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Why Rational People Can’t Succeed as Economic Forecasters

Harvard Business Review

Bullock and Warren Persons of the Harvard Economic Service, who are almost completely forgotten now but briefly wielded global influence. Babson really believes in historical trends. He’s just a trend analyst. Fisher doesn’t think trends are important at all; instead he believes in causation.

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Four Major Changes in Global Prosperity

Harvard Business Review

It was Abraham Maslow who gave us that famous observation — “when the only tool you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.” Global Prosperity is Rising. Despite the tumultuous events of the last five years, global prosperity is actually still on the rise. Economy Global business Sustainability'

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Green Police

Chris Brady

Way #2: Audi agreed with the stance that would require governmentally enforced global eco-wacko-ism and thought it was funny to poke fun at people who don't share the extreme "granola" viewpoint.  Government is like a sledge hammer. I am okay with this view, though the imagery was still very scary.

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The 5 Requirements of a Truly Innovative Company

Harvard Business Review

Harness underappreciated trends. You have to be tracking trends your competitors haven’t yet noticed, then figuring out ways of using them to upend traditional business models. In our experience, it can take several months for a company to hammer out its defini­tion of innovation.

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The Behavioral Science Behind the Negative TV Ads of Trump and Clinton

Harvard Business Review

The first half of the ad hammers this home by saying: “Illegal immigrants convicted of committing crimes get to stay, collecting social security benefits—skipping the line.” But beyond each individual election, the long-term trend is clearly negative. In a series of conversations leading up to the U.S.