November, 2010

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Jason Fried on design

Xplaner

Jason Fried on Design. Open Jason Fried on Design on NextSlide. Dave Gray talks with Jason Fried of 37 Signals about his design process. Did you like this? If so, please consider buying me a coffee! Tags: Videos Ways of thinking Ways of working.

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NEW CREATIVITY

Innovation 360

Art for art’s sake has become an obsolete expression and entrepreneurship is the solution to the cultural worker’s needs. Our politician aims to bring out the entrepreneurial spirit of our artist, e.g. as the Swedish government has now developed an action plan for cultural and creative industries. The aim is to generate opportunities for entrepreneurs in these fields and is a national initiative of 73 million that by 2012 that will support entrepreneurs and business leaders in the cultural

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ZipBuds: a short story in product development

Bennett Cherry

When students ask what it takes to get a product developed from concept to consumer, I now have another great example to share with them: ZipBuds, from Digital Group Audio (DGA).A little background would help, wouldn't it? Here's how it goes.Erik Groset, President and Co-Founder of DGA, has been a featured Guest Entrepreneur in my classes over the past 2 years and has done a masterful job of.

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Speed Kills. Slow is Fast.

Harvard Business Review

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Going Beyond Chatbots: Connecting AI to Your Tools, Systems, & Data

Speaker: Alex Salazar, CEO & Co-Founder @ Arcade | Nate Barbettini, Founding Engineer @ Arcade | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO @ Aggregage

If AI agents are going to deliver ROI, they need to move beyond chat and actually do things. But, turning a model into a reliable, secure workflow agent isn’t as simple as plugging in an API. In this new webinar, Alex Salazar and Nate Barbettini will break down the emerging AI architecture that makes action possible, and how it differs from traditional integration approaches.

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Jason Fried on simplicity

Xplaner

Jason Fried on Simplicity. Open Jason Fried on Simplicity on NextSlide. Dave Gray talks with Jason Fried of 37 Signals about simplicity, Twitter, Blogger, Mies Van Der Rohe, Antonio Gaudi and their influence in his design work. Did you like this? If so, please consider buying me a coffee! Tags: Videos Ways of thinking Ways of working.

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Jason Fried on nature

Xplaner

A short, 5-minute chat with Jason Fried about nature and how it influences his work. Did you like this? If so, please consider buying me a coffee! Tags: Videos Ways of thinking.

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Dear Entrepreneur, Avoid First-Impression Mistakes

Harvard Business Review

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How Companies Can Give More Than Just Thanks

Harvard Business Review

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Why a Happy Brain Performs Better

Harvard Business Review

Featured Guest: Shawn Achor, CEO of Aspirant and author of The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work. Download this podcast. Tags: Managing yourself Motivation Personal effectiveness.

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Why It's Better to Be Smart and Wrong than Just Silent

Harvard Business Review

I'm always amazed when I hear about smart, talented people going to their supervisors to ask for guidance using phrases like, "What do you think I should do?" Or, "How should I.?". Let's assume that you've gotten to where you are in life precisely because you're smart, well-educated and have considerable experience in your field. Or, you're young, ambitious and a good problem-solver.

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A Roadmap For Modernization: How To Break Free From Your Monolith Before July 31, 2026

Speaker: Jason Cottrell and Gireesh Sahukar

Retailers know the clock is ticking–legacy SAP Commerce support ends in 2026. Legacy platforms are becoming a liability burdened by complexity, rigidity, and mounting operational costs. But modernization isn’t just about swapping out systems, it’s about preparing for a future shaped by real-time interactions, AI powered buying assistants, and flexible commerce architecture.

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Why It's Better to Be Smart and Wrong than Just Silent

Harvard Business Review

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Leadership Begins at Home

Harvard Business Review

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Leadership Begins at Home

Harvard Business Review

One of the greatest gifts you can give your kids is help in foregoing immediate gratification, by setting boundaries for them and by modeling the behavior yourself. That's also one of the greatest gifts you can give to those you lead or manage. I got to thinking about all this after reading "Growing up Digital: Wired for Distraction," Matt Richtel's superb, often heartbreaking front page article in Sunday's New York Times.

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Redefining Greatness (It's Complicated)

Harvard Business Review

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!

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Making Room for Reflection Is a Strategic Imperative

Harvard Business Review

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Redefining Greatness (It's Complicated)

Harvard Business Review

Consider the following qualities: Confident Humble. Courageous Prudent. Tenacious Gentle. Honest Compassionate. Decisive Flexible. Disciplined Playful. Strong Vulnerable. Deliberate Spontaneous. Discerning Intuitive. Outgoing Introspective. Which quality do you value more in each pair? Is there any doubt that most of us tend to choose up sides between qualities, valuing one in preference to its opposite?

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The Irish Banking Crisis: A Parable

Harvard Business Review

Once upon a time, there was a country where bankers disappeared. The bankers, fed up with regulation, dissatisfaction, and downright hostility, decided to unleash the planet-destroying superweapon in their arsenal: they went on strike, not once, but three times. Here's what orthodox economics would have predicted for a country without banks: A collapse in the money supply, a credit crunch, a trade implosion, mass unemployment, an atomized GDP, and the gears of industry and commerce grinding to a

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The Irish Banking Crisis: A Parable

Harvard Business Review

Harvard Business Review Cart My Account Downloads Explore Today on HBR Blogs Magazine Books Authors Store Harvard Business School Topics Change Management Competition Innovation Leadership Strategy Skills Emotional Intelligence Managing Yourself Measuring Business Performance Project Management Strategy Execution Industries Finance & Insurance Health Care Services Manufacturing Media & Telecommunications Professional Services Umair Haque is Director of the Havas Media Lab and author of T

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The Benefits of Innovation in Times of Crisis

Innovation is key to overcoming crises. This guide outlines how businesses can navigate uncertainty by adapting strategies, embracing open innovation, and strengthening resilience. Learn how to reassess business models, engage external expertise, and build a robust innovation ecosystem. Explore the three phases of crisis response—from immediate adaptation to long-term transformation—and discover how collaboration accelerates progress while reducing costs.

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The Irish Banking Crisis: A Parable

Harvard Business Review

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In Negotiations, Play Stupid to Win Smart

Harvard Business Review

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In Negotiations, Play Stupid to Win Smart

Harvard Business Review

In my last blog , I shared with you one of my partner's sayings that he learned from his uncle, "play stupid, and win smart." His uncle was a skilled poker player with an uncanny ability to hide his emotions. Other players bought into his "play stupid" routine, and he'd later disarm them with his winning hands. This is a real skill, since in general, the brain lags the mouth.

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Making Room for Reflection Is a Strategic Imperative

Harvard Business Review

Harvard Business Review Cart My Account Downloads Explore Today on HBR Blogs Magazine Books Authors Store Harvard Business School Topics Change Management Competition Innovation Leadership Strategy Skills Emotional Intelligence Managing Yourself Measuring Business Performance Project Management Strategy Execution Industries Finance & Insurance Health Care Services Manufacturing Media & Telecommunications Professional Services Umair Haque is Director of the Havas Media Lab and author of T

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Zero Trust Mandate: The Realities, Requirements and Roadmap

The DHS compliance audit clock is ticking on Zero Trust. Government agencies can no longer ignore or delay their Zero Trust initiatives. During this virtual panel discussion—featuring Kelly Fuller Gordon, Founder and CEO of RisX, Chris Wild, Zero Trust subject matter expert at Zermount, Inc., and Principal of Cybersecurity Practice at Eliassen Group, Trey Gannon—you’ll gain a detailed understanding of the Federal Zero Trust mandate, its requirements, milestones, and deadlines.

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Making Room for Reflection Is a Strategic Imperative

Harvard Business Review

Business is, above all, busy. And maybe it's too busy. Let's face it. Most of us spend most of our time chasing the immediate reward, the short-run "objective," the near-term "goal — in short, the expedient and the convenient. But maybe business's obsessive focus on doing hasn't defused any of the following conflagrations, and is, instead, dumping Molotov cocktails on each: customers as detached, distrusting, and "disloyal," investors firing back at boardrooms, regulators with bloodlust a-

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Do You Have a Growth Mindset?

Harvard Business Review

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The Real Story Behind Those "Record" Corporate Profits

Harvard Business Review

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The Real Story Behind Those "Record" Corporate Profits

Harvard Business Review

Corporate profits hit a new record in the U.S. in the third quarter of this year. At least, that was the headline after the data were released Tuesday. It was kind of a meaningless distinction: In a growing economy, even a fitfully growing one, corporate profits should hit new records on a pretty regular basis. Personal income hit a new record in the third quarter, too.

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Maximizing Profit and Productivity: The New Era of AI-Powered Accounting

Speaker: Yohan Lobo and Dennis Street

In the accounting world, staying ahead means embracing the tools that allow you to work smarter, not harder. Outdated processes and disconnected systems can hold your organization back, but the right technologies can help you streamline operations, boost productivity, and improve client delivery. Dive into the strategies and innovations transforming accounting practices.

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Is HR Too Important to Be Left to HR?

Harvard Business Review

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Is HR Too Important to Be Left to HR?

Harvard Business Review

Too often I hear even HR people saying, "HR is too important to be left to HR." I'm sick about it. To me it sounds like "HR is too weak to take care of HR by itself." Have you ever met a sales executive or a CIO who said: "Sales is too important to be left to Sales" or "IT is too important to be left to IT"? I doubt it. While leaders in most corporate functions naturally try to absorb and demonstrate power, HR diffuses responsibility toward its internal customers because of some major misunderst

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Dear Entrepreneur, Avoid First-Impression Mistakes

Harvard Business Review

Poor first impressions are avoidable. I'm amazed by some of the really unfortunate mistakes that people make during important first meetings, whether it's a job interview, an important pitch, or other high stakes first-time business encounters. The secret to avoiding these mistakes is to spend time preparing before the meeting. In today's hyper-connected world, there's no excuse for not learning as much as possible about whom you are meeting and their company.

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Is HR Too Important to Be Left to HR?

Harvard Business Review

Harvard Business Review Cart My Account Downloads Explore Today on HBR Blogs Magazine Books Authors Store Harvard Business School Topics Change Management Competition Innovation Leadership Strategy Skills Emotional Intelligence Managing Yourself Measuring Business Performance Project Management Strategy Execution Industries Finance & Insurance Health Care Services Manufacturing Media & Telecommunications Professional Services The Conversation is our home for inspired insights and observa

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How to Achieve High-Accuracy Results When Using LLMs

Speaker: Ben Epstein, Stealth Founder & CTO | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO, Aggregage

When tasked with building a fundamentally new product line with deeper insights than previously achievable for a high-value client, Ben Epstein and his team faced a significant challenge: how to harness LLMs to produce consistent, high-accuracy outputs at scale. In this new session, Ben will share how he and his team engineered a system (based on proven software engineering approaches) that employs reproducible test variations (via temperature 0 and fixed seeds), and enables non-LLM evaluation m