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Despite the negative news in the main stream media relating to wars and refugees, several business sectors have been experiencing substancial profit growth in African countries. A major factor contributing to this growth is the repatriation of money by Africans in the Diaspora. According to the world world bank, it is estimated that the total remittances by African Diaspora range between $10 and $40 billion per annum. These figures illuminate the significance of the African population in Europe, the Americas and the rest of the world.
Welcome to Afritopic
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Welcome to Afritopic
We provide you with cultural, educational and entertaining information. You are invited to be part of our organization.
Welcome to Afritopic
We provide you with cultural, educational and entertaining information. You are invited to be part of our organization.
Cheer Up! Do not be depressed
March 10th, 2010 
romeo Don’t be depressed. Your point of view might be right even if people around you are of different opinion. Remember, Galileo Galilei was accused of heresy in 1614 and forbidden to teach because of supporting the theory that the sun was at the center of our solar system.
Power Diminishes Perception and Perspective by Adam Galinsky
March 5th, 2010 asai Power diminishes perception and perspective: Why are some managers seemingly incapable of understanding their subordinates’ points of view? Adam Galinsky finds that high-power individuals anchor too heavily on their own perspectives and demonstrate a diminished ability to correctly perceive the perspective of others.
Storytelling: Passport to Success in the 21st Century
March 5th, 2010 isabel Why is there a resurgence of interest among today’s business and organizational leaders in the ancient art of storytelling at a time when electronic communications might seem to make it obsolete? Human beings have been communicating with each other through storytelling since we lived in caves and sat around campfires exchanging tales. What is new today about the art of telling stories is the purposeful use of narrative to achieve a practical outcome with an individual, a community, or an organization. Four of the world’s leading thinkers on knowledge management explore how storytelling will become the key ingredient to managing communications, education, training, and innovation in the 21st century.
Bottom-Up Innovation: Insights, Ideas and Innovation by Langdon Morris
March 4th, 2010 herta There are six distinct innovation views that typically need to be integrated into one clear perspective in order to come out with the best possible results: three outsider viewpoints and three insider perspectives: Outsider Perspectives – Knowledge Channel Innovation, Peer-to-Peer Innovation, Outside-in Innovation; Insider Perspectives – Technology-Driven Innovation, Bottom-Up Innovation, Top-Down Innovation. This is Part 4 of a six-part series examining each of these perspectives.
