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The Movement Of People And Ideas Is Key To Economic Growth

The Horizons Tracker

It’s nearly a decade since Northwestern’s Robert Gordon pondered whether sclerotic innovation was causing the death of economic growth as we had come to know it. An explanation comes in the form of a paper from Northwestern’s Mark Buchanan, in which he highlights what is known as recombinative innovation.

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How People Respond To Changing Social Diversity

The Horizons Tracker

The last few years have seen a marked increase in discussion around migration and the changing nature of societies, with support for far right candidates rising in response to concerns by people about the changing social diversity of their communities, where migration has shifted the ethnic and religious composition of the community.

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The 11 Essential Elements Needed to Achieve True Collaboration

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Collaborate: The Art of We is a practical guide to going beyond democratic or cooperative work to creating truly collaborative work environments as a growth strategy. Collaboration is not a new concept, but globalization and new technologies have turned it into one of the best methods of competitive advantage available. Diverse Group.

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Innovating Your Way Out Of The Resource Curse

The Horizons Tracker

Nugent, and Hoda Selim, explores the topic through the particular lens of the six Arab nations that make up the Gulf Cooperation Council. Qatar have attempted to overcome this via the creation of the Qatar Foundation in 1995, which aimed to unlock the human potential of the nation via education, innovation and entrepreneurship.

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How To Divide Labor Between Man And Machine

The Horizons Tracker

Over the past few years, we have gained a growing appreciation for what technology can and cannot do. As a result, we have gradually moved away from fears that machines will take all of our jobs to an understanding that we are likely to be working alongside technology in new ways. Working well.

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The Growing Power of Women in Business

Women on Business

And while these figures represent US households, the percentages are being exported due to technology driven globalization. Hewlett-Packard, another technology company, named Meg Whitman as their CEO in September 2011. Even though we live in a technology-driven world, it’s still a human world and relationships still matter.

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Unbridled Capitalism

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On the other hand, we are not all created equal when it comes to our diverse aptitudes and abilities. Their aptitudes lead to careers in making or managing investments, overseeing manufacturing, wholesale or retail businesses, resource development, technology, real estate, and finance/ banking. Why Innovation is not "Invented Here".

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