Fresh air is a known mood booster, and physical activity tends to spark new ideas. See full story on How To Make Walking Meetings Work | Fast Company | Business + Innovation Short group meetings outside also provide benefits to both firms and employees. Curated from www.fastcompany.com
A Taxi App Aims To Build Trust Where Crime Is High : All Tech Considered : NPR
It’s about turning that single ride into a trusted relationship. In Kenya, he says, that’s where the money is. See full story on A Taxi App Aims To Build Trust Where Crime Is High : All Tech Considered : NPR Uber has a competitor in Nairobi where “trust” is the key. Curated from www.npr.org
Corporate-NGO Partnerships: Why They Work And Why They Don’t
Corporations and NGOs … enter into relationships with each other with differing objectives. See full story on Corporate-NGO Partnerships: Why They Work And Why They Don’t Impact and stability underpin PPP relationships which endure. Curated from skollworldforum.org
Expanding the internet | The Economist
Companies have bold ambitions to use satellites, drones and balloons to bring the internet to the unconnected See full story on Sky-Fi | The Economist 4 billion people live without the internet; innovation is coming to their rescue. Curated from www.economist.com
Welcome To The New Era Of Human Resources | Fast Company | Business + Innovation
HR as a whole will have to quickly adapt or face extinction. See full story on Welcome To The New Era Of Human Resources | Fast Company | Business + Innovation Recruiting and retaining talent will be HR measures of success. Curated from www.fastcompany.com
Healthy Collaboration | Lesley-Anne Long | LinkedIn
So why can’t we scale and, more importantly, what can we do about it? See full story on Healthy Collaboration | Lesley-Anne Long | LinkedIn The authors’ answer is genuine collaboration more akin to the intricate interaction of a jazz band for higher-level results. Curated from www.linkedin.com
For New Product Design, “Likes” Can Lead You Astray
Steve Jobs once famously said,“A lot of times, people don’t know what they want until you show it to them.” See full story on For New Product Design, “Likes” Can Lead You Astray SM users often don’t know what they don’t know when it comes to true innovation. Best to use sparingly. Curated from www.strategy-business.com
The Pennsylvania Gazette » Hacking The Great Distractor
How to use your smartphone to protect your attention, rather than squander it. How to combat what Linda Stone has called, “continuous partial attention.” Curated from thepenngazette.com
Verne Harnish: Five ways to get organized for work – Fortune
You’ll be shocked by how much more you get done. Better yet, your employees will learn to put out fires and resolve conflicts … See full story on Verne Harnish: Five ways to get organized for work – Fortune UR time is UR most precious resource. Protect yourself with these tips from a master manager. Curated from fortune.com
In Defense of Good-Enough Gadgets – WSJ
PCs, smartphones and tablets have come to be, regardless of manufacturer or operating system, more or less equally usable. See full story on In Defense of Good-Enough Gadgets – WSJ Good news for developing countries; newer is not significantly better. Curated from www.wsj.com