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14 LGBTQ+ Innovators, Inventors and Scientists who changed the world

Idea to Value

An American Geophysicist, Cox and his colleagues were instrumental in developing a way to measure the changes in the Earth’s magnetic alignment and the geomagnetic polarity time scale. Laws and attitudes around the world towards LGBTQ+ people and their rights are changing.

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Your Favorite HBR Articles of 2023

Harvard Business Review

And how specifically did it change the way you operate? They called out articles ranging from a 2001 classic article about managing your energy as a worker to a recent magazine piece on storytelling for leaders. We heard from readers in a variety of different industries, writing in from various corners of the world.

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Nine Short Innovation Lessons from Lego

Destination Innovation

Jorgen Vig Knudstorp joined in 2001 and was promoted to CEO three years later at the age of 36. He created a sense of urgency to undertake the changes ahead. They appointed a new CEO. The father of four told his colleagues, “We are on a burning platform. We’re running out of cash… and likely won’t survive.”

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The Default Mode Network in the brain

Idea to Value

They wanted to measure this by seeing changes in energy usage before and during the challenge, and so needed to get a baseline reading of the brain “doing nothing” before the challenge started. The scientists found that even while a person is resting and not thinking of anything in particular, their brain is still highly active.

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The Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020: Initial Catalysts, Current Implications, and Future Impacts

Speaker: Elizabeth "Paige" Baumann, Founder and CEO of Paige Baumann Advisory, LLC

The AMLA represents the most significant changes in U.S. anti-money laundering laws since the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001. In this webinar, you'll be provided with a clear overview of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (AMLA), which also includes the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA).

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The Next Supply-Chain Challenge Isn’t a Shortage — It’s Inventory Glut

Harvard Business Review

Electronics littered shelves in 2001 after the dot-com bubble burst. It’s a forward-looking metric based on the classic momentum equation: current inventory x rate of inventory change. Inventory challenges aren’t new. In 2009, the financial crash left manufacturers with excess inventory when consumer buying power suddenly dropped.

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Is Myopia the Biggest Threat to Innovation?

IdeaScale

Ignoring change is often a bad idea. How did Napster, which enjoyed a brief moment of popularity in 2001, back when broadband was limited mostly to colleges, kill a $14 billion industry? Take a hard look at what change in your industry means and what will be necessary to be ready for it. The Music Industry.