Category: innovation
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Sustainability through Profitability: The Triple Bottom Line
Today’s highly competitive, globalized world requires organizations and businesses to think differently about how they are going to stay in business. Businesses can no longer afford to focus on profits as their sole purpose for existence. Organizations must instead think about the “Triple Bottom Line” and its implications for their ability to grow their brand,…
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A Case Study: Lungun Dankande Village Part II
We toured many of the fields of Lungun Dankande Village on our second day. Some of the fields were maybe an acre or two. Others were more like garden plots. Keep in mind, I am from Nebraska. The fields in our great state stretch as far as the eye can see! As we toured the…
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2 Major Global Leadership Challenges: Innovation and Sustainability
We are going to take a break from our Nigerian case study to think about another issue (which relates to Nigeria as well as the rest of the world). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the world population increased from 3 billion in 1959 to 6 billion by 1999. These figures indicate that the world’s…
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Green for Good Conference: Profitability through Sustainability
Green for Good Conference: Profitability through SustainabilityBeing “GREEN” for Good Conference: Profitability through SustainabilityThursday, May 21, 2009 9:30 AM- 12:30PMUNL Kimmel Education and Research Center5985 G Road, Nebraska City, NE 68410The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Kimmel Education and Research Center will host the “Being GREEN For Good” Conference on Thursday, May 21, 2009. The conference is…
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Entrepreneurial Leadership and Innovation: The How!
Entrepreneurial Leadership and Innovation are supported by: Creating and communicating a relevant vision Motivating and empowering individuals Investing in and leveraging human (the what we know) and social capital (who we know) Developing a global mindset in organizations that embraces change and values diversity Cultivating continuous innovation. Entrepreneurial individuals and leaders are needed to address…
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How do We Turn the Economy Around? With Entrepreneurial People and Innovation of Course!
How do we lift ourselves out of the current economic situation? We become more entrepreneurial and focus on innovation (notice I did not mention getting in line for a check). Entrepreneurial individuals and continuous innovation are vital components of successful organizations. Therefore, the public and private sectors must develop the entrepreneurial characteristics and actions of…
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Inventors, Investors and Entrepreneurs Club (I2E Club)
We had another great meeting Inventors, Investors and Entrepreneurs (I2E) Club meeting last night…..Doug Damme, founder and owner of Eco-Green Enterprises, told us about his business and gave us some great entrepreneurial insight! Deb Heidzig, Office Manager for the Kimmel Education and Research Center, Farmer and former cooperative founder, totally made us think with her…