IDEAS, Jan 30, 2012

IDEAS 25 C's of Innovation Innovation Excellence (blog) Catalyze ideas and show you value them through instilling a transparent ideamanagement process. The rest of the “C's” demonstrate an idea management process. 9. Control the flow and real work on ideas, by setting some rules to keep the propositions ... See all stories on this topic »

The presidential losers' club Boston Globe As confetti falls on the newly elected leader of the free world, his former opponent will go home and begin thinking about what to do next. Inevitably, whether for incumbent Barack Obama or his challenger, that moment of defeat will be an excruciating ... See all stories on this topic » Boston Globe

Software to predict infectious ideas Northern Voices Online C) Do these guys know the web? It is a wholly different world. The ideas that become popular here have nothing to do with their popularity in the real world. There is a certain kind of technophile community that actually populates the web, ... See all stories on this topic »

Leonard Cohen pitches some Old Ideas to the critics of New York (with audio) Vancouver Sun NEW YORK — Sitting in a dimly lit New York City bar wearing a trilby hat and a dark suit, no tie, singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen pauses before responding to a question about how his ideas have changed over his lengthy career. See all stories on this topic »

Letters to change the world BBC News Can you imagine the impact of having the ability to teach more third worldyouths the skills needed to become a teacher, a philosopher or even a doctor? They could even know the ideas behind freedom and democracy? The impact would be huge! See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Arduino: the face of Free hardware The Hindu 'Free' and 'Open Source' are today common parlance in the world of technology, software in particular. What was once perceived to be a concept alienated from business, and economically impractical, has now proven to be a business model that not only ... See all stories on this topic » The Hindu

Company C Contemporary Ballet review: 10th season San Francisco Chronicle The emphasis was on the contemporary as the intrepid Company C Contemporary Ballet embarked on its 10th anniversary season Friday night at the Lesher Center in Walnut Creek with a peppy, agreeable program showcasing works by a few of the latter-day ... See all stories on this topic »

The vagabond days of Cass McCombs, performing Saturday at The Crofoot MLive.com Maybe the idea of a young man leaving home to look for America seems quaint or idyllic now. That is, until you talk to Cass McCombs, who has quietly become one of the indie world's most heralded musicians – single "County Line" off his spring 2011 ... See all stories on this topic » MLive.com

Cohen: Product of a restless mind: Gingrich demonstrates 'both ideas and gall' GoErie.com The Gingrich I seek is not the man above, but the one of "big ideas." The term gets thrown around a lot and Gingrich himself is apt to think his every idea is big. His mind is always in the tumble cycle. And even when he is spouting boilerplate, ... See all stories on this topic »

Global warming is 'not the end of world' Calgary Herald "But it's not the end of the world," Lomborg says. "And certainly the way we're tackling it right now is not working, and it hasn't worked for the last 20 years." Lomborg was in Calgary to give the first lecture in the 2012 Distinguished Speaker Series ... See all stories on this topic »

Strategic Planning Meeting Expert Mary C. Kelly Offers Ways to Improve ... MarketWatch (press release) 25, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Large companies miss opportunities for growth and profits if they fail to create effective strategic planning meetings, says strategic planning meeting facilitator Mary C. Kelly, Ph.D. and author of 360 Degrees of ... See all stories on this topic »

Red Wings' Mike Babcock says 'you always have to be better' Vancouver Sun It's this kind of progressive, outside-the-box thinking that has made Babcock one of hockey's elite coaches, arguably its best, and the only winner of the game's trifecta: the Stanley Cup, Olympic Games and world championship. See all stories on this topic »

Having a winter blast in Montgomeryville Montgomery Newspapers Photo by Mark C Psoras Montgomery Township Recreation Coordinator Sharon Tucker stood inside the Montgomery Mall on Saturday afternoon, soaking in her first Winter Blast experience – an event that links multiple townships and boroughs as one to benefit... See all stories on this topic »

Man on the moon: Newt Gingrich's lifetime fixation with space Washington Post (blog) Newt Gingrich's promise to put a colony on the moon is only the latest in a long history of space-related ideas from the former House speaker. View Photo Gallery: The former House speaker is seeking the Republican presidential nomination. See all stories on this topic »

Mon City memories alive, well in Illinois Monessen Valley Independent By Ron Paglia, FOR THE VALLEY INDEPENDENT If you have memories to share or anidea for a story, contact Ron Paglia via e-mail or c/o The Valley Independent, Eastgate 19, Monessen, PA 15062. Bob Inserra has lived in Park Ridge, Ill., for some 54 years, ... See all stories on this topic »

Many Americans uninformed, but still wary of Mormon beliefs USA TODAY 2006 photo by Douglas C. Pizac,, AP Tourism destination: The vast Mormon Temple hosts 5 million visitors a year, but few Americans truly understand the practices of the church's followers. 2006 photo by Douglas C. Pizac,, AP Tourism destination: The ... See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY

The State of the Union, With the Future in Mind New York Times (blog) By ANDREW C. REVKIN Once you watch or read the speech (here's the text, as prepared for delivery; here's the Republican response), weigh in here. An “enhanced” version of the speech was shown on the YouTube player above. I'll also look for Twitter... See all stories on this topic »

CarterEnergy Seminar Educates Its C-store Operators CSNews Online "We live in an ever-changing business world, and we all need to adapt with it in order to excel," explained CarterEnergy Area Manager David Achten, who noted the event exceeded expectations. Attendees learned how to analyze income statements, ... See all stories on this topic »

Debussy celebration a highlight of Happening festival Calgary Herald Four world premieres of orchestral versions of music by an early 20th-century French musical giant; an “acousmatic” work for Balinese thumb piano; and lectures on aural pollution by a Canadian composer and radio lecturer who focuses on soundscape ... See all stories on this topic »

Neuberger exhibit explores Russian-born John Graham's influence on American ... The Journal News | LoHud.com Yet these artists were developing their avant-garde ideas long before then, particularly during a little-studied period between the two world wars. They all shared a powerful mentor during this stretch, too: the magnetic Russian-born painter John ... See all stories on this topic »

Johnson & Johnson Joins Public and Private Partners in the Largest Coordinated ... Sacramento Bee 30 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Johnson & Johnson joined the World Health Organization (WHO), 12 other pharmaceutical companies, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the US and UK governments, the World Bank, and officials from endemic countries in a new ... See all stories on this topic »

HOUR STORY: A triumphant piece of hardware STLtoday.com ANDREW JANSEN / JOURNAL Jackson Chambers, 1, of Fenton, checks out his reflection in the World Series trophy. Let us spend an hour with you. Can you think of interesting places where we should go or people we should meet? Send your ideas to Scott ... See all stories on this topic »

Tunisians protest conservative Islam Montreal Gazette Sarah Kalthoum, a retired teacher in her 70s, said she was concerned by what she viewed as regressive ideas from Salafists. "We spent our lives educating people, and now some want us to go back in time 14 centuries," she said. See all stories on this topic »

6 security companies to watch PC Advisor By Tim Greene | Network World US | 26 January 12 This group of security companies includes several that want to capitalize on technology ideas that were originally devised to serve communities of special interest but could now take on a wider ... See all stories on this topic »

Is there still big man syndrome in Africa? Moneyweb.co.za ALEC HOGG: This World Economic Forum outside broadcast is proudly brought to you by the Discovery Invest Guaranteed Escalator Annuity. Dr Michael Useem, Director of the Centre for Leadership and Change Management at the Wharton School of the University ... See all stories on this topic »

  

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