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The Challenge Of Spreading A New Idea

To spread a new idea, connect it to a familiar one, then give it a twist. Here are four examples.

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The Green Housing Boom

Forward-thinking architects and real-estate developers are already envisioning the post-bust cycle of home building. And smaller is better.

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Question: Did Google declare certain blogs as spam just to silence Barack Obama’s critics?

Answer: It is entirely possible that they did, given that Google has been caught more than once "tracking" where people go after they leave Google.. The... | posted by Carel Two-Eagle

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Question: With the economy as bad as it is right now, what's the best place to put your money?

Answer: First you have to define "best". Is it the safest place or the place with the highest rate of return or is it the greenest or what? My Elders... | posted by Carel Two-Eagle

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Book Review: Toy Box Leadership

I was recently asked by co-author Michael Waddell to review ...

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You May Be a Helicopter Parent If...

I was speaking with an HR Director last week. He was at a cocktail party, and a 23 year old young man whose father is a close friend of his...

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Life Online Just Got a Little More Real

The line between the real world and the online world got a little more fuzzy today. Vivaty (www.Vivaty.com) just announced the launch of their...

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Work/Life: Dr Douglas Meyer, the Patient Evangelist

DONATE TO DR DOUGLAS MEYER'S FAVORITE CHARITY Douglas' family would like to create a functional memorial in his honor....

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BlackBerry Kickstart Only $50?

RIM [TSE:RIM] has done a shamefully poor job of keeping the prototypes of their first BlackBerry flip phone, the Kickstart, under wraps, and...

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Fast Company Takes Home Second Straight Loeb Award!

Fast Company announced that it is the recipient of a 2008 Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism. Editor-at-Large...

Member Comments

Article: The U.S. has fewer people employed in high-tech jobs today than in 2001, because it refuses to issue enough green cards.

Comment: Nonsense. The U.S. has fewer people employed in high-tech jobs today than in 2001, because it refuses to educate its youth. | posted by member David Saxton

Article: The Future of Green... Everything (Cross-Post)

Comment: Even though thinking about "green" issues has become somewhat mainstream, personally, I think the communication around sustainability still tends to... | posted by member April Joyner