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Lessons in productivity from the Workshop of the World

Chartered Management Institute

It was in the West Midlands that the canal system first revolutionised bulk transport, and created industrial clusters around coal, iron and machinery. The region was a cradle of innovation – in metallurgy, but also a host of other industrial processes – and of expert management of factories and logistics.

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Some Things To Factors In Before You Change Jobs

HR Digest

Are there opportunities to attend seminars, work conferences, and workshops? Too much supervision and structured processes are not conducive to independent thinking and innovativeness. A culture of trust and space within the organization helps employees feel invested in their place of work. The Work-life Balance.

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What a Leader Can Learn From 20 Cents Postage Due

Kevin Eikenberry

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe What a Leader Can Learn From 20 Cents Postage Due by Kevin Eikenberry on December 3, 2010 in Collaboration , Innovation , Leadership , Video I received a package in the mail this week. With 20 cents postage due on the envelope.

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How Society Benefits If We Make It Easier For Refugees To Enter The Workforce

The Horizons Tracker

The organization reveal that over 25,000 bikes are abandoned in London each year, and if these could be re-purposed and given to a refugee, it could save them a sizable sum on their transport costs. The refugees are given access to regular bicycle maintenance and repair workshops so that they can take good care of their new machine.

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Leadership Lessons from Outward Bound

Skip Prichard

Product designers and engineers worked on creating a filtration system that was affordable and easily transportable. Packaging designers developed a six-sided box that allowed them to ship nine filtration systems in a container versus six in a square box, further reducing the costs of production.

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The $300 House: Go, Go, Go!

Harvard Business Review

Winners will be selected by the community and a panel of judges and will receive a scholarship to a June "prototyping workshop" led by COMMON , a social business incubator. At the end of the prototyping workshop, we hope to have a model or two to test in the field, as part of a pilot project.

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When a Prototype Isn’t Enough, Use Theatrical Tricks to Sell Your Idea

Harvard Business Review

I have seen stagecraft applied successfully in recent projects at Continuum Innovation, a Boston-based firm with which I am affiliated. The EMT straps an oxygen mask on the victim and gives her wrist a shake to activate the built-in cellphone in the cuff to call her colleague and tell him that this victim needs to be transported immediately.