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Topic: University of British Columbia

  
CreativityStudy
STEFAN LEIJNEN   |  1 comment

Is Imitation the Hidden Key to Creativity?

BY Cliff Kuang
Relevancy Score: 50
Mon Nov 16, 2009 at 9:26 AM

Social scientists create a model of how ideas spread and find that about 30% of people should create while the rest imitate.READ»

CAREERS   |  Comment

Not-a-Lawyer

BY Erika Germer
Relevancy Score: 46
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:13 AM

Job Titles of the Future: Rory HollandREAD»

INNOVATION   |  3 comments

You Got Game Theory!

BY Martin Kihn
Relevancy Score: 40
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:51 AM

It was all such fun until we realized that no business really uses game theory.READ»

INNOVATION   |  2 comments

"Outside the Box": The Inside Story

BY Martin Kihn
Relevancy Score: 39
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:55 AM

Our Debunking Unit takes on the mother of all consultantese: the box, and how to think outside of it.READ»

HEALTH CARE   |  1 comment

Fun Runs

BY Christopher Percy Collier
Relevancy Score: 34
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:21 AM

Alone in a strange city? Combine the benefits of a heart-healthy trip to the fitness center with the intellectual jolt of the guided tour--minus the ESPN2 ticker or the crowd schlep. The customized running tour is coming to a city you're going to.READ»

CUSTOMER SERVICE   |  Comment

The Price of Disgust

BY Tim Hyland
Relevancy Score: 25
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:13 AM

How much less will we pay for a shirt someone else has tried on?READ»

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Dot Community

BY Lauren Heist
Relevancy Score: 20
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:33 AM

Communicopia Internet Inc. helps non-profits make the Web work for social change.READ»

Kenan Samms
   |  1 comment

Risky Business?

BY Paul Glover
Relevancy Score: 19
Thu Oct 8, 2009 at 8:14 AM

One of my favorite stories about a desperate person taking a desperate chance and succeeding is when, in 1973, Fred Smith, founder & CEO of FedEx, did not have enough money to make the company payroll. Smith flew to Las Vegas, ...READ»

overrated
GOOFING OFF   |  11 comments

Hard Work's Overrated, Maybe Detrimental.

BY Cliff Kuang
Relevancy Score: 18
Wed Oct 7, 2009 at 12:39 PM

A co-founder of Flickr argues that hard work often doesn't amount to much--and neuroscience offers some backing for the claim.READ»

LEADERSHIP   |  11 comments

Is Your Boss a Psychopath?

BY Alan Deutschman
Relevancy Score: 15
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:55 AM

Odds are you've run across one of these characters in your career. They're glib, charming, manipulative, deceitful, ruthless -- and very, very destructive. And there may be lots of them in America's corner offices.READ»

LEADERSHIP SKILLS   |  Comment

Open to Women?

BY Alison Overholt
Relevancy Score: 14
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:29 AM

Are we living in a meritocracy or a machotocracy?READ»

BUSINESS BOOKS   |  2 comments

The Three Keys to Change

BY Alan Deutschman
Relevancy Score: 8
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 9:25 AM

In this excerpt from the introduction to his new book, Change or Die: The Three Keys to Change at Work and in Life, Alan Deutschman discusses the framework to successfully change yourself.READ»