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Trend spotter Faith Popcorn describes an innovative entrepreneur this way: “To be where the consumers are just before they get there and offer them what they didn’t know they wanted.” This ability to see change before it happens — or to imagine change and create it — can result in billions of dollars. We know the legends well: Bernie Marcus Jerry Perenchio Howard Schultz Ted Turner In all of these, it’s easy to see that innovative thinking was critical in their success. But can we be taught that? Or is innovation instinctive? - Patrick

to what extent can bureaucratic forces foster national service without stifling it? Perhaps the best way to promote a culture of service is through business education. In Leadership, we are always taught that raw intelligence only gets you so far and that emotional intelligence is the true determinant of success.Learning how to insert the relevant resources to the relevant people at the relevant time is essential to a Columbia MBA. It is this knowledge that is required to organize or help movements that people care passionately about. This is the kind of service that all Americans would like to see at the heart of this country. MBA students must also learn another element of service — that to whom much is given, much is expected. An MBA equips people with the skills and knowledge to be more socially conscious precisely because the degree is part of such an august tradition. - Patrick

Donald Shoup is a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and has served as the Director of the Institute of Transportation Studies and Chair of the Department of Urban Planning during his tenure there [1]. Shoup’s specific areas of study are the connection between transportation and land use and how this intersection particularly impacts cities, the economy, and the environment. He’s also known to use his academic research to support transportation reforms and so has been able to influence California state law and the federal tax code with regard to employer-provided transportation benefits. - Patrick

If you're interested in the power of parking policy to reduce congestion and make streets more livable, the most exciting place to be right now is San Francisco. For the past year and a half, the city has pursued an innovative slate of policies designed to manage parking supply wisely and deftly, thanks in part to a federal grant from the Urban Partnership program -- the same pot of money that New York City could have accessed if Albany had passed congestion pricing last year. This Tuesday, the San Francisco MTA released a long-awaited parking meter study, which calls for increasing meter hours in commercial districts where parking occupancy rises above 85 percent and businesses are open late on weekdays and Sundays. - Patrick

If you're interested in the power of parking policy to reduce congestion and make streets more livable, the most exciting place to be right now is San Francisco. For the past year and a half, the city has pursued an innovative slate of policies designed to manage parking supply wisely and deftly, thanks in part to a federal grant from the Urban Partnership program -- the same pot of... more... - Patrick

The Mayor of Montreal Gérald Tremblay announced a design competition for a new bus shelter on September 15th, including the advertising poster frame, bench and solar power system, to be used by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM). “This initiative is further proof of our administration’s desire to make such competitions a widespread practice, to promote innovation and excellence in architecture and design, and to continue positioning Montreal as a UNESCO City of Design,” Mayor Tremblay said. - Patrick

1. Spend 30 minutes each morning looking for "cracks" in the major areas of your life.2. Show up and be ten minutes early for every appointment.3. Be dedicated to a high level of learning. - Patrick

The five-year doctoral program prepares candidates for careers in university teaching, cultural advocacy and administration, museum curatorship, and publishing. The program forges a unique combination of professional knowledge with a historical and analytical grasp of key phases in the history of architecture, especially those that have a demonstrable share in the field’s current state and its critical issues. The program secures sound training in historical study and historiography, imparting technical knowledge and awareness of intellectual trends that inform the reception and role of architecture around the world. The history of science and technology (as well as its reception in popular culture and the arts), the history of media, and an understanding of architectural practice are as important as the fine arts and literature. - Patrick

Though Cutler expects the project to be completed on time and on budget by next fall, she said that the experience has taught her the importance of continuing to communicate with neighborhood groups throughout the course of a long project. - Patrick

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The Future of Laundry: No More Water Well, at least 90% less of it, thanks to a new technique using dirt-busting plastic pellets - Patrick

When it comes to building science research in this countryincluding everything from seismic and safety issues, to materiality and performance, to indoor air quality and moisturewe dont do comprehensive. American building science research is, at best, piecemeal; at worst, its barely funded. There is no federal agency that spearheads research endeavors, and no dedicated funding stream that supports scientists. The building industry itselfarchitecture, engineering, manufacturing, construction, and maintenanceis a $1-trillion-per-year business employing some 1.7 million people, but it simply does not invest in R&D the way that, say, pharmaceutical companies do. The building sector spends one-tenth as much on R&D as the national average for other industries, according to Mark Frankel, technical director of the nonprofit New Buildings Institute (NBI). - Patrick

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But all pyramids ultimately crumble (except perhaps a few tourist attractions in Egypt and South America). Clients reject bills that charge them for what is, in their view, training of new attorneys. Associates reject unrealistic quotas of hours to bill, and even partners may ultimately reject the system when it comes between them and their clients, poisoning the relationship and marginalizing their standing. Old ways die hard, though, and still today, nearly all law firm management systems track the billable hours of each attorney for each day, month and year, down to the tenth of an hour. - Patrick

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There is a school of thought that good creative agencies tend to be not so good at business strategy. Or media strategy. Or any of the more "business-like" aspects of marketing. Once again, I have found the opposite to be true. Agencies that produce good creative work also tend to be good at all aspects of the business. Those that are mediocre, tend to be mediocre across the board. This also is true of individuals within agencies. The best creative people also tend to have very good business instincts and a highly evolved understanding of strategy. They are often better at sales than most account people. Talented people tend to be talented in lots of ways. It ain't fair, but it's true. - Patrick

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In business and engineering, new product development (NPD) is the term used to describe the complete process of bringing a new product or service to market. There are two parallel paths involved in the NPD process: one involves the idea generation, product design, and detail engineering; the other involves market research and marketing analysis. Companies typically see new product development as the first stage in generating and commercializing new products within the overall strategic process of product life cycle management used to maintain or grow their market share. - Patrick

Selecting any professional is an unnerving process, and it’s particularly difficult and personal when it comes to selecting an architect. - Patrick

October 2, 2009 By William Hanley It may resemble one of the many fallow construction sites dotting Manhattan since the real-estate boom busted, but one undeveloped lot in the TriBeCa neighborhood stands apart from casualties of the recession. Rather than walling off the site completely from pedestrians, its plywood barricades swing open like doors, revealing a plaza, a cluster of young trees, and a series of sculptures. Curated by Adam Lkeinman and designed by Interboro Partners, LentSpace is bounded by Canal, Varick, Grand, and Sullivan Streets in Downtown Manhattan. - Patrick

Overcoming the résumé gap A long spell of unemployment can leave a hole in your work history and make finding a job more difficult. Here's how to turn it around. That's because a hole on a job seeker's résumé is still a stigma in the workplace, despite the fact that long-term unemployment has become par for the course in this economy. With job openings few and far between, the average duration of unemployment has risen to over six months, according to the Labor Department's most recent data -- the longest length of time recorded since the department began tracking data in 1948. - Patrick

Can your name keep you from getting hired? These job seekers think their unusual names are getting in the way of their job search. Miller, 56, was out of work for about four months earlier in the year. On every interview he went on, the senior software engineer had to field jokes about his namesake, the great American jazz musician. - Patrick

In today's tight economy, who doesn't want to free up some cash? Trim the fat but not the fun from your budget - here's how. - Patrick

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only windows mobile? hmm... an attempt to shift purchases away from iphone and android based? - Patrick

only windows mobile? hmm... an attempt to shift purchases away from iphone and android based? - Patrick

The social media craze has hit building automation, as the campus at the University of Mississippi will soon be broadcasting its energy consumption via Twitter and Facebook updates. - Patrick