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The Common Mistakes Futurists Make

Small Business Labs

This term was coined in the late 1990's and in the 2002-2005 time frame it was a very hot trend. And planning for the future is required in today's business environment. Overestimating the near term impact of new technologies. I often tell people trends are easy, timing is hard. Take the now hot Internet of Things.

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Green Gift Giving: Soda Stream Review & Giveaway!

Eco-Office Gals

Sodastream’s products are a great addition to the home or office making green steps: How Does SodaStream Help the Environment? The energy required to make water bottles in the US only, is equivalent to 17 million barrels of oil (Container Recycling Institute, 2002). Also, an estimated 4.7

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Bioteams Part 4: The Team Organization Zone

BioTeams

T his article was originally published in 2005 by Ken Thompson and Robin Good. The more sophisticated the nervous system is the more external triggers it can respond to, the more internal states it can sustain and the wider its vocabulary of communications with its external environment. Introduction. The Communications System.