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Is Haiti a Laboratory for New Urbanists? What the Country Really Needs Is Old Urbanism

Last Wednesday, Haitian president René Préval asked the international aid community for $3.8 billion to rebuild his shattered country after January’s devastating earthquake. In what amounted to a fund-raiser at the United ...READ»

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If He's So Smart...Steve Jobs, Apple, and the Limits of Innovation

The battle over digital music is just another verse in Apple's sad song: This astonishingly imaginative company keeps getting muscled out of markets it creates. So what does Apple have to tell us about innovation?READ»

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Terrorists Strike Fast... Interpol has to Move Faster... Ron Noble is on the Case

A profile of far-reaching change with life-and-death consequencesREAD»

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The Starbucks Sisterhood

A new generation of women is reinventing the rules of work faster than you can say, 'Double decaf skinny latte.'READ»

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Leading Ideas: Acknowledge Your Responsibility

"No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible." -- Voltaire (1694-1778) French Enlightenment writer The first question I often ask leaders who are facing tough issues is, "How did you contribute to them?" I push them to ...READ»

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Leading Ideas: Look for Excellence in Others

"By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property." -- Voltaire (1694-1778) French writer, influenced the French Revolution Last week I had dinner with a friend who has owns a successful ad agency in New York City. At ...READ»