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Online Platforms Enabling the Rise of Global Micro Outsourcing Firms

Small Business Labs

But we don't yet know the full net impact of this form of outsourcing and more research needs to be done on this topic. As we pointed out in the 2008 Intuit report  The New Artisan Economy,  a combination of new technologies and business models mean returns to scale are no longer the key to success in many industries.

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Collective Intelligence For Teams Inspired From Nature

BioTeams

To recap, stigmergy is a form of self organistion where it produces complex, seemingly intelligent structures without the need for any planning, control or even direct communication between the agents. A study into Morman crickets found that their collective movement causes the crickets to form vast swarms.

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Thursday Morning & 20 Years of Celebrating You & Your Profession!

Office Dynamics

They talked about mental energy (what you think is what you live); physical energy (energize your life); team energy (walking your talk); leadership energy (creating a culture of cooperation and respect; personal energy (internal drive, because motivation is an inside job!) In 2008, Sail to Success! In 2006, Get Motivated!

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Construction Work Ahead–Part 1 of 4

The Marq

Scot always seeks those challenges internally. So much so that the economic meltdown of 2008 didn’t seem to affect him, even though he worked in the construction industry as a Senior Project Manager. I spent time filling out the unemployment forms too, with the most time spent looking for work! He was given my resume by Erik.

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The Secrets Behind Portugal’s Booming Coworking Industry

Allwork

On October 7 and 8, Coworking Nativo will be held — in collaboration with the European Coworking Assembly — to launch the assembly and connect stakeholders from the Portuguese coworking community. . In reality, I found that there was a lot more competition than collaboration within the sector.

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How To Optimise Team Size In Uncertain Environments

BioTeams

All members of the pack contribute to the development like it’s a collaborative venture. Information can then be amplified internally to the management team and key strategic and operational teams that can quickly iterate and either respond to the opportunity or fortify against the threat. About Max Bhanabhai. Thompson, K.

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Top 10 Small Business Trends for 2014

Small Business Labs

To see earlier lists, click on the year: 2012 , 2011 , 2010 , 2009 , 2008. The Convergence of Mobile, Cloud, Data and Analytics:  Individually each of these technology trends has been on our annual top 10 lists in some form for years.  Below is our 7th annual Top 10 Small Business Trends list. GDP increasing 2.5%

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