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The More Things Change, the More Our Objections to Change Stay the Same

Harvard Business Review

Borisch''s article was titled, " 50 Reasons Why We Cannot Change ," and it offered a clever and entertaining collection of objections to and worries about the hard work of making real progress. The more things change, it seems, the more the objections to change remain the same. Reason #1: "We''ve never done it before."

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Is Copyright Enforcement Censorship?

Harvard Business Review

To stop all the downloading , Wayne's record label must issue takedowns to newalbumreleases and/or RapidShare, which are protected from liability by the DMCA (as long as they are following the safe harbor provisions), and only I and the million downloaders are liable.

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How to Reduce Primary Care Doctors’ Workloads While Improving Care

Harvard Business Review

In this article, we identify the barriers slowing the transition of episodic, in-person primary care to innovative models that separate care from location and that empower patients to take on more of their own care. This approach has had the secondary consequence of limiting innovation in delivery methods. It’s a Sisyphean task.