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...belief in the future," says Boden, 33. With the change in political climate, Ukraine "is opening its doors to the world. We're seeing lots of new interest." With the change of government in Kiev, many expect an influx of other big companies. Russia could be a model. While conditions there were much harder a decade ago, many consumer-goods firms who got into the market early are now enjoying fast-growing sales. Already some wealthy Russian oligarchs have jumped into Ukraine's market. They include Oleg Deripaska of the aluminum group Rusal, which has acquired Ukraine's Mykolayiv alumina...
...Orange Revolution a model for other countries in Russia's "near abroad"? The orange revolution stands for the faith of the people in their own strength. The dejection in post-Soviet - and not just post-Soviet - countries was bred by the feeling that the people couldn't change anything in politics. Georgia and Ukraine prove that when the people trust in themselves, the politicians grow compliant. Is the drive behind the orange revolution fizzling out? The festive part is all forgotten. Our drive now is in working hard. It will likely take more time and effort to fix things than...
...that was only Stage 1. When the dotcoms started going bust, Ideo adapted its business model. Instead of cool products, Kelley began to focus on processes--like streamlining admission into hospitals or new ways to stock supermarket shelves. Ideo transformed itself into a highly unconventional business consultancy--taking clients on bizarre field trips or making them dress up as customers--that spread the gospel of design thinking to corporate America. The CEO of Procter & Gamble, for instance, was once sent shopping in San Francisco's low-rent Mission District, while top executives from Kraft were taken to the traffic-control...
...Todd Moses, a former hardware marketing executive, had been frustrated with his jam-prone Swingline (the top complaint gleaned from Swingline's exhaustive research). So he created the PaperPro stapler, which Moses boasts requires only 7 lbs. of palm pressure to operate, compared with 30 lbs. for a traditional model. "You can do 20 sheets with one finger. You can even use your pinkie...
According to its website, the Workshop—officially acknowledged in 1936—is the first program to offer a degree in creative writing in the United States and is a model for current programs...