People want change, and need unconventional ways of tapping into expert knowledge to make that change happen.
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Programs like Teach for America attract droves of smart young men and (mostly) women who want to get into the trenches and make a change.
He vetoed dozens of bills, forcing the heavily Democratic Congress to make unwelcome spending cuts in order to change bills into legislation that the president would be willing to sign.
As early as February 2008, the Army is planning to introduce software, developed by Arlington, Texas-based Thursby Software, that will also enable Mac desktops and laptops to use CAC systems--a change that should make it easier to get Macs into the service.
Working with thousands of people in organizations around the world for the past 30 years, I have run into many misconceptions about what it takes to really make change work.
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Exploring and colonizing Mars can bring us new scientific understanding of climate change, of how planet-wide processes can make a warm and wet world into a barren landscape.
Maps lull us into believing the world doesn't change, and they don't make us think hard enough about how we can compete in a changing landscape.
Humans may never have the ability to change into the Incredible Hulk when angry, but donning one of these may soon make the robotic gear in scenes from Alien and Iron Man seem less like science fiction fantasy and more like a new world of enhanced abilities for everyone.
The alternative is for us to go ahead and cut commitments that we've made on things like Medicare, or Social Security, or Medicaid, and for us to fundamentally change commitments that we've made to make sure that seniors don't go into poverty, or that children who are disabled are properly cared for.
That may change, though, as new products being developed by such companies as Vitrue make their way into daylight.
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