Forum for Innovation

Our blog is the voice of our organization, and the articles below represent a cross section of some of the best lists we've had over the past several months. 

 

1 Chart Explains Why Americans Don’t Vote

After over 1 million political ads were aired, $6 billion spent, and countless polls done, we’ve reached Election Day. 

 

2 Charts on the Job Market and 1 Reason Why You Should Get More Sleep

The Cleveland Fed has found that one-third of displaced workers have ended up taking jobs paying at least 20% less than their previous jobs.

 

3 Reasons Why Household Creation is a Key Indicator of Economic Growth

Moody’s Analytics estimates that each new household adds roughly $145,000 to output each year.  It’s clearly an important factor of economic growth.  

 

4 Reasons the Economy Is Being Held Back, According to Stanford’s Nick Bloom

In the short run, policy uncertainty is holding back the recovery.

 

5 Reasons Why People Fund Ideas

Crowdfunding is recent advent drawing on timeless ways of accessing capital.  Entrepreneurs have long turned to the numerous people around them to get small amounts of funding that, in the aggregate, will help get their idea or company off the ground. 

 

6 Steps to Canada's Success

Canada was the first of the G7 countries to recover all the output lost during the recession.

 

7 Key Takeaways from GE’s Economic Barometer

GE is out with a new barometer identifying the top opportunities and challenges to innovation in America. The graph is pretty neat, but the findings are better.

 

8 Factors of American Competitiveness

Our on going series on eight pivotal questions that job creators ask themselves when deciding where and when to invest, locate, expand, and hire. 

 

9 Posts on Vacations, Growth, Uncertainty, the Internet and More

Buying and selling vacation days on the new important is the latest advancement in HR

 

10 Reason Why Veterans are Good for the Bottom Line

The unemployment rate among all veterans is headed in the right direction: down.