We recently spoke with Paul Saffo, the technology forecaster best known for his associations with the The Institute for the Future (which he left earlier this year) and The Long Now Foundation, whose mission is to replace society's "faster/cheaper mindset" with "slower/better thinking." Saffo also teaches a course on the future of engineering
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Futurist Paul Saffo on How to Do Well in a Recession
Posted by JohnH under StrategyFrom http://gigaom.com 5778 days ago
Made Hot by: on June 24, 2008 9:56 pm
It's a relationship world out there
Posted by d2kd3k under StrategyFrom http://trustedadvisor.com 5788 days ago
Made Hot by: on June 17, 2008 8:26 pm
Those who persist in viewing the world through competitive lenses are marginalizing themselves. Those who see through collaborative lenses are, paradoxically, those who will win—not those who set out to "win" by competing.
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The Art of Measurement
Posted by d2kd3k under StrategyFrom http://firedoglake.com 5787 days ago
Made Hot by: on June 17, 2008 3:08 pm
The old saying (which I'm sick of) is that “you can't manage what you can't measure.” It's a statement with a lot of truth to it, but so is this: “you measure what you manage, so you'd better be sure you're measuring what you want to manage.”
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How Measurement Destroys Trust
Posted by d2kd3k under StrategyFrom http://trustedadvisor.com 5790 days ago
Made Hot by: on June 16, 2008 12:26 am
There's nothing wrong with measurement per se. But what results from repetitive microscopic measurement tends to be just the belief that people exist for the company—not the other way 'round. Are you killing the very thing you want to measure?
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Learning from older entrepreneurs about today's economy
Posted by suzyQ under StrategyFrom http://forum.belmont.edu 5797 days ago
Made Hot by: on June 6, 2008 4:59 am
In the 2008 American Express OPEN Spring Monitor, they found a sharp contrast between business owners over sixty and the small business population at large as they manage their way through the current economic uncertainty.
Entrepreneurs over sixty are taking actions that show they learned from their past experiences with inflation. Although the
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The 12 Commands of Starting a Business on a Budget!
Posted by digitalsmash under StrategyFrom http://www.betterforbusiness.com 5805 days ago
Made Hot by: on May 28, 2008 8:07 pm
Ever wanted to start a business, but was told you didn't have enough money? Maybe your ready to take your current business to the next level? These are the commands to starting a business on a budget! Some great tips and advice that every entrepreneur should read!
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Scampering for Innovation
Posted by JohnH under StrategyFrom http://www.mpdailyfix.com 5826 days ago
Made Hot by: on May 8, 2008 5:20 pm
"Discovery consists of looking at the same thing as everyone else and thinking something different." The quote is attributed to the Nobel prize winning physician Albert Szent-Györgyi.
How do you look at something different? One method I'd recommend is to "scamper." Yes,hopping around like a small animal or child *is* fun, that's not what
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12 Ways to Get Customers to Open Your Email FIRST
Posted by digitalsmash under StrategyFrom http://hellomynameisscott.blogspot.com 5829 days ago
Made Hot by: on May 5, 2008 6:46 pm
Want to know the secret to email follow up?
TWO WORDS: Subject line.
Because that's the only thing customers see.
Because that's the only thing customers have the time to read.
Because that's the only thing customers will use to decide whether or not to open it.
Because that's the only way you can immediately differentiate yourself in the
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10 tips to green your workplace
Posted by workinggreen under StrategyFrom http://greenworkcanada.ca 5829 days ago
Made Hot by: on May 5, 2008 5:29 pm
Sometimes it's little, simple steps that can quickly get your workplace on the path to being green.
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Stay True to Your Brand for Long-Term Viability
Posted by JohnH under StrategyFrom http://www.allbusiness.com 5830 days ago
Made Hot by: on May 3, 2008 11:41 pm
Great brands operate at a higher level.
They don't change the essence of who they are as the business changes. That's backward and that's why companies fail. Instead, they make sure that they direct how the business changes so that it fits with the brand, from the new lines they bring in, to the employees they hire, to the competing compa
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