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The art of innovation

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  1 Desire to make meaning as opposed to make money. Make meaning - education can change people's life. Navitas professional service provides many kinds of education, such as professional training, and English learning. But the tuition fee is not affordable for all people. The idea of making meaning instead of making money inspires me to advise Navitas to provide some free training courses to attract more customers. 2 Make a mantra. Don't make a mission statement. Navitas - best education provider 3 Jump curves. Not to stay on the same stupid curves that you're on. Do not limit Navitas to the field of education. Those who can not jump the curves because they define themselves in terms of what they do, but not the benefits they provide. We aim to make people more competitive in the workplace, and competitiveness means a lot. Not only education can make people competitive, so we can consider other things as well. 4 Roll the dicee. Think about whether our product - Navitas ser...

Inspiring Innovation

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In traditional way of cooking, even cheifs may make some mistakes because it is difficult for people to control the temperature of cookwares. However, Meld, an automatic temperature cooking controling system can do it well. It can easily adjust the temperature based on the data received from Meld clip - which is attached to the cookware. Using Meld, cheif can control the temperature perfectly and automatically. This innovated product inspires me because we can also use its principle to manage students. For example, when studuents come to Navitas, some similar machines can check that and help them to sign in automatically. In doing so, trainers do not need to call every students' names to ensure them have attended the courses. Another example is that we can adjust the tempertature of air conditioners in the classroom automatically.  Here is the link to  7 Awesome Inventions You Didn't Know Existed.  You may get more ideas after watching it. ✔7 Awesome Inventions You Didn't...

How to stay calm when you know you'll be stressed

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  How to stay calm when you know you'll be stressed The video I watched is  Daniel Levitin's  How to stay calm when you know you'll be stressed. The main points are the following: You're not at your best when you're stressed. In fact, your brain has evolved over millennia to release cortisol in stressful situations, inhibiting rational, logical thinking but potentially helping you survive, say, being attacked by a lion.  When you're under stress, the brain releases cortisol.  Cortisol is toxic, and it causes cloudy thinking.  So part of the practice of the pre-mortem  is to recognize that under stress you're not going to be at your best,  and you should put systems in place. The idea of the pre-mortem is to think ahead of time  to the questions that you might be able to ask  that will push the conversation forward.  I think the important point here is recognizing that all of us are flawed.  We all are going to fail now an...

Coles

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  Coles is a leading Australian retailer, with over 2,500 retail outlets nationally.   "Coles makes life easier for Australians by delivering quality, value and service. We process more than 20 million customer transactions each week, providing our customers with products from thousands of farmers and suppliers."   1.        How does the company create awareness of its product? Coles create awareness of its products by modern social media marketing as well as traditional advertising mediums. They create daily posts and videos on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter to promote their products. They also print the magazines of Coles to create awareness among customers.   2.        How does the company get consumers to try its product? Coles provide weekly specials. Lower price attracts customers to try its coke. 3.        How does the company give information ...

Disability

What is disability? A disability is any continuing condition that restricts everyday activities. The Disability Services Act (1993) defines ‘disability’ as meaning a disability: which is attributable to an intellectual, psychiatric, cognitive, neurological, sensory or physical impairment or a combination of those impairments which is permanent or likely to be permanent which may or may not be of a chronic or episodic nature which results in substantially reduced capacity of the person for communication, social interaction, learning or mobility and a need for continuing support services. What can an organization put into place to accommodate a staff member, work mate or customer who has a disability?  1. Create safe spaces Employee resource groups, or ERGs, are employee-led groups that support and empower people from underrepresented backgrounds. Having these groups at work fosters a sense of belonging and inclusion. They help build community and provide safe spaces for people to sh...

Discrimination

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WHAT IS DISCRIMINATION IN THE WORKPLACE? Discrimination happens when you are treated less favourably than others because of a personal attribute about you rather than your ability to do the job. ---   4 Examples of Workplace Discrimination (mdclegal.com.au) It is unlawful to discriminate against someone due to their   protected attributes : o Race, colour, national extraction or social origin o Sex, gender identity or sexual orientation o Age o Physical, intellectual, mental or psychiatric disability o Pregnancy or potential pregnancy o Marital status, relationship status and family or carer’s responsibilities o Religion o Political opinion o Trade union activity     Examples of discrimination occurring in the workplace o Being dismissed or having shifts cut down o Denial of training opportunities, transfers and promotions o Not being paid the same as someone doing the same job with the same experience and qualification...

Harmony Day

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What is Harmony Day? Harmony Day is celebrated annually on March 21st in Australia.  Harmony Day began in 1999, coinciding with the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. ---from Wikipedia   What is the "message “of Harmony Day? The message of Harmony Day is social cohesion and racial harmony , and it is expressed through community participation, inclusiveness, celebrating diversity, respect and belonging.    What is the official colour for the day? Orange.   What does the colour stand for / why was this colour chosen? It symbolises a change in attitude from racism and discrimination to understanding, peace and harmony . --- Why is the harmony day color orange? - Answers   What other important International day shares the day with Harmony day? What connection do these days have with each other? 21 March - World Forestry Day On 21st March, World Forestry Day or International Day of Fore...