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The Optimist’s Telescope: Thinking Ahead in a Reckless Age

Leading Blog

In The Optimist’s Telescope , author Bina Venkataraman suggests that we can a “ radical strain of optimism ” and cultivate a sense of collective agency that would motivate “more people to make choices today for the sake of the future, whether it’s how they vote, eat, use energy, or influence others.” An “ optimist’s telescope ” so to speak.

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Revealing Leadership Insights From Thinkers50

Tanveer Naseer

Technology has clearly paid a huge part in this, but the biggest driver of change in how organizations are run is the ceaseless quest for improvement; to manage more efficiently and effectively to better achieve business results. Christensen’s influence on the business world has been profound. Ideas make a difference.

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Leadership and Opportunity | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

In today’s post I’ll take a look at timing as key success metric… As the verse from the old Kenny Rogers song goes “you have to know when to hold em and know when to fold em.&# Not too surprisingly, people who possess a poor sense of timing usually don’t even understand timing is an issue. I Think Not.

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Leadership Self Examination | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Great leaders do the right thing regardless of circumstances, situational context or other influencing factors. They tend to almost be addicted to increasing their knowledge base and sphere of influence. On with the exam… Section I: Character. They will not compromise their value system and personal ethics for temporary gain.

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Game Changers | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

If you cannot turn an idea into innovation, if you can’t put thought into practice, it’s not a game changer. Go… Share and Enjoy: View Comments [link] Dan Rogers Mike – This is a great post with excellent perspective. If it’s not really meaningful, it’s not a game changer so why do it? Focus on value creation.

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The Evidence Is In: Patent Trolls Do Hurt Innovation

Harvard Business Review

We shouldn’t reform the patent system, they say, because there is no evidence that trolls are hindering innovation; these calls are being driven just by a few large companies who don’t want to pay inventors. It’s true that plaintiffs, including patent trolls, tend to file lawsuits in dynamic, innovative industries.

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How to Create Remarkable Teams PART 2 – Collaboration

Ask Atma

The benefit of this kind of team activity, is the opening of one’s mind, and shared creative stimulus, which fosters innovation. Obviously, your behavior is one of the most important influences on your teams and your culture. One part of fostering creativity and innovation is to accept the inevitable failures.

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