Paul's Update 10/2

Taking Initiative: Making Things Happen in the Workplace

				Taking Initiative: Making Things Happen in the Workplace Do you have initiative? Learn how to develop this vital attribute, so that you can start making things happen at work.
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Culture still eats strategy every time | Training Journal

		Culture still eats strategy every time | Training Journal Over the last few transformative decades, we’ve seen great businesses, brands and leaders rise and fall and some of us in brand consultancy have even have had the privilege of working with them. Most have been astonishingly successful, but not all, and when exploring reasons why, ...
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Can Mindfulness at Work Help Busy Executives?

				Can Mindfulness at Work Help Busy Executives? Do you ever feel you've been busy all day and didn't get much done? You may not have realized it at the time but you were likely multitasking all day; helping co-wo...
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Inspiring Creativity | Design Indaba

				Inspiring Creativity | Design Indaba Design Indaba | A better world through creativity | Poverty, humour, music, delusion – 21 artists tell us what drives their creative impulse.
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Can Predictive Technology Make Us Less Predictable?

				Can Predictive Technology Make Us Less Predictable? Over at the NY Times, Anna North asks if we can become more creative by using an unusual search engine called Yossarian that purports to help us see things in new ...
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Simply Frugal: How To Learn Personal Finance The Easy Way

				Simply Frugal: How To Learn Personal Finance The Easy... Do you have trouble saving up money? Do you fret over bills and debt on a regular basis? Do you feel lost when others speak using financial lingo? If so, here's the...
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Beyond the Brainstorm

				Beyond the Brainstorm Here are 15 ways to generate better ideas every day.
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How Helping Immigrant Workers Learn English Could Transform the U.S. Economy

				How Helping Immigrant Workers Learn English Could T... A large share of the workforce in American cities struggles with English. Here's why investing in language training should be a priority.
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Paul's Update 10/1

The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies - Microsoft Research

		The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies - Micro... The future of business, work, and the economy in a digital world. In recent years, computers have learned to diagnose diseases, drive cars, write clean prose, and win at Jeopardy!.
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Design Is Changing How We Work!

				Design Is Changing How We Work The way we do our jobs is changing rapidly. See where everything from Big Mac-making to computer printing to work-life balancing is headed.
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Innovation Requires a Change in Behaviour

				Innovation Requires a Change in Behaviour What is the most important innovation ever? I’ve argued before that it is hand-washing in hospitals. This innovation was a major driver in the improved health outco...
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The gamification of global health: could a game change your bad habits?

				The gamification of global health: could a game change y... From the #StopEbola song to the Aids Fighter Pilot game in India, fun is proving to encourage healthier behaviours, writes Marie-Christine Boeve
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Crowdsourcing May Not Be New, But it's the New Best Way to Get Your Work Done

				Crowdsourcing May Not Be New, But it's the New Best Wa... Why should you have to do all the hard work by yourself?
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10 Times When It's Okay to Be Lazy - Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement

				10 Times When It's Okay to Be Lazy - Pick the Brain | Mo... I think it is possible to be lazy and be productive at the same time; it just depends what areas of your life you’re seeking to improve.
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5 Key Themes Emerging From the 'New Science of Cities'

				5 Key Themes Emerging From the 'New Science of Cities' In the most innovative incubators of urban research, the lessons of Jane Jacobs are more vital than ever.
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Does Hyper-specialization in Science Stifle Innovation?

				Does Hyper-specialization in Science Stifle Innovation? Cross-fertilisation of ideas within science is hugely important for innovation. The problem is, the more specialised we become, the more disconnected we become with...
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