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0511 | Larry Downes: Full Transcript

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Talk about some of the ideas that kind of led you both to wanting to write this book, and then we’ll get into what this term big bang disruption means. You are also the author of a ton of different stuff around this idea of disruption, the most recent one being- I’m making sure I get this title right. I’ve really enjoyed that for this book.

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What Inclusive Urban Development Can Look Like

Harvard Business Review

EDENS, of which the latter is CEO, has led the revitalization of the 45-acre Union Market district in Northeast Washington, DC. The Union Market challenge. Located on the east side of the NoMa train tracks, Union Market began as a working food production and distribution center in the 1930s.

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Why Are Immigrants More Entrepreneurial?

Harvard Business Review

Huffington grew up in Athens and studied in London before starting her career as a politician and media entrepreneur. Mateschitz spent considerable time overseas as a marketing salesman prior to founding Red Bull. Additionally, discrimination against immigrants in labor markets may exert pressure on them to seek self-employment.

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How IBM's Sam Palmisano Redefined the Global Corporation

Harvard Business Review

When Palmisano retired this month, the media chronicled his success by focusing on IBM's 21% annual growth in earnings per share and its increase in market capitalization to $218 billion. Patience and a long-term view. Forward-thinking leaders are not just achieving measurable success in the short-term. Directness.

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Microfinance Is Good for Women, but It's Only Part of the Solution

Harvard Business Review

Career paths are not one-size-fits-all, yet in emerging markets, it's often assumed that microfinance — the use of small loans to foster self-reliant small businesses in a community setting — is the only path for women seeking economic opportunity. Microfinance was one issue that we considered.

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A Playbook for Making America More Entrepreneurial

Harvard Business Review

Americans have long believed in the importance of entrepreneurs to the health of our economy. A Main Street small business might require a term loan from a bank to buy a piece of equipment. In some areas and sectors, the market provides all the capital needed. But here again, the market does not always work perfectly on its own.

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How the U.S. Can Rebuild Its Capacity to Innovate

Harvard Business Review

firms have long had a simple mantra: “Invent here, manufacture there.” companies were deciding to move R&D to China to be closer to manufacturers, suppliers, and talent as well as to reap lower development costs and higher-growth markets. Jetta Productions/Getty Images. By the time that substantial U.S.