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Siena by Car - "You Idiot"

Chris Brady

As my five and six year old can only handle so manysteps taken in the name of tourism, and since their appreciation for Gothicarchitecture and the history of Tuscany’s artists hasn’t quite reached fullmaturity, conserving their travel distance is a great strategy for extendingthe potential time for touring. Things wereworking out swimmingly.

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New Report: We're Not As Connected As We Think

Harvard Business Review

Based on data covering the period from 2005 to 2011, it charts how globalization has evolved since the onset of the financial crisis at the global, regional, and national levels. The world's most globally connected country (the Netherlands) is hundreds of times more connected than the least connected country (Burundi). . •

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3 Mistakes in U.S. Health Care That Emerging Economies Can’t Afford to Repeat

Harvard Business Review

The health care system in the United States, with its technological prowess and massive infrastructure, often serves as a reference point for rapidly developing economies around the world while they build their own medical systems. Comparing the five years between 2012 and 2016 to the period between 2007 and 2011, U.S.

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The Mainstreaming of Augmented Reality: A Brief History

Harvard Business Review

Despite the fact that Niantic, the American software development company that developed Pokémon Go, has failed to maintain high levels of engagement on the game (its current user base is now 30 million users), the phenomenon demonstrated AR’s potential to be adopted by mainstream culture.

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Funders Can Give More than Money

Harvard Business Review

The outlook is only marginally better for endowments , with returns on their invested capital hovering around 5 percent—as they did in 2011. A CED strategy starts with an asset assessment rather than a needs assessment of the poor, recognizing that even the poorest families have assets to contribute to their own development.

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The Brand Benefits of Places Like the Guinness Storehouse

Harvard Business Review

In fact, while the total tourism market in Amsterdam grew 19 percent from 2009 to 2014, the Heineken Experience grew 143 percent. In fact, the quality time consumers spend within a brand experience can increase ROI and develop true engagement , leading to greater brand advocacy and actions over time.

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Why Your Customers Hate You and How to Fix It

Skip Prichard

Most companies—especially the 75 percent of all US companies with less than $1 million in annual revenues—will never be able to invest enough into research and development to deliver a revolutionary innovation based on technology, except through dumb luck.

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