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Encouraging Cross-Border Trade And Cooperation

The Horizons Tracker

The area has seen precious little economic cooperation, despite policymakers on both sides of the border promoting it, and numerous initiatives existing to support cooperation. For instance, patents filed as a result of cross-border cooperation are rare.”

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How Society Benefits If We Make It Easier For Refugees To Enter The Workforce

The Horizons Tracker

The researchers developed an algorithm that was able to assign placements for refugees based upon this data, with the assignments giving them the best chance of integrating. The project is a cooperative of refugees, mechanics and volunteers who are willing and able to patch up the bikes they secure from residents in the city.

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Leadership Matters

N2Growth Blog

In the text that follows you’ll hear Sam’s views on leadership, the state of the market, and you’ll be introduced to his retirement ambitions and the future challenges for the boardroom, following his return to Perth, Australia. On with the interview. I have been extremely fortunate to have had a very varied career.

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Is Your Company Ready for the Rise of Smart Cities?

Harvard Business Review

Companies in multiple industries are already altering their approaches in changing urban markets. Real estate developers are integrating automation systems, sensors, and mobility options into their properties. After all, some of the world’s urban markets are larger than entire nations. That mandate is worth keeping.

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Accountants Will Save the World

Harvard Business Review

Last June, I raised a few eyebrows when I told attendees at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio (aka Rio+20 ) that "accountants would save the world." A transport company like TNT is a typical beneficiary of globalization. But I meant it. Why accounting? During my time as CEO of TNT N.V.

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Learning Collaboration from Tiki-Taka Soccer

Harvard Business Review

This new style in soccer was first experimented with by FC Barcelona manager Laureano Ruiz, who called it rondos, and between 1988 and 1996, Johan Cruyff built on it to develop the concept of futball total , or total football. Studies however show that less than 10% of departmental managers develop visions that guide their staff.

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The $300 House: Businesses Take Up the Challenge

Harvard Business Review

Editor's note: This post was written with Christian Sarkar , a marketing consultant who also works on environmental issues. We're overjoyed to see businesses take up the challenge and enter this giant-but-latent market with their proverbial eyes wide open. We also believe cooperation is necessary.