 2013 1:45 PM
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What Visionary Companies Do Differently

What Visionary Companies Do Differently | Vision Album | Scoop.it
Visionary companies do not only try to see into the future – they create the future. The history of innovation is scattered with examples of misjudgments regarding the dynamics of new technology.
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July 1, 2013 1:26 PM
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Nelson Mandela: Obama praises his vision of equality and opportunity

Nelson Mandela: Obama praises his vision of equality and opportunity | Vision Album | Scoop.it
Christian Science Monitor Nelson Mandela: Obama praises his vision of equality and opportunity Christian Science Monitor In Cape Town, South Africa, on Sunday, Obama declared that the future of the young and growing continent still rests in South...
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I had the pleasure of visiting South Africa just weeks before the end of apartheid.  I had an amazing steam train journey to a picnic site where on the train, at the picnic, and all along the journey, people of all races were celebrating the actual emergence of Nelson Mandela's vision.

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June 17, 2013 12:36 PM
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Clermont to hold second community forum to discuss city's vision

Clermont to hold second community forum to discuss city's vision | Vision Album | Scoop.it
Orlando Sentinel Clermont to hold second community forum to discuss city's vision Orlando Sentinel Lake County's largest city will hold a second visioning forum this week, a follow up to the first one May 21 attended by nearly 400 people that...
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Is this the best way to develop a community's vision?

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June 10, 2013 12:26 PM
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Are Your Employees Up For Achieving Your Company Vision?

Are Your Employees Up For Achieving Your Company Vision? | Vision Album | Scoop.it
What’s your company’s vision? If that isn’t defined in so many words, what would you say is your CEO’s primary goal for your organization? Can you put it into your own words?
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September 30, 2013 12:50 PM
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Pirates GM Neal Huntington committed to his vision of how to build team

Pirates GM Neal Huntington committed to his vision of how to build team | Vision Album | Scoop.it
Pirates GM Neal Huntington committed to his vision of how to build team
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
"I think it starts with, and obviously it comes from him, a vision for the organization, a vision for the club," assistant GM Greg Smith said.
James Schreier's curator insight, September 30, 2013 12:53 PM

The focus of the Performance Project is on the performing arts -- but on occasion it does include good examples from sports.

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Harvard's big vision in Allston gives way to too much caution

Harvard's big vision in Allston gives way to too much caution | Vision Album | Scoop.it
Boston Globe Harvard's big vision in Allston gives way to too much caution Boston Globe The university's latest master plan for Allston has shrunk from a 10-million-square-foot, “transformative'' vision for the area to an overly cautious,...
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September 11, 2013 8:59 AM
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A Vision to End Poverty

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A Vision to End Poverty
New York Times
Whatever we may think about the efficacy of the Millennium Villages Project's work throughout sub-Saharan Africa, we can't let that debate affect our embrace of Jeffrey D.
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September 2, 2013 12:10 PM
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Managing a Company With a Helicopter Vision - New York Times

Managing a Company With a Helicopter Vision - New York Times | Vision Album | Scoop.it

Managing a Company With a Helicopter Vision

Piyush Gupta is chief executive and director of DBS Group, a leading financial services group with headquarters in Singapore. Q. Do you remember the first time you became a manager?

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Nice reference in his answer about leadership style.  Vision is the big picture....

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August 12, 2013 2:43 PM
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If Your Leader Departs, Preserve the Company's Story First

If Your Leader Departs, Preserve the Company's Story First | Vision Album | Scoop.it
A company can survive losing a person. But it can't survive losing a narrative.
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August 3, 2013 5:27 AM
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This Will Be The #1 Business Skill Of The Next 5 Years

This Will Be The #1 Business Skill Of The Next 5 Years | Vision Album | Scoop.it
Last year, a pale woman with crazy eyebrows and a keytar strapped to her back made a video of herself, wearing a kimono and holding up hand-Sharpied signs on a street in Melbourne. One by one, the
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July 29, 2013 10:58 AM
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Are CEOs to Blame for Short CMO Tenures?

Are CEOs to Blame for Short CMO Tenures? | Vision Album | Scoop.it
CEOs need to start taking ownership of their company's story, and stop passing the buck to marketing.
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This is a critical connection to developing vision

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July 15, 2013 12:11 PM
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Would You Wear That Company's T-Shirt in Public?

Would You Wear That Company's T-Shirt in Public? | Vision Album | Scoop.it
If people shy away from your logo, maybe your story isn't strong enough.
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July 3, 2013 5:55 AM
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How Ideal Is Your Company?

How Ideal Is Your Company? | Vision Album | Scoop.it
Here's a tool that can help you find out.
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July 1, 2013 1:26 PM
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Vision of Humanity

Vision of Humanity | Vision Album | Scoop.it
A ground-breaking milestone in the study of peace. For the first time, an Index has been created that ranks the nations of the world by their peacefulness and identifies some of the drivers of that peace.
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June 24, 2013 12:23 PM
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Chaos Theory and Quantum Physics in HR (Yes, You Read That Right)

Chaos Theory and Quantum Physics in HR (Yes, You Read That Right) | Vision Album | Scoop.it
I bet most people who read the headline think this relates to the chaos that HR teams face on a regular basis. Add up the number of people in an organization and multiply that by each …
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Proposals validate the vision of Rock Hill's Knowledge Park

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Worthington: Proposals validate the vision of Rock Hill's Knowledge Park
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
There are three takeaways from the recent meetings with prospective developers of Rock Hill's proposed Knowledge Park.
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