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Posted by Inspired Protagonist | Tue, Sep. 30, 2008
Toward the end of my second day at the World Economic Forum, I had the opportunity to attend an intimate dialogue with Wen Jiabao, the premier of China. An engineer by training, Wen has an eye for detail that our president probably can’t even dream of.
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Posted by Inspired Protagonist | Mon, Sep. 29, 2008
On the second day of the World Economic Forum in China, I sat in on a session where three Internet gurus—Jimmy Wales (founder of Wikipedia), investor Esther Dyson, and Mitchell Baker (chairman of Mozilla)—pondered what’s next on the Web.
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Posted by Inspired Protagonist | Sun, Sep. 28, 2008
It’s a two-hour drive from Beijing to Tianjin, which is hosting the World Economic Forum. Otherwise known as the “Summer Davos,” the Forum’s stated purpose is to improve the state of the world. I’m here to find out what that means, how it’s supposed to happen, and whether I can help.
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Posted by Inspired Protagonist | Fri, Sep. 26, 2008
The Beijing South Station looks more like a modern airport than a train station. It’s designed to move millions of people efficiently throughout the country. The chairs in the waiting room more closely resemble those in my dining room. This is not the city I visited 23 years ago, when we spent half the night standing on our beds till the small rats in the room settled down to sleep.
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Posted by Inspired Protagonist | Wed, Sep. 24, 2008
I am flying somewhere over what’s left of the Arctic on my way to speak at Summer Davos, organized by The World Economic Forum in Tianjin, People’s Republic of China.
With the world worrying about the potential for global economic meltdown, it should be a great opportunity for me to explore the ripple effects of the recent events in the US banking market.
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Posted by Inspired Protagonist | Mon, Sep. 22, 2008
Imagine a food company that refuses to display the ingredients in its cookies and processed soups.
Imagine a personal-care company that won’t disclose the chemicals in its shampoos.
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Posted by Inspired Protagonist | Mon, Sep. 8, 2008
Last week, it was reported that the Bush administration will send $1 billion to aid Georgia, the Eastern European nation that revolted against Russia. I couldn't help but think of the other Georgia, the southeastern state and one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against Great Britain.
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Posted by Inspired Protagonist | Fri, Sep. 5, 2008
The bleak economy has increasingly dominated the headlines. It's easy to see why, given the yo-yoing stock market and through-the-roof energy prices. But the economy's difficulties have overshadowed an equally troubling trend: since the late 1960s, U.S. high-school graduation rates have steadily declined.
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Posted by Inspired Protagonist | Wed, Sep. 3, 2008
While the business community is finally taking global warming seriously, we've barely begun to account for all of its costs. Soaring energy prices already weigh heavily on the global economy, but climate change's effect on human health might soon inflict its own economic toll.
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Posted by Inspired Protagonist | Tue, Sep. 2, 2008
Recently, an editor at the Burlington Free Press asked me to contribute a column on the best business advice I've ever received. I thought about writing a piece on one of the subjects that I frequently blog on, such as transparency or growing a company that's built on values.
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