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Ethanol Industry Suffers Setback as EPA Proposes Lower 2014 Target

Associations Now

The Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal to decrease the required amount of ethanol in the nation’s fuel supply has producers on the defensive. But the oil industry suggests the proposal doesn’t go far enough. However, the proposal is up for public comment before EPA makes its final determination.

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: When the Professional is Also.

Idea Architects

custom-designing keynotes, workshops, and leadership conferences that promote innovation, learning, and community. A couple of weeks ago, my Twitter feed was filled with Tweets from friends and colleagues talking about workshop proposals they had submitted for the 2012 ASAE Annual Meeting in Dallas. Wednesday, February 15, 2012.

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Grow the Human Skills: Critical Thinking, Creativity, Collaboration, and Communication

.orgSource

Welcome every proposal. An office filled with silent workers hunkered down in their cubicles is not going to produce much innovative thinking. David Caruso, whose company Highroad Solutions has been a remote workplace since 2005, offered this example. Intimidation is Roundup for creativity.

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Instead of Training, Try Talking

Idea Architects

custom-designing keynotes, workshops, and leadership conferences that promote innovation, learning, and community. The telephone call or Request for Proposals are always so similar. Nov 2005 (1). Oct 2005 (1). Sep 2005 (2). Aug 2005 (1). Jul 2005 (2). Jun 2005 (1). May 2005 (2).

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Two Slide Shows on Humanize

Jamie Notter

In it, I talk about the deep problems we have with the way we run today’s organizations (like how we haven’t seen significant innovation in management in over fifty years), and contrast that with the incredible growth of social media. Moneyball and Management Innovation. December 2005 (5). November 2005 (7).

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Facilitation Friday #15: Tools for.

Idea Architects

custom-designing keynotes, workshops, and leadership conferences that promote innovation, learning, and community. Six Thinking Hats: Many facilitators find using Edward deBonos Six Thinking Hats to be a useful tool when participants have a specific idea or proposal to evaluate. Nov 2005 (1). Oct 2005 (1). Sep 2005 (2).

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#ASAE11 Unsession on Humanize: Reader Input

Jamie Notter

Back in December, when we had to put in our proposals for sessions, Maddie and I realized that the book would not be done in time for ASAE, so we didn’t put in to do a session on it (but I am on the agenda for Tech in December!). Moneyball and Management Innovation. December 2005 (5). November 2005 (7). Contact Me.