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Cynthia Breazeal Is Making AI Fun and Educational for Kids

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In 2004, she published her seminal book, Designing Sociable Robots , which presented her vision for social robots of the future. Especially for older adults living alone, simply having an entity acknowledging their presence positively benefited their emotional well-being and mental health.

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The Role of Reason and Refinement in Productivity

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Studies have shown that aligning work tasks with one’s internal clock can enhance cognitive function and productivity ( Foster & Kreitzman, 2004 ). Why #1: To inform my team about the project’s progress. Why #3: To enhance team collaboration and project success. Example: Task: Prepare a presentation.

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How to Name Your Business

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For example, someone thinking about using the word “synergy” to name their health consulting company ought to reconsider. An internal team was assigned to meet once a month to brainstorm and examine potential names. We rolled it out to the public in 2004. We needed to succeed and fail on our own identity.

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How Women Are Rising in Business

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According to Guidant, the highest number of women-owned small businesses were in retail (18%), followed by “food and restaurant” at 12% and “health, beauty and fitness services” at 10%. With a passion for “building the green, clean, knowledge-rich future,” she founded her company, Ethical Markets Media LLC , in 2004, when she was 72. “I

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The Magic of Intrapreneurship Within Organizations

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In a letter to would-be shareholders in 2004, the co-founders noted that the habit “empowers [employees] to be more creative and innovative,” and that many significant advances happened during that allocated time. This is a win-win; the company has every opportunity to excel with a team of committed employees driving growth.

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Shaping Sara Blakely: Meet the Billionaire Founder of Spanx

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In 2004 Blakely tackled another hurdle when she appeared on a reality show with Richard Branson called The Rebel Billionaire: Branson’s Quest for the Best , a sort-of cross between The Apprentice and The Amazing Race. I needed the income and the security and the insurance and the health benefits and all that.

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Cat Johnson Founder of Cat Johnson Co | Creating Connections and Success in Coworking

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And to make a comparison, that’s faster than the growth of the PC industry at its height in 2000 2002, or the mobile phones in 2004 to 2007. Number one, how big of teams should you have come into your space without risking that when they leave, then you’re going to be out? So as an industry, the growth is really taking off.

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