“Countries that censor news and information must recognize that from an economic standpoint, there is no distinction between censoring political speech and commercial speech. If businesses in your nations are denied access to either type of information, it will inevitably impact on growth.” IfsCountryPoliticalNationsGrowthEconomicInformationTypeSpeechNewsImpactAccessDistinctionDeniedFreedom Of SpeechStandpointCensoringPolitical Speeches Author:Hillary Clinton
“An extrapolation of its present rate of growth reveals that in the not too distant future Physical Review will fill bookshelves at a speed exceeding that of light. This is not forbidden by general relativity since no information is being conveyed.” LightGrowthInformationRateSpeedReviewsForbiddenRelativityBookshelvesGeneral Relativity Author:David Mermin
“That's a problem. I mean, like any sort of growing startup organization, we are sort of overwhelmed by our growth, and that means we're getting enormous quantity of whistleblower disclosures of a very high caliber but don't have enough people to actually process and vet this information.” PeopleMeanEnoughProblemProcessGrowthGrowingInformationOrganizationEnormousQuantityOverwhelmedGetting HighDisclosureVetsCaliberWhistleblowersEnormous Quantities Author:Julian Assange
“In the new conditions created by the global economy, the information revolution and the growth of smart technologies, it is more necessary than ever for all companies to be guided by their rich spiritual inheritance, as spiritual enterprises.” SpiritualGrowthCompanyTechnologyEconomyRichConditionsInformationRevolutionSmartEnterpriseInheritanceGlobal Economy Author:Ted Malloch
“Then the question began to live under my blankets: How did lesbianism begin? What were the symptoms? The public library gave information on the finished lesbian--and that woefully sketchy--but on the growth of a lesbian, there was nothing. I did discover that the difference between hermaphrodites and lesbians was that hermaphrodites were "born that way." It was impossible to determine whether lesbians budded gradually, or burst into being with a suddenness that dismayed them as much as it repelled society.” WayGrowthBornDifferencesImpossibleInformationLibraryDetermineFinishedSymptomsBlanketPublic LibraryDismayedLesbianismSketchyHermaphrodites Author:Maya Angelou
“[Learn] to slow down and perceive the mysterious events and opportunities that happen in life. We call them coincidences, but if we look closely we see they are meaningful. They bring us just the right information at just the right time to extend our careers, relationships, and growth. These events feel destined in some way, as though the world is set up to help us make a better life, work through our problems, and reach our dreams - if we just pay attention.” IfsWorldWayFeelsLooksHelpingProblemDreamHappensOpportunityGrowthPayAttentionCareersEventsInformationDown AndMeaningfulMysteriousPay AttentionPerceiveCoincidenceRight TimeDestinedOur DreamsSlow DownBetter Life Author:James Redfield
“A variety of national and international studies indicate that the broad-based deployment of information technology can have a substantial impact on our nation's economic productivity and growth as well as the educational and social success of our citizens.” WellsNationsSocialGrowthTechnologyStudyEconomicInformationCitizensImpactInternationalEducationalProductivityVarietyBroadsInformation TechnologyDeploymentInternet Technology Author:Tim Holden
“I think maybe 50 years ago people and businesses felt like they had to choose between maximizing profits and making customers happy or making employees happy, and I think we're actually living in a special time where everyone's hyperconnected, whether through Twitter or blogs and so on. Information travels so quickly that it's actually possible to have it all, to make customers happy through customer service, to make employees happy through strong company cultures, and have that actually drive growth and profits.” PeopleThinkingYearsCultureStrongFeltGrowthCompanySpecialInformationYears AgoProfitCustomersEmployeeBlogsCompany CultureMaximizingSpecial TimesActually Living Author:Tony Hsieh
“An economy that adds value through information, ideas, and intelligence-the Three I Economy-offers a way out of the apparent clash between material growth and environmental resources.” WayIdeasValuesThreeGrowthEconomyInformationMaterialsOffersResourcesAddEnvironmentalClash Author:Charles Handy
“I accept the proposition that there has been a significant improvement in underlying productivity growth in the United States, that it is very closely tied to improvements in information and communications technology, and that it is likely to spread around the world. But I resist the new economy label because it seems to encourage a disrespect for the old rules that could seriously undermine our success in taking advantage of the new opportunities.” WorldHas BeensStatesSeemsOpportunityGrowthUnitedAcceptingTechnologyUnited StatesEconomyInformationCommunicationAdvantageSpreadProductivityImprovementSignificantAround The WorldLabelsTiedPropositionsDisrespectNew OpportunityTaking AdvantageCommunication TechnologyInformation And Communication Author:Laurence Meyer
“There are broader and narrower definitions of the new economy. The narrow version defines the new economy in terms of two principal developments: first, an increase in the economy's maximum sustainable growth rate and, second, the spread and increasing importance of information and communications technology.” FirstsTwoGrowthTermTechnologyEconomyInformationCommunicationDevelopmentImportanceIncreaseRateDefinitionsSpreadVersionsPrincipalMaximumCommunication TechnologyInformation And Communication Author:Laurence Meyer
“Personal growth and professional development require mostly being treated like an adult, which is pretty much the opposite of what happens in most workplaces. People need to be able to make decisions. To do that effectively, they need information and training in how to use it.” PeopleNeedsUseHappensAbleGrowthDecisionInformationDevelopmentTrainingAdultsOppositesPersonal GrowthTreatedWorkplaceProfessional Development Author:Jeffrey Pfeffer
“Education, the free flow of information, is key for our personal and societal growth. It all comes back to education.” GrowthInformationKeysFlow Author:Jayni Chase