Ivan Suvanjieff: Three Cheers For The Social Innovation SummitA punk rocker, an economist, a beautiful model and an engineer with a funny job title came to the United Nations one day to try to change the world. What could possibly go wrong? What sounds like the prelude to a good joke is actually the beginning ... Huffington Post, 13 hours ago |
Meditation Isn't Just About Inner Peace—in the Valley It's About Getting AheadEnlight- enment Engi- neers Meditation and mindfulness are the new rage in Silicon Valley. And it's not just about inner peace—it's about getting ahead. Photographs: Brian Finke Chade-Meng Tan is perched on a chair, his lanky body folded into a ... Wired News, 14 hours ago
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Quirky Job Titles - Our TakeWhy settle for the title of 'Human Resource Executive' when you could be the 'Merry Maker'? In today's working world, run-of-the-mill job titles are passe; the creativity of a job title takes centre stage. For instance, software programmers become ... XinMsn, 2 weeks ago
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Column: How practising mindfulness can help your work life"MINDFULNESS" MEANS BEING present in the moment, aware of what is going on inside and around us instead of engrossed in the merry-go-round of our thoughts and emotions. Meditation quiets the mind and fosters new ways of relating to whatever external ... TheJournal.ie, 1 month ago
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Empathy: Part Of The New Operating System For Our Modern WorldEmpathy has been in the news a lot recently. It has been highlighted as an antidote to school bullying and gun and gender violence, and it has become popular in the business community as a part of user-centered design. More and more, empathy is ... Forbes.com, 1 month ago
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Here's A Google Perk Any Company Can Imitate: Employee-to-Employee LearningAdam Green sprinkles his lecture on data visualization with class participation. Does anyone read sheet music? he asks before showing a video that re-imagines music notation in a more visual way. Anyone ever in the military? he asks before ... Credit Union Times, 2 months ago
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