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		<title>JetBlue Airways Chairman Joel Peterson: Innovation Is Hiding In Plain Sight</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:19:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Banescu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Lydia Dishman - Sometimes innovation looks like good old-fashioned customer service served with a heaping helping of passion from a forward-thinking entrepreneur. Sometimes innovation doesn’t look like a new social media channel, iPhone, app, or nifty widget. In fact, Joel Peterson believes that innovation is hiding in plain sight. Peterson tells Fast Company, &#8220;It’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Innovating in a Culture of Convergence</title>
		<link>http://chrisbanescu.com/blog/2011/12/innovating-in-a-culture-of-convergence/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:23:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Banescu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Michelle Greenwald - How exactly do we define innovation? While it&#8217;s probably the most overused term in business today, innovation is not a fad. It&#8217;s not even new. What differentiates a smart innovation—and makes it worth writing about—is that it has the capability of moving a business forward in ways that can result in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Good Does Design Do For Business?</title>
		<link>http://chrisbanescu.com/blog/2011/11/what-good-does-design-do-for-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 18:26:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Banescu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Thomas Lockwood - Have you noticed how similar some products are becoming? A Tesla and a Lotus, that’s an easy one. But I’m talking about the similarities between seemingly disparate objects, like an Audi car and Oakley sunglasses, a 3M stapler and an Alessi teapot, or a Starbucks café and your bank lobby. Consumers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why 20% Should Be New 25% In Reforming Corporate Rate</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2011 19:45:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Banescu</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Economics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taxation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[by Ryan Ellis - If there&#8217;s a common denominator in tax reform and economic growth packages, it&#8217;s this: the corporate rate is too high, and needs to come down for the sake of keeping our employers competitive internationally. Even most on the Left have accepted this. The most common tax-rate target is 25%. Because of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How the Mighty Fall: A Primer on the Warning Signs</title>
		<link>http://chrisbanescu.com/blog/2011/05/how-the-mighty-fall-a-primer-on-the-warning-signs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 20:33:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Banescu</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jim Collins - The author of Good to Great on how to spot the subtle signs that your successful company is actually on course to sputter—and how to reverse the slide before it&#8217;s too late. I pondered and puzzled and finally settled upon the question: Is America renewing its greatness, or is America dangerously [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Building Online Trust: 7 Tips for Being Authentic Online</title>
		<link>http://chrisbanescu.com/blog/2011/04/building-online-trust-7-tips-for-being-authentic-online/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 23:29:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Banescu</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Branding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business Strategy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Alice Hansen - How can you make sure your brand inspires trust online? These tips will help your company feel more real—and build real relationships—through transparency and honesty. A client working on her social media strategy asked me a couple of days ago for guidance on gauging the credibility of industry bloggers. She wants [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Entrepreneurs: Leading the Way Out</title>
		<link>http://chrisbanescu.com/blog/2011/03/entrepreneurs-leading-the-way-out/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 23:08:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Banescu</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Economic Freedom]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Greg Pesci - Entrepreneurs, free to pursue their economic dreams, built America! They are, and always have been, its creators of jobs, growth, and wealth. In 1831, Alexis de Tocqueville wrote in Democracy in America:“It may be said that, in the United States, there is no limit to the inventiveness of man to discover [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Only Way Out for the American Economy</title>
		<link>http://chrisbanescu.com/blog/2011/03/the-only-way-out-for-the-american-economy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Mar 2011 05:12:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Banescu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Steve McCann - Economic despair reigns in America, as stagnation and mounting debt make our future look hopeless. Yet America is uniquely positioned to rebound and recover our economic preeminence. All that is necessary is a political decision to reverse our energy policy and stimulate domestic production of hydrocarbons. From that would flow a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>8 Ways to Foster Innovation in Your Company</title>
		<link>http://chrisbanescu.com/blog/2010/12/8-ways-to-foster-innovation-in-your-company/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Dec 2010 17:45:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Banescu</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Capitalism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Creativity fosters innovation, but how can you ignite creative sparks within your organization? Inc.com compiled lessons on developing a vibrant research and development strategy. To come up with their best new ideas, most companies turn to an inexpensive and efficient source of innovation: their own employees. How can you unleash the creative spirit lurking in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Volt Fraud At Government Motors</title>
		<link>http://chrisbanescu.com/blog/2010/10/volt-fraud-at-government-motors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 19:48:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Banescu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[10/19/2010 &#8211; IBD Editorial - Government Motors&#8217; all-electric car isn&#8217;t all-electric and doesn&#8217;t get near the touted hundreds of miles per gallon. Like &#8220;shovel-ready&#8221; jobs, maybe there&#8217;s no such thing as &#8220;plug-ready&#8221; cars either. The Chevy Volt, hailed by the Obama administration as the electric savior of the auto industry and the planet, makes its [...]]]></description>
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