Kevin Rudd: Are China and the US doomed to conflict?

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The former prime minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd is also a longtime student of China, with a unique vantage point to watch its power rise in the past few decades. He asks whether the growing ambition of China will inevitably lead to conflict with other major powers -- and suggests another narrative.

Daniel Kish: How I use sonar to navigate the world

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Daniel Kish has been blind since he was 13 months old, but has learned to “see” using a form of echolocation. He clicks his tongue and sends out flashes of sound that bounce off surfaces in the environment and return to him, helping him to construct an understanding of the space around him. In a rousing talk, Kish demonstrates how this works and asks us to let go of our fear of the “dark unknown.”

The Secret Business Partner

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by Gary CohenSignificant others are, in effect, Secret Business Partners. They can act as sounding boards. They can ask questions others may be too afraid to ask--ones that often begin with "Why?" They can also use their knowledge of their partner's strengths, failings, and personal history to add context and make judgments. Significant others can even have the last word on key business decisions--particularly when it would mean more work or responsibilities (and time away from home) for the executive.The post The Secret Business Partner appeared first on Elements of Leadership.

Don’t just drink the water, eat it!

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Ask anyone in New York City why their bagels are the BEST in the world and they’ll say, “It's the water!”
Ask anyone in Philadelphia why their cheesesteaks are the BEST in the world, and they will say, “It's the bread.” Further questioning one will ask, “Why is the bread so different?” and they will say, “It's the water!
Water? Really?
Yes, water!
The unique water that’s ADDED to the standard ingredients makes the food BEST.
So I’m going to ask you two questions:
What's in your water?

The Monthly Recurring Revenue Recipe Secret Ingredient

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IDC indicates public cloud services sales will near $ 70B in 2015 and the “greater cloud market” - including private, public clouds and enabling IT and services – will hit $ 118 Billion. Which means that there is lots of opportunity to achieve monthly recurring revenues, but how can you ensure that you get your piece of the pie?

Mobile negligence – are you guilty of this and other “Deadly IT Sins”?

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Smartphones and tablets are multiplying in IT environments like crazy, and the variety and types of devices are multiplying too, thanks to trends like BYOD (bring your own device) and CYOD (choose your own device). If mobile security isn’t at the top of your to-do list, you might be guilty of the sin of mobile negligence, which is one of the “7 Deadly IT Sins” identified by Sophos as serious risks to businesses.

How to Help Your Customers Win the Big Data Challenge

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The old standby block data, easily handled by said spreadsheets, is quickly being replaced by unstructured data. Driven by the growth of the 3rd platform (mobile, cloud, big data, and social) unstructured data has become a power to be reckoned with. We’re talking video and audio files, scanned images, and machine data of all kinds. In fact, there’s so much of this data floating around that close to 80 percent of all new IT storage is now devoted to managing unstructured data. And it’s doubling every two years.

Climate Change Negotiations: What Can We Learn From the U.S./China Agreement?

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The Herbert C. Kelman Seminar on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution is pleased to present:
Climate Change Negotiations:
What Can We Learn From the
U.S./China Agreement?
with
Celeste LeCompte
Nieman Fellow, co-founder of Climate Confidential,
columnist for the Robotics Business Review
 and
Michael B. McElroy
Gilbert Butler Professor of Environmental Studies
at Harvard University
Monday, April 13, 2015
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
CGIS Building, Weatherhead Center
Room K-262
1737 Cambridge

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