Valuing Influentials Means More than Just Counting Connections 08-14
Valuing Influentials Means More than Just Counting ConnectionsOnline influentials who provide sole or “exclusive” influence over consumers are the most valuable to companies.Online influentials who...
View ArticleHow Making Robots Captivates Kids' Imaginations 08-14
How Making Robots Captivates Kids' ImaginationsBuilding robots inspires such passion in high school seniors Violet and Kjersti that they've begun mentoring younger robotics teams to teach STEM skills...
View ArticleSnakes on the brain 08-14
Snakes on the brainUsing unusual example, HGSE's Steven Seidel shows how blending arts with joyful learning breeds successful teachingBy Chuck Leddy, Harvard Correspondent“We all live at the...
View ArticlePROJECT-BASED LEARNING From Coverage to "Uncoverage!" 08-14
PROJECT-BASED LEARNING From Coverage to "Uncoverage!"Image credit: iStockphotoLet's have an honest conversation on the issue of coverage. Whenever I work with teachers, I always hear the genuine...
View ArticleOrgans-on-chips evaluate therapies for lethal radiation exposure 08-15
Organs-on-chips evaluate therapies for lethal radiation exposureWyss Institute’s goal is to improve America’s ability to respond to nuclear radiation incidentsWyss Institute CommunicationsA team at the...
View ArticleAre VCs losing interest in social? This study says yes 08-15
Are VCs losing interest in social? This study says yesBY CARMEL DEAMICIS VCs are cooling off their social media fervor. A new study out today surveyed hundreds of investors around the globe. VC’s in 11...
View ArticleThe idea maze 08-15
The idea mazeThe pop culture view of startups is that they’re all about coming up with a great product idea. After the eureka moment, the outcome is preordained. This neglects the years of toil that...
View ArticleThe bubble around talent and human capital management is too big 08-5
The bubble around talent and human capital management is too bigBY FRITZ NELSON After years of dealing with dreary HR software, like payroll systems and employee record management, it must be more...
View ArticleTHE SHOCKING STATS ABOUT WHO'S REALLY STARTING COMPANIES IN AMERICA 08-15
THE SHOCKING STATS ABOUT WHO'S REALLY STARTING COMPANIES IN AMERICAFULLY A THIRD OF VENTURE-BACKED COMPANIES THAT WENT PUBLIC BETWEEN 2006 AND 2012 HAD AT LEAST ONE IMMIGRANT FOUNDER AT THE HELM....
View ArticleSustainability? Don’t Go It Alone 08-15
Sustainability? Don’t Go It AloneAt the recent Sustainable Brands conference, one message was clear: individual corporate sustainability efforts aren’t enough to halt climate change. The solution:...
View ArticleIndian Transnationals Expected to Increase Their Global Footprint 08-16
Indian Transnationals Expected to Increase Their Global FootprintAccording to a recent ranking of India’s most internationalized companies conducted by the Indian School of Business (ISB) and Brazilian...
View ArticleConsumer demand for gold up 53% in Q2 2013 led by strong growth in China and...
Consumer demand for gold up 53% in Q2 2013 led by strong growth in China and IndiaThe latest World Gold Council Gold Demand Trends report, which covers the period April-June 2013, highlights how recent...
View Article‘Hybrid’ Organizations a Difficult Bet for Entrepreneurs 08-16
‘Hybrid’ Organizations a Difficult Bet for Entrepreneurs Hybrid organizations combine the social logic of a nonprofit with thecommercial logic of a for-profit business, but are very difficult to...
View ArticleStart with yes: Survivorship the LIVESTRONG way 08-16
Start with yes: Survivorship the LIVESTRONG wayAt the beginning of a cruise ship getaway with his family, Doug Ulman wanted to be anonymous. Ulman, the president and CEO of the LIVESTRONG Foundation,...
View ArticleThe New CTO: Chief Transformation Officer 08-16
The New CTO: Chief Transformation Officerby Daniel Burrus |We all know that if you put a frog in water and slowly heat it to the boiling point, the frog will stay put and die. But if you throw the...
View ArticleProcedural Versus Strategic Approaches to Social Media 08-16
Procedural Versus Strategic Approaches to Social MediaIs your company’s social media team grounded in the culture of your organization? Younger, new employees are often strong in procedural...
View ArticleHow to be an irresistible leader 08-16
How to be an irresistible leaderCan charisma be taught? Harvard seems to think so. A new book on cultivating personal magnetism is required reading at the B-school.FORTUNE -- What is it exactly that...
View ArticleCareer in Development Communications (Non-Profit Sector) 08-17
Development Communications in the Non-Profit SectorWhile having communications related positions in the non-profit sector is not something unheard of in the past, the rising value of development...
View ArticleTwitter sets new tweets per second record, explains why 143k simultaneous...
Twitter sets new tweets per second record, explains why 143k simultaneous updates didn't make it stutterNew Tweets per second record, and how!Recently, something remarkable happened on Twitter: On...
View ArticleGreat Leaders Who Make the Mix Work, 08-18
Great Leaders Who Make the Mix Workby Boris Groysberg and Katherine ConnollyArtwork: Janet Echelman, Target Swooping Down...Bullseye!, 2001, hand-knotted nylon lace net, 140' x 140' x 90', Madrid,...
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