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Thursday, December 30, 2010

The 3D Ipredictions for 2011: A Look at What Prognosticators See in The Year Ahead for Technology | Scienceray


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What are “the next big things” that will impact our lives and our businesses in major ways in 2011 on the tech front. We compile the opinions offered by experts with their predictions for the world of technology – from computing to mobile devices to 3D everything to the Web and to social media and beyond – for 2011.

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The 3D Ipredictions for 2011: A Look at What Prognosticators See in The Year Ahead for Technology | Scienceray



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The Experts Shine-up Their Crystal Balls for 2011: The Megatrends and Microopportunities to Look for in The Year Ahead | Bizcovering

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What lies ahead for the economy, for society, for business, for science and technology, and for our pocketbooks in the year ahead. We compile the opinions offered by experts in their respective fields to talk about their predictions for 2011.

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The Experts Shine-up Their Crystal Balls for 2011: The Megatrends and Microopportunities to Look for in The Year Ahead | Bizcovering




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Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Ideas with Staying Power - and Continuing Amazon Sales: What are The Best Business Books of All Time?







Let’s face it, many business books are forgettable (and end-up in the bargain bin at Barnes and Noble!). However, there are classics that stand the test of time. This article compiles lists of the best business books of all time from a variety of perspectives.

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Ideas with Staying Power - and Continuing Amazon Sales: What are The Best Business Books of All Time?





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Southeastern Louisiana University


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The Comeback Brands of 2011: Do You See These Reentering Your Shopping Field of Vision?







Forbes has come-up with a list of once bland and falling brands that may well be headed for a comeback in 2011. Read through their list and come back here to the blog to discuss whether you think they are "spot on" or "dead wrong." See the complete article at the link below:




comeback-brands-of-2011: Personal Finance News from Yahoo! Finance





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Southeastern Louisiana University


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Tuesday, December 28, 2010

What You Should Have on Your Kindle (Or by Your Nightstand If You are Old School): A Compilation of Lists of The Best Business Books of 2010 | Bizcovering







Want to get ahead in 2011? A good way to kick-start your career in the new year is to read some of the best and most creative thinking out there on management, marketing, finance, business, and strategy. This article puts in one convenient place the “best of” business books for 2010 for you to peruse and use.

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What You Should Have on Your Kindle (Or by Your Nightstand If You are Old School): A Compilation of Lists of The Best Business Books of 2010 | Bizcovering




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Monday, December 27, 2010

Are We Becoming "A Nation of Wussies"?: Pennsylvania Ed Rendell Says Postponed Eagles-Vikings Game Says a Lot About Us

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Is postponing an NFL game (between the Philadelphia Eagles and Minnesota Vikings) just because of the threat of snow a sign that, as Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell believes, that "We're becoming a nation of wussies."

Ed Rendell On Postponed Eagles-Vikings Game: 'I Think It Is A Joke'

Watch the ESPN Report below:







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Sunday, December 26, 2010

Big Ideas 101: MIT's Eric von Hippel on Open Innovation & LEGO Mindstorms

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MIT's Eric von Hippel has some very interesting ideas for executives and managers to think about as he talks about the lessons to be learned from "Open Innovation & LEGO Mindstorms." No, there not just for kids, and LEGO is seeing interest in its product explode, with users devoted to the product - and to making it better. Watch below and comment here on the blog:



David Wyld, Professor of Management
Southeastern Louisiana University

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Big Ideas 101: Magician Andy Cohen on Innovation & Leadership

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Magic and business - you and I many not always think of them in the same breath. However, magician Andy Cohen has some very interesting and provocative ideas on innovation and leadership, and he presents them in a very entertaining manner in this brief video. Watch below and comment here on the blog:



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Southeastern Louisiana University


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Big Ideas 101: John Maeda on the Laws of Simplicity for Design and Business

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Here's a great, four minute look at the ideas of John Maeda, author of The Laws of Simplicity. I think you will find he has some very interesting and provocative ideas on the intersection of design, art, business, and science. Watch below and comment here on the blog:



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Big Ideas 101: Jim McDowell on Mini - The Anti-Luxury Brand

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This is a lecture given by Jim McDowell, the CEO of Mini. It is entitled, "The Anti-Luxury Brand," and I think you will find he has some very interesting and provocative ideas on building a brand - and building a community as well. Watch below and comment here on the blog:



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Daniel Pink: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

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This is a very good, ten minute long animated-lecture (not an oxymoron) from Daniel Pink, the author of Drive. In this talk, he tells us about "The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us." Watch below and post your comments/thoughts here on the blog:



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Saturday, December 25, 2010

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg on Why We Have Too Few Women Leaders

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Sheryl Sandberg looks at why a smaller percentage of women than men reach the top of their professions -- and offers three powerful pieces of advice to women aiming for the top.

View her TedTalk below:



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Rachel Botsman: The Case for Collaborative Consumption

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Rachel Botsman writes and speaks on the power of collaboration and sharing through network technologies, and on how it will transform business, consumerism and the way we live. She says we're "wired to share" -- and shows how websites like Zipcar and Swaptree are changing the rules of human behavior.

Watch Rachel Botsman's talk at At TEDxSydney below:



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Why Entrepreneurs Need to Be Using Reverse Auctions as Part of Their Managerial Strategy










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What economists say about Merriam-Webster's word of the year for 2010. - By Annie Lowrey - Slate Magazine




The Top Word of 2010, according to Merriam-Webster, is austerity. Read a great commentary and analysis below:




What economists say about Merriam-Webster's word of the year for 2010. - By Annie Lowrey - Slate Magazine




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Tuesday, December 21, 2010

'The Global Auction': A Reverse Auction - with Downward Pricing on Educated Labor Around the World - and the Implications for Higher Education





This is the kind of article that will make college presidents, living in their fancy, university-provided mansions, spit their Cheerios out at breakfast when they read it. It also should give pause to every parent and every student racking-up debt to get that college degree, as some distinguished professors are questioning the very notions that underly much of college education today.





The article in question is an interview with the authors of the new book, The Global Auction. The book was authored by Phillip Brown, distinguished research professor in the School of Social Sciences at Cardiff University; Hugh Lauder, professor of education and political economy at the University of Bath; and David Ashton, honorary professor at the Cardiff University School of Social Sciences and emeritus professor at the University of Leicester. In this book, they propose that the world today is basically a huge "reverse auction" for talent - driving labor prices down - and in the process, calling into question the relationship between investing in one's higher education for a return down the road in salary and prestige.





How about this for an opening to the Q and A session:







Q: What are your main critiques of the traditional idea that "learning equals earning"?


A: Most of those in higher education today have grown up with the idea that we live in a knowledge economy requiring an unprecedented demand for college graduates. Globalization, we were told, added to this demand as Americans were needed to do the world’s thinking as workers in emerging economies were limited to low-skill, low-wage jobs in manufacturing or service work, such as in call centers. This "irrational exuberance," to use Alan Greenspan’s term, not only applied to Wall Street but to the rhetoric of "learning equals earning" as Americans and Europeans alike were led to believe that going to college was akin to writing a check with a lifetime guarantee of a well-paid job.


We wanted to put such ideas to the test so we set about talking to business leaders and policy-makers in China, India and Korea as well as those in America, Britain and Germany. What we discovered took us by surprise because of the pace of change in the emerging economies, alongside other changes outlined in the book including the rise of what we call Digital Taylorism (the translation of knowledge work into working knowledge). We were witnessing the creation of a global auction for high-skill, low-wage work that poses a major challenge to the middle classes in America.


Our investigations therefore led us to a different conclusion to Thomas Friedman’s The World Is Flat. He anticipated a race to the top while we view the global auction as divided among those defined as top talent who continue to be given "permission to think" for a living and well-remunerated for their efforts. These are often those who find their way into America’s leading universities because this is where leading employers tend to hire, whereas many others with a college education find themselves in a reverse auction where there are pressures on wages, pensions, health plans, etc. For these college graduates learning does not live up to earning expectations.






We are all just living in a reverse auction! Wow - and a wow also to the fact that they can use the term "reverse auction" in this context - and that it can be readily understandable by readers - showing just how far we have come in making reverse auctions a part of our business vocabulary.





Read their complete interview at the link below:




News: 'The Global Auction' - Inside Higher Ed




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Thursday, December 16, 2010

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Acquisition officials warm to the reverse auction and its benefits -- Washington Technology





Great article on the need for reverse auctioning across the federal sector in Washington Technology by Matthew Weigelt, as he finds that: "Reverse auctions are gaining traction in the government procurement community as federal executives look for new ways to make their purchases in the age of Acquisition 2.0."





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Acquisition officials warm to the reverse auction and its benefits -- Washington Technology



Sunday, December 12, 2010

Beware Of One-Size-Fits-All Business Advice








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Don't Let Your Online Information Keep You From a Good Job - ABC News

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Great advice on how to make sure what is online helps - rather than harms - your career from ABC News/Good Morning America Tech Advisor Becky Worley - watch:



Great advice for all - and for parents, DO take her advice on Facebook and Googling your kids names as well!

David

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