The Six Enemies of GreatnessWednesday, May 9, 2012 These factors may obscure the brightest of ideas and divert the noblest of intentions, transforming visionaries to bureaucrats and making dreamers weak. Availability: The Best Way for Self-PromotionTuesday, February 16, 2010 The secret behind self-promotion is to stop thinking about ourselves and focus on spreading ideas. The reason that self-promotion works and self-adulation doesn’t is because self-promotion is the art of spreading ideas, concepts, and a greater vision. Self-adulation is just the promotion of accomplishments, deeds that have already been done. A Good Idea Does Not Guarantee SuccessThursday, December 17, 2009 When the plan does not unfold as expected, focusing on the objective makes the difference between success and failure. Corporate creativity is not just creating business ideas, but also the ability of focusing in making the chosen one a reality. Selling Innovation? Anchor and TwistFriday, February 26, 2010 Making your audience understand – and be interested – in your innovative product or project. Getting someone to listen to our idea is getting more and more difficult. Assuming we get the attention of our audience, we must be able to quickly communicate our project, and make them understand and get excited about the proposed innovation. EU Suspends Meeting with Central AmericaWednesday, July 1, 2009 EU countries have decided to temporarily suspend negotiations to reach an association agreement with Central America. Sources state that “The idea is to continue as soon as possible. All the other Central American countries (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua) have been informed and they have agreed. High-Impact Small InnovationsThursday, August 13, 2009 Given the degree of development of our region, we don't need great ideas nor millionaire investments to change our reality. In his blog in Elfinancierocr.com, Emilio Zevallos gives an example of this: a group of African university students had the idea of installing mobile phone chargers in bicycles, the main transportation system for many people in rural areas, where electricity is scarce or does not exist. Don't Let Your Ego Ruin Your BusinessFriday, February 12, 2016 Self control of a leader's ego and being flexible when it comes to enrich ideas with contributions from his or her team can be critical for a company's future. An employer can be as bright as they are stubborn. Like any good entrepreneur, you're so in love with your idea, and so happy with your project, that this can lead to resistance from hearing about alternative ways of doing things or that your original idea could be improved. Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo Company Profile
The Museum of Contemporary Art and Design, founded in Costa Rica in 1994, is an “open multiple space”. To comply with this ambitious idea, we define and promote, in a permanent way, the most recent tendencies and dynamics in the world of contemporary art and design throughout the Central American region, thus reinforcing their links within the Latin American and International context. Company Profile Organization that operates in Costa Rica.
How to Champion an Idea: Learning from the Post-It NoteThursday, May 6, 2010 Bnet celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Post-It Note and extracted tips from its invention. Margaret Heffman remembered how the Post-It Note was invented, and how it went from an idea deemed without potential to a massive commercial hit. A pillar of this was Geoff Nicholson and his stubbornness in believing in the project’s potential while his bosses did not. 5 Keys to Success for Modern EnterprisesMonday, February 27, 2012 Five principles on which to build a business based on the experience of Richard Branson, whose successes were cemented by the best lesson, failure. Find a strong niche that differentiates your business from similar companies, have the courage to go forward with your ideas, gain the ability to beat bigger rivals, and finding funds to help the business grow and interconnect, are the keys suggested for those who want to start up their own company, from the man they call the "entrepreneur of entrepreneurs." Companies Need "Intrapreneurs"Friday, October 21, 2011 Employers are placing more and more value on employees ability to get involved and to take the initiative to do things independently, using innovative ideas. Being an entrepreneur does not necessarily mean being the founder of a new businesses, but can also mean having an innovative attitude to finding solutions to problems and the habit of transforming challenges into opportunities. And that is something that can be done from inside companies. Dual Responsibility of Business LeadersWednesday, August 15, 2012 The lasting success of a company requires that its leaders not only pay attention to the results, but also how those results are achieved. An article by Dr. John C. Ickis in Elnuevodiario.com.ni looks at the topic, focusing on the essential requirement to build a corporate culture based on "how" things are done in order to achieve good results. Very Little Bank Use by Nicaraguans in Costa RicaMonday, May 18, 2009 The Academy of Central America heads a group of companies and institutions seeking to promote the use of banking services in this sector. With funding from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Office of Technical Cooperation of Spain, the project seeks to combat poverty in this immigrant sector, for which it is implementing different methods, including lower remittance costs, by intensifying the use of banking services such as savings accounts. Advertise Online - Count the Clicks - OptimizeMonday, June 1, 2009 Advertising on the web is not only cheaper, it is also much more effective because its impact will be known quickly and it can be changed to optimize it. Do not spend too much time thinking about “THE big idea” for a campaign. Put different banners on the web in different shapes and sizes, in different mediums, with different ideas and concepts. |
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