The algorithms that social media platforms use to recommend who we should "follow" are designed to steer us to people who likely share the same ideas and interests.
Social Sciences
Dec 16, 2020
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Imagine doing your high school math or history homework while also being the full-time caregiver for your younger sibling.
Education
May 19, 2020
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It's increasingly common for managers to direct employees to "be creative" during office brainstorming sessions. But should employees acquiesce to that managerial edict? According to a new paper from a U. of I. expert in ...
Economics & Business
Sep 04, 2019
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What kind of potato chip would you create, and what would you name it, if you wanted to sell the product exclusively to pregnant women?
Social Sciences
May 28, 2019
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A team of researchers with members from Norway, Austria, Russia and Germany has found a kind of bacteria that oxidizes methane. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the group describes ...
There is an effective formula for unlocking employees' creative potential, according to new research from the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin and the Gies College of Business at the University ...
Social Sciences
Mar 22, 2019
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Struggling to get your creative juices flowing for a new idea or project? A study in an upcoming edition of the INFORMS journal Marketing Science sheds light on the secret sauce to developing creative ideas, and it all comes ...
Social Sciences
Jan 09, 2017
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Companies can promote creativity in employees by encouraging them to network beyond their immediate business networks, according to a new study by management experts at Rice University, Australian National University (ANU), ...
Social Sciences
Aug 26, 2015
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Secrets. Most of us have some, and new research led by ILR School professor Jack Goncalo might help us live with them more easily.
Social Sciences
Jun 09, 2015
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Creativity and innovation are not sufficiently integrated in either the business world or academic research, according to a new study by Rice University, the University of Edinburgh and Brunel University.
Social Sciences
Apr 08, 2014
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