Commentaries

The End of Theory: The Data Deluge Makes the Scientific Method Obsolete

April 10, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article by Chris Anderson for Wired magazine (06.23.08). To read the complete article, check out others, obtain subscription information, and sign up for email alerts, please click here. Illustration: Marian Bantjes * * *…

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The Hidden Biases in Big Data

April 10, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Kate Crawford for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR…

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The Rise of Executive Feminism

April 9, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Joan C. Williams and Rachel W. Dempsey for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up…

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4 Ways to Be a Leader Who Matters

April 9, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Les McKeown for Inc. magazine. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain information about subscription discounts, please click here. Photo Credit: Thomas Barwick/Getty * * * Leaders who…

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The Psychology of the Creative Class: Not as Creative as You Think

April 8, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from a blog post by Richey Piiparinen. To check out all the resources at his website, learn more about his work, and sign up for email alerts, please click here. Lead photo: The vibe in…

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How to “dance in the rain”

April 8, 2013

It happened at a New York Airport. This is hilarious. I wish I had the guts of this young woman. An award should go to the United Airlines gate agent in New York for being smart and funny, while making…

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 4/1/13)

April 7, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS The Four Steps to the Epiphany: Successful Strategies for Products that Win Steven Gary Blank Your Survival Instinct Is Killing You:…

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Remembering Roger Ebert

April 6, 2013

I was born and raised in Chicago. For years, I delivered the Tribune in the morning and the Sun-Times after school. Roger Ebert reviewed films for the Chicago Sun-Times from 1967 until his death earlier this week. He and James…

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Five routes to more innovative problem solving

April 5, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article featured by The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company, in which Olivier Leclerc and Mihnea Moldoveanu explain how and why tricky problems must be shaped before they can be solved. To…

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The Originality Scale

April 4, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Marty Neumeier for the Liquid Agency website. In it, Marty explains why and how, in an age of nonstop innovation, companies and individuals with original ideas have a distinct advantage over…

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