Please check this interesting paper from the Economist on the subject:
http://www.economist.com/node/18958643
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Japan’s preference for hardware over software is fading !!
Start 2014 with Inspirational Quotes !
Great Quotes from Slideshare:
“Everyone can rise above their circumstances and achieve success if they are dedicated to and passionate about what they do.”
(Nelson Mandela)
Tips for wise E-mail Management !
Useful post from Jeff Weiner, thanks to whom we are communicating on Linked In !
Hope this might help.
5 Powerful ways to Open a Presentation
Great tips for “jiko-kaizen” / self-improvement !
http://blog.slideshare.net/2013/07/22/5-powerful-ways-to-open-a-presentation/
” It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change” (Charles Darwin)
Great Quotes !
Choose for yourself and Change !
http://fr.slideshare.net/mijkdemijk/30-best-creative-design-marketing-quotes?goback=%2Egmp_4385902%2Egde_4385902_member_243411673%2Egmp_4385902%2Egde_4385902_member_243448954
Education vs Travel. What do you think ?
“Education is the most powerful weapon to change the world.” (Nelson Mandela)
“But education doesn’t take place in stuffy classrooms and university buildings, it can happen everywhere. Travel is a good option.” (Richard Branson)
Give more than money: share your talent !
Good point: “… ask yourself if you have given more than money. Ask yourself if you have given of your talents as a leader and as a visionary. Your business is not the only place where those talents are needed. The cultural institutions and the people who use them need those talents too.” (Mikitani-san) !
Let us share a thought or a prayer for the victims of the 3/11 Earthquake !
As you all know, about 2 years ago, a tremendous earthquake (magnitude 9) followed by a lethal “tsunami”, countless aftershocks and a major nuclear accident at Fukushima, struck the North-East coast of Japan. With nearly 20000 people dead or missing, still over 342000 evacuees, this has been a major challenge for the country. Let us share a thought or a prayer for the victims.
About 10 days ago, I attended a high-level Conference on the Reconstruction Process at the Chamber of Commerce in Paris. Fed with a lot of data and presentations about what had been done for the past 2 years, I was impressed to see how well the Japanese nation had rebounded after the disaster: solidarity, volunteer work, 10 year reconstruction plan, new reconstruction agency, new investments, tax breaks, grants for reconstruction projects ….
What I found most remarkable is that, rather than just rebuilding the same communities, the Japanese took the opportunity to rethink how and what to build, further, came up with a new concept of “Smart Community” where renewable and clean energies (solar, wind, geothermal) will be produced locally and feeding the new town, where all cars and buses will be electric vehicles, where the whole town energy consumption will be monitored by a Control Center or Energy Management System ….
Well done ! As stated during the presentations, revitalizing disaster hit areas will play a leading role in the emergence of a dynamic new Japan:
RECONSTRUCTION + REVITALIZATION = DYNAMIC GROWTH !
東北の皆様へ、頑張れ !!
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