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Working Remotely? Here’s How to Do It Right

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Email is probably the easiest form of communication between team members; it’s also easily misinterpreted. Keep your projects organized. Create video tutorials to explain new projects. This article was published in June 2015 and has been updated. Use various communication styles. Create a file management system.

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Thinking Outside the Box: How Entrepreneur Danny Taing Is Bringing Japan to Your Door

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If a drone flew over that room in 2015, you’d see bags of snacks scattered across tables and tumbling from three giant suitcases he brought back from Japan. He found that since he already had the experience of forming a company, he was able to go from concept to beta launch in two months.

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The Importance of Universal Design for an Equitable Future

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Design can absolutely be a form of segregation,” Formosa points out. “It the standard office building temperature is set using a formula based on the metabolic resting rate of an average male—”40 years old, 155 pounds”—which “may overestimate female metabolic rate by up to 35%,” according to a 2015 study ) to the deadly (e.g.,

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A 4-Question Guide to Unlock Your Creativity

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One 2015 study from Northwestern University found that, in regards to sensory processing as a predictor of creative achievement, divergent thinking did not correlate with real-world creative success. In a 2015 study published in Memory & Cognition , Zabelina explored how patterns of attention may influence creativity.

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How To Boost Creativity And Innovation In Remote Work

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But the real plot twist emerges post-2015. Google Forms, ideal for anonymous text-based idea submission, and MURAL, a virtual whiteboard suitable for visual brainstorming, stand out as prime examples. Between 2000 and 2010, this innovation gap started to shrink dramatically, dwindling down to a mere 1%.

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If You Think You’re Unbiased, You’re Wrong

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In a landmark project chronicled by David A. Among the initiatives that emerged from the exercise was a group formed to “[identify] and [support] sales and marketing strategies” that could be utilized to reach women- and minority-owned businesses. To remain innovative , you have to maintain a broad outlook. According to U.S.

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The Holiday Blues Are Normal—These 8 Tips from Experts Can Help You Better Manage Difficult Emotions

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Steps such as these enable you to form new positive associations this time of year. Schedule lunches with friends and family; start a creative or home-improvement project; take a day trip or two. This article appeared in the November 2015 issue of SUCCESS magazine and has been updated. Make room for memory.

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