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Design Matters

N2Growth Blog

Whether it is aesthetic, functional, creative, process, innovative, intellectual, technical or applicational…design matters. The iPod pioneered innovative design in the mp3 player vertical with great technical design, outstanding functional design, and is in a class by itself with regard to aesthetic design. I Think Not.

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Leadership & Emotional Control | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Controlling one's emotions is part and parcel of emotional intelligence. And, emotional intelligence has been linked to successful leadership (just did a paper on this for a university class). Thanks for commenting. link] landoncreasy Hi Mike, Great post. I Think Not. mikemyatt: RT thx @ArtieDavis @MarkOOakes @words4warrio.

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Psychology of Time – The Impact on Your Orientation

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Technology and its role in travel 2.0 Pink Demos Dr. John Sullivan FORA.tv

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Economies of Unscale: Why Business Has Never Been Easier for the Little Guy

Harvard Business Review

These two changes alone allow a lone innovator in Austin to build a world class product in China and ship it to Berlin — and that’s a revolution for someone with a good idea. Innovation Technology' Warby Parker offers prescription eyeglasses over the Internet at $99 a pair in dozens of attractive styles.

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How to Revive a Tired Network

Harvard Business Review

Make you more innovative. And in a connected world, build­ing stronger external networks to tap into the best sources of insight into environmental trends is also part and parcel of the leadership role. The sidebar “The Innovator’s Network Dilemma” presents convincing data that bears out this observation.

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Is It Time to Be Skeptical on China?

Harvard Business Review

And yet … a new skepticism is in the air, and this time it’s not coming from the “class of ’89.” The question that Chinese and outside economists now are debating is whether China’s leadership has the guts to allow the kinds of reforms that are needed to sustain growth and foster innovation. Innovation surely depends on such change.