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Socioeconomic status and parkland: what’s the connection?
Is the street you live on full of lush, green foliage? Or is it barren? Researchers from the University of Connecticut think the answer might say something about your socioeconomic status. Plenty of research has focused on the extent to which residents in urban areas have walkable access to green spaces such as parks. This […]
On wayfinding tools for older adults
By the year 2030, nearly one in five Americans will be 65 years of age or older. That’s a dramatic increase from 2000, when the figure was more like one in eight. Researchers and the media have addressed many implications associated with the aging population, but one side effect is just beginning to attract attention: […]
The Branding Bible and logo design
If a picture is worth a thousand words, a company logo is valuable beyond measure. With one image, a logo conveys a company’s personality, industry, and what makes its services and culture unique. At least, that’s what a good logo conveys. A poorly designed logo is, at best, vague about what your company can do. […]
How management style impacts usefulness of employee data
Pick one: A corporate culture that promotes employee engagement, collaboration, and teamwork A corporate culture that promotes competition A new study says you can’t have it both ways—especially in the current, data-centric climate. What do corporate culture and management style have to do with data? As it turns out, a lot. The study, co-conducted by […]
7 strategies to help teens master social media etiquette
Do you know the appropriate way to butter a dinner roll during a sit-down dinner? If you were like me when I was a child, you probably would have cut the roll in half and generously buttered the middle. It turns out, though, that the approved etiquette for eating dinner rolls is to break it […]
Ever wondered what a CEO does all day?
Have you ever strolled past that illustrious corner office in your place of work and wondered, Just what is it that my CEO actually does all day? Sally Herships, a writer for Marketplace, wondered the same thing. Perhaps she could have ambushed her own CEO and asked, “So, what exactly do you do all day?” […]
Infographic: Know the ideal length for everything you share on social media
In this diverse world we live in, there are those who favor Facebook and others who prefer LinkedIn. Some of us are bloggers or tweeters in our personal lives and others must harness the power of all kinds of social media to promote our businesses. But one thing we all have in common as we blog and tweet […]