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What If.?

Mills Scofield

Conference in February, 2012 was a half day event in which questions such as “What If There Were Carfree Cities?,” ” were asked, discussed in small groups, digested over a large meal together, and then given life well beyond the close of the Conference. Our second conference this past March was a two day event.

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What BMW’s Corporate VC Offers That Regular Investors Can’t

Harvard Business Review

Gimmy’s insight was that the key to overcoming these challenges and to improving corporate co-innovation is not for companies to compete more effectively with private venture capitalists or accelerators, but to focus on what they can offer to top startups that others cannot.

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Ten Ways to Diversify an Inbred Network

Harvard Business Review

Consider why incumbents rarely lead the way in new products and services. Attend a conference you have never before attended. Get in touch with a venture capitalist. Find out how he or she thinks about leadership and innovation. Meet at least three new people. Follow up with them afterward.

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The Rise of Social Entrepreneurship in B-Schools in Three Charts

Harvard Business Review

Like a venture capitalist, he said if these experiments delivered on their goals, more funding would follow. A New Vision for Retirement: Productive and Meaningful. From this, the Social Enterprise Initiative was born. Scaling Social Impact Insights from HBR and The Bridgespan Group. Want to Change the World? Be Resilient.

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99% of Networking Is a Waste of Time

Harvard Business Review

As venture capitalist and entrepreneur Rich Stromback told me in a series of interviews, “Opportunities do not float like clouds in the sky. Leadership & Managing People Book. Productivity Networking' It may be an overstatement to say that relationships are everything, but not a huge one. Add to Cart.

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How to Revive a Tired Network

Harvard Business Review

When it comes to stepping up to leadership, your network is a tool for identifying new strategic opportunities and attracting the best people to them. 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.

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