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Why did Taylor Swift just re-record her chart-topping album?

Idea to Value

So why did she just do potentially the most un-creative thing a musician can do: Re-record one of her previous albums, ‘Fearless’ from 2008? She is also respected for being a highly creative songwriter and performer. It all comes down to owning your own platform as an artist.

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It takes 23 minutes to regain focus after a distraction: Task Switching

Idea to Value

Some of the most famous research on the subject comes from 2008, where researchers followed workers and timed all of their activities, especially every time they changed what they were working on. The researchers found that most of the time, workers managed to get back on track and complete their task on the same day.

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IDEA 2008

Boxes and Arrows

Where work processes have become so involved, and so digitized, that we need new processes to manage those processes. Where physical spaces are so complex that detailed wayfinding is necessary to navigate them. —from the “IDEA Vision Statement&# :[link]. account: iTunes Del.icio.us

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Creating 21st Century Transformational Learning

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Janet Sernack I was privileged to attend one of the first Theory U; Presencing Leadership for Profound Innovation and Change Workshops presented by the Sloane School of Management, in Boston in 2008. This means that I have … Continue reading →

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Startup Entrepreneurs and COVID-19: a Real Challenge

InnovationManagement

The coronavirus pandemic is turning out to be an international economic crisis, with ramifications for all industries and markets, similar to the crisis of 2008. A cross-border economic crisis affects companies large and small, trying an organization's management and its employees.

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The New Game Or Is It? Asset Orchestration

Paul Hobcraft

They might be operating at the two ends of the current internet trading spectrum and are coming from different market maturity positions but it is the asset management that is becoming critical for delivering the profit or dragging performance. Shaping new boundaries. Here is my adapted visual and opens up my thinking even further.

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Innovate, Adapt, Overcome: How to Beat a Recession with Idea Management & Continuous Improvement

Qmarkets

job losses skyrocketed during the peak recession years 2008-2010 Given the devastating impact of the 2007-08 financial crisis, it’s little wonder that companies worldwide are sensitive to omens of a new “great recession”. During the 2008 financial meltdown, the coffee shop giant launched its “My Starbucks Idea” platform.