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Funders Can Give More than Money

Harvard Business Review

When presented with a surprising idea, smart organizations will bravely listen, because what comes next might just be game-changing innovation. Together, we've constructed school libraries, repaired churches, built roads, and, crucially, ensured clean water through new aqueduct systems.

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Rethinking Big Data to Give Consumers More Control

Harvard Business Review

Yet by rethinking the use of personal data from the ground up, entrepreneurs can mine new opportunities for experimentation and innovation. Developing personalized choice engines. The personal choice engine pings you with just-in-time notifications when you check into an eatery that has been flagged for violations or shut down.

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Cast the Net Wide – Make the Most of Your Promotional Time and.

Women on Business

Similarly, make sure your OWN site has the best key words for the search engines. Connect as many strengths and resources as possible, for innovation lives in fresh combinations. Other ideas: donate your expertise as an award, speak at the local library or school, and interview local officials to report for newsletters.

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How the Carl Icahns of the World Benefit Firms but Not Workers

Harvard Business Review

There are two stories you can tell about finance in America. In a separate paper , two of the same researchers found that firms targeted by activists also became more innovative, despite spending less on R&D.). Find this and other HBR graphics in our Visual Library. “And that’s a positive thing.”

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