Innovations of the Upper Paleolithic The Upper Paleolithic can be considered a turning point in the evolution of human beings. During the Upper Paleolithic various cultural innovations changed the way people would like their lives from that point forward. Perhaps the most important of these innovations being stone tools and blades‚ the domestication of dogs‚ art‚ and evolution of self-identity. The manufacturing of stone tools and blades was very apparent during the Upper Paleolithic The emergence
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ENVIRONMENT Defining Environment Is the circumstances or conditions that surround one; surroundings. It is the totality of circumstances surrounding an organism or group of organisms‚ especially: The combination of external physical conditions that affect and influence the growth‚ development‚ and survival of organisms: Is the complex of social and cultural conditions affecting the nature of an individual or community Hence therefore we can classify components of environment as follows;
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INNOVATION AT 3M CORPORATION: CASE STUDY There are two major issues highlighted in this case study: 1. Is the ‘lead-user’ process‚ an effective method for research and subsequent product innovation? 2. Should the Medical-Surgical Markets Division (MSMD) lead-user research team present its revolutionary new approach to treating infection to senior management despite the fact that it challenged the existing business strategy? QUESTION 1 The answer to the first question is ‘yes’. By the
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Wednesday‚ October 16‚ 2002 Elements of Semiology by Roland Barthes Page: 1 Roland Barthes (1964) Elements of Semiology Source: Elements of Semiology ‚ 1964‚ publ. Hill and Wang‚ 1968. The first half of the book is reproduced here. INTRODUCTION In his Course in General Linguistics‚ first published in 1916‚ Saussure postulated the existence of a general science of signs‚ or Semiology‚ of which linguistics would form only one part. Semiology therefore aims to take in any system of
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Elements of Drama The Essential elements of drama are present in any play that you see‚ but the ideas have changed slightly over the years. Aristotle was the first to write about these essential elements‚ more than two thousand years ago‚ yet we still discuss his list when talking about what makes the best drama. Aristotle considered six things to be essential to good drama. Plot‚ Character‚ Theme‚ dialogue‚ music/rhythm and spectacle. In modern theater‚ this list has changed slightly
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existence‚ there has always been and always will be war. History all throughout the world holds numerous acts of war dating all the way back to the early years of civilization‚ up until even today’s most recent problems. I believe war is a perfectly necessary action‚ especially when a hostile force makes unjustifiable attacks that put the safety of our country at jeopardy. This does not mean that every issue’s solution has to be war. Simply‚ this means you deserve to be able to protect yourself against
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INNOVATION AT PROGRESSIVE – Pay As You Go Insurance1 Progressive had captured 10% of the market and as the largest writer of auto insurance wrote 80% of its insurance premiums through independent agents. As an insurance company‚ it displayed strong characteristics of success‚ incrementally attained. Their methodology seemed to have a close correlation to the design rules for innovation‚ as expressed by Gary Hamel2. According to Hamel‚ “no company outperforms its aspirations”. For Progressive
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events‚ or situations that occur that affect the way a business operates‚ either in a positive or negative way. There are Internal and external environments. For example as internal environment; organization of machinery and equipment‚ technological capacity‚ organizational culture‚ management systems‚ financial management employee morale. And external environments might be ‚ technology‚ the economy‚ demographics‚ competition‚ political interference. Whether they are internal or external driving forces
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organizational and social innovation and strategies centered round new concepts of frugal innovation. It has been suggested that some of these developments reflect specific socio-economic and framework conditions peculiar to the Indian context. At the same time many Indian firms have yet to institute systems and procedures required for supporting technological‚ product and service innovations. The existence of formal R&D departments/divisions‚ offers a ritualistic fig leaf for innovation practice. The
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Innovation at 3M 3M attributed much of its growth to its innovative products and incremental/extensions of existing products. However‚ of late they hadn’t come up with anything significant and they were stagnating. At this point‚ Ms. Rita Shor implemented the “Lead User Research” methodology to come up with four recommendations on new innovative products and strategy. In my opinion‚ Ms. Shor should put forward their first three recommendations to Mr. Dunlop. They consisted of development of three
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