So here's the question of the day: is there a viable solution to the crisis which involves everyone, including the IMF, simply doing what Germany wants?

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Instead, the solution has to be fundamental change, not people doing bits and pieces at the margin.

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Within this environment the Santa Claus rally that began on November 16, due to optimism about finding solution to the fiscal cliff, ended on December 18 due to the lack of progress in doing so.

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Although the coalition is doing a lot, the strategic solution to the security problem in Iraq is to enable Iraqis to provide for their own security.

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With nurses being criticised for not being caring or compassionate enough, ministers came up with what they thought was a simple solution: get them to spend a year doing the basics by working as a healthcare assistant before embarking on their three-year degree.

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Boston is an interesting case because, though it was the police and FBI that ultimately killed one suspect and captured the other, these were made possible through information provided by regular people doing regular things and deciding to be a part of the solution.

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The solution to reconciling disciplined execution and innovation lies in giving greater freedom to those people doing the work to exercise their talents and creativity, but doing so within short cycles so that those doing the work can themselves see whether they are making progress or not.

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So how can the solution be for Google to simply run the basic processes, treat everyone as equals, when the results of their doing so is what is driving the complaining?

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The Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation focuses on doing business differently by promoting service as a solution and a way to develop community leadership.

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