How Birkenstocked Burkeans, gun-loving organic gardeners, evangelical free-range farmers, ... plan to save America ...
Describes a growing breed of conservative who are passionate about “the permanent things” such as faith, family, community, the environment, truth, beauty, and authenticity.
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Rising to the Challenges of Our Uncertain World
We’ve been talking about personal dynamic tensions between faith and work for years. Kelly, CEO of the Global Business Network, describes seven global dynamic tensions that signify that we are not just in an “age of change” but a “change of age.”
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How to Think Clearly in a Time of Change
Our habits of thinking, our assumptions about the world can trap us. How do we recognize trends and spot change earlier? How do we overcome our personal and organizational assumptions that keep us from seeing?
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The Rise of Conspicuous Capitalism
At InsideWork we see a growing spirituality in the workplace and want to contribute from a biblical perspective. This book documents how spirituality is emerging as a genuine megatrend that is affecting business practices and corporate life globally.
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What You Need to Know About America's Economic Future
Demographics drive economic trends. By 2030 the population 65+ years old will double to 19.4% with 2 workers to support a senior citizen versus 16 today. How will we prepare for this storm as businesses?
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The eBay phenomenon is giving rise to a shift from an accumulation culture to an auction culture where a new norm of “temporary” ownership is taking hold. People are able to constantly “trade up” because they will simultaneously be selling off what they no longer want.
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Is 64% the New 100% for North America?
The growth of internet users has plateaued in North American. Is this a sign that everyone who wants access already has it? Are the remaining holdouts offended by what’s on web? Or are they just not interested?
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Now More World Wide Webbier Than Ever
The Pew Global Attitudes Project chronicles the growth of the world wide web with a comparison of self-reported internet users and emailers in 2002 and 2005.
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Trend Spotters Spot Trend Spotting
"Focus groups confirm what you already know," says sociologist Eva Steensig as more companies turn to trend spotting trying to figure out what’s next.
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What internet space logged more page views in August (9.4 billion) than Google? That would be MySpace.com — the upstart web company that is part Friendster, part Blogger, part MP3.com, part craigslist.
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Everyday Economic Indicators
Nine economic observers recently told the New York Times about the everyday indicators and hunches that check and balance their assessment of the official numbers.
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A review of Google’s Zeitgeist pages exposes what users were searching for on the Internet in October 2005.
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It may not be your grandmother’s America but that doesn’t mean it’s all bad. New York Times columnist David Brooks finds good news about America’s moral fiber.
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Our Children Can't Earn If They Don't Learn
Thomas Friedman weighs in on education and the Bush legacy
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The Re-emergence Of Spirituality
Eamonn Kelly, CEO and president of the forward-thinking Global Business Network looks back and forth, picking up clues about the future rooted in the past.
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