> Return to the #79 Newsletter In crisis times, demand for expert knowledge rises. To help meet that demand think tanks have emerged as laboratories of ideas that can help us better understand today’s realities and more easily imagine tomorrow’s world. Originally conceived as “universities without teaching”, they have gradually evolved to become anything form quasi-academic institutions to politically engaged organizations. Although their relevance, impartiality and credibility are sometimes questioned, one cannot…
Research Guide
Trends Watching
> Return to the #78 Newsletter New Years’ is a time of resolutions and fresh beginnings. As business people, it also makes us look ahead to try to divine the top trends that are most likely to affect our business over the years to come. Library resources are useful for tracking deep, broad-based trends that are happening right now or poised to unfold in the near future. Trusted sources help differentiate trends…
Company research
> Return to the #77 Newsletter Executives, job-seekers and researchers often need quick access to trusted and up-to-date information about firms. Whether you want to ace a job interview, build a list of prospective customers or study a company’s investment performance, company databases offer a world of valuable data, insights and reports. By using powerful financial software, screening tools or just browsing the latest research analysts’ reports, you can weigh up a…
Summer Reading, Deep Reading
> Return to the #76 Newsletter Summer is finally here, meaning it will soon be time to kick back and enjoy some great books. Our selection for 2018 is brimming with profound thoughts and insights, selected to help you feed your brain over the hot summer months. In an age saturated with fake news and junk reading, what could be better than some super food for thought? Leave the light reading aside…
Entrepreneurship
> Return to the #75 Newsletter Enterprise is the core engine of economic growth. It’s broadly accepted that without enterprise and entrepreneurs there would be very little innovation, less productivity growth and even fewer new jobs being created. According to the management consultant and author John Hagel, entrepreneurs are people who see an opportunity to create value and are willing to take a risk to capitalize on that opportunity. They are needed…