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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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Leadership Matters

N2Growth Blog

In 1973/4 I participated in an Overseas Fellowship at General Motors Institute (now Kettering University) in a work/study cooperative programme in Flint, Michigan, which was the birthplace of GM. I had joined the Rio Board in 2009, so I already had broad oversight of the company’s diverse operations. billion in the last 5 years).

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America’s Transportation Infrastructure Needs Entrepreneurs

Harvard Business Review

Sensors, smartphones, tablets, wireless networks, and Big Data are starting to transform transportation and infrastructure. After extensive consultation with pilots and other experts, the FAA has proposed a rule change that might allow operational use of tablets. Photo by Andrew Nguyen. But not fast enough. infrastructure problems.

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Is Your Company Ready for the Rise of Smart Cities?

Harvard Business Review

Real estate developers are integrating automation systems, sensors, and mobility options into their properties. Telecom operators often provide the backbone communication networks required to run systems and applications. Digital natives such as Didi and Uber are operating customer-facing mobility platforms in cities around the world.

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How to Capture Value from Collaboration, Especially If You’re Skeptical About It

Harvard Business Review

He applied his specialized expertise to help this team evaluate the impact of construction-induced vibration on surrounding public transportation infrastructure. Upbeat Music Can Make Employees More Cooperative. Work on your network. How to Handle a Colleague Who’s a Jerk When the Boss Isn’t Around. Amy Jen Su.

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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

We also believe cooperation is necessary. Ask: Can we design a $300 House Village which provides the poor a chance to live safely with access to an inclusive ecosystem of services which includes electricity, clean water, sanitation, health services, family planning, education transportation, and micro enterprise?