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3 Steps to Cultivate an Innovation Culture

Organizational Talent Consulting

The proven benefits of innovation include: increased competitive advantage improved operational productivity reduced costs and increased revenue improved commercial value enhanced problem-solving One modern innovation that is impressive to watch is SpaceX's reusable Falcon 9 (watch the video below). Cantaragiu, R., & & Hadad, S.

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Reality Check: How Fast is China Growing? Global Recession at Hand

MishTalk

Debt matters - $30 Trillion – up $9 trillion since 2008 Debt is 200-300% of GDP counting Shadow Banks. China''s total debt has sprouted from 153 percent of gross domestic product in 2008 to 282 percent today. Or they buy shadow bank products with names like "Golden Elephant No. The rest is time well spent.

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Reflections on 2013; What's Important, What's Not? What's Ahead?

MishTalk

Trillion Yuan in Audit The Washington Post notes "Local debt now equals about 33 percent of China’s gross domestic product, up from about 10 percent in 2008 and almost nothing in 1997." Assets in exchange-traded products backed by gold fell 33 percent to the lowest since 2009 amid sales by billionaires George Soros and John Paulson."