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CONTENTS (Free PDF): 3 About Smart People: Following the eight norms of our readers LIVING: 4 ‘Me Smart?’ You are – what you think 7 Where’s the bus? 8 Slumdog Millionaire 9 Be a survivor 10 Watch your language 11 Apron strings keep women 13 Filling the knowledge gaps 14 The power of ‘been there’ CHOOSING: 16 President Obama fights for Blackberry 17 Politics 2.0 20 Death of a salesman LEARNING: 22 Don Tapscott (Grown Up Digital) 27 Great American Think-off 28 The creative economy 30 Online centers connect digitally disadvantaged 32 Smart People profile WORKING: 34 Facing the new gens 36 Ban bullying 38 Jobs galore K-FACTOR 39 When the Digital Gens meet the KMers

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Following the eight norms of our readers

The editorial policy of Smart People magazine follows the Eight Norms of Net Geners as described by Don Tapscott in his book Grown Up Digital. This is a new media publication in every sense of the word. It is published online and it uses the interactive channels of Web 2.0 to enable ‘prosumers’—people...
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‘Me smart? You’re kidding!’ – You are what you think

By Alex and David Bennet, Mountain Quest Institute. I can’t possibly be smart, you think. If that’s what you assume, you’re right. You’re not smart. Do you know why? Because you don’t believe you’re smart! That’s all there is to it. Henry Ford got it right years ago. If you think you can,...
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Knowing, learning, and deciding at home

By Jerry Ash, Smart People magazine. In the digital world, the knowledge factor is a lot more than a new critical success factor for the business world. It’s way bigger. I can’t believe how smart I’ve become over the past 20 years. I’ve learned so much and when I need to know something, the...
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Where’s the bus? Two students solve the problem

It’s a question heard at countless bus stops: “Have you seen the number 48 go by?” Cold, impatient bus riders stamp their feet, check their watches, and wonder if that bus is ever going to come. But in Seattle, a cell phone and the ingenuity of two University of Washington (UW) students...
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Slumdog ‘Power of popular culture’?

Slumdog Millionaire, the new film from British director Danny Boyle showcasing a star-studded cast, continues its steady accumulation of movie awards – including seven Oscars and a “best film” award from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. And, while the movie about a poor...
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Be a survivor: You can even thrive in hard times

By Carol Kinsey Goman, PhD Kinsey Consulting Services. With many of us feeling the pain of an economic slowdown, it’s important to be aware of – and proactive about – possible changes in our organizations. While we can’t control the economy or the other forces of change, we can position ourselves...
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Watch your language: What I was doing vs. what I did

If you want to improve your memory, you should carefully consider how you frame your past actions in your mind. In a new study reported in the Journal of the Association for Psychological Science, psychologists William Hart of the University of Florida and Dolores Albarracín from the University of Illinois...
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