«It's like
abstract art,» Goldberg says.
Canada's digital privacy laws should focus on preventing «concrete harm,» not
abstract concepts of autonomy and human dignity, and should minimize the compliance burden on businesses, according to a new report from the Macdonald - Laurier Institute for Public Policy.
What we should be encouraging is the passion that drives us to persevere through even the toughest difficulties, not
an abstract commitment to never giving up and always being perfect.
Weber suggests diving deep into the feeling, personality and even the soul of your brand, then blowing it out in
abstract ways, such as mood boards and collages, to help define and articulate how you want your brand's particular fantasy to feel.
It's very philosophical and it's very
abstract and it talks about the principle that the manufacturing process should be humane.
Most see culture as
an abstract concept that can't be quantified.
Cord cutting was
an abstract fear, and mobile streaming was still nascent.
Rather than judge Canada's success on
abstract measures, which have little meaning to average folk — GDP, productivity, trade balances — Trudeau's candidacy is built on a pragmatic mantra: «A strong economy is the one that provides the largest number of good jobs for the largest number of Canadians.»
We remember pictures of things that are meaningful way better than we remember
abstract things (like a card with a suit and number.)
You can ask to be shown, say, all the ones that have dogs in them, or snow, or even something fairly
abstract like hugs.
We hear constantly about creating goals that are «actionable,» but usually the concept is expressed in
abstract terms.
People analytics acknowledges that
abstract terms means different things to different people.
But since that is too
abstract, let me suggest this.
Your resume is
an abstract representation of your career and accomplishments that may or may not matter, depending on how you want to leverage it.
«I began to realize that an intuitive understanding and consciousness was more significant than
abstract thinking an intellectual logical analysis.»
For Bob Sutton, leadership is not a set of
abstract principles and behaviors but an expression of human comedy and tragedy.
The cash diet turned
that abstract target number into something tangible: Physical cash that I could actually see and hold.
From
the abstract: «After viewing a few organic foods, comfort foods, or control foods, participants who were exposed to organic foods volunteered significantly less time to help a needy stranger, and they judged moral transgressions significantly harsher than those who viewed nonorganic foods.»
I realize this might sound a bit
abstract and complicated at first, but it isn't.
If your business depends on the engagement, creativity and free thinking of your teams, you must do your part to move the creation of a culture of conversation from
abstract ideal to cultural reality.
If your pitch is
abstract and lacks visual cues, it could be interpreted as a threat.
In case this is all seems a little
abstract, let's see how this works for a hypothetical business.
No Norman Rockwell prints or velvet Elvises here: the gallery — whose average sale rings in at around $ 500 — features a mix of colorful
abstracts and soothing landscapes as well as unique sculpture, pottery, and art glass.
Logos come in two basic forms:
abstract symbols (like the apple in Apple Computer) or logotypes, a stylized rendition of your company's name.
Other challenges are more
abstract.
Maybe this sounds like
an abstract expression but I'm thinking, how can we make Hitachi simpler?»
Innovation isn't about economic
abstracts; it's about more jobs and better salaries.
In order to work, objectives need to be concrete (not as
abstract as your long - term aims) and highly detailed.
Baren suggests that inspiration and accountability are also two essential components for turning goals from
abstract into reality.
But once it's happened and over, failure isn't
an abstract insurmountable humiliation anymore — it's a real - live situation that you've proven you can survive.
As a political philosopher who studies how
abstract moral notions such as justice apply to political institutions, I am more concerned with the fact that under - counting the undocumented might introduce bias into our public policy.
If we haven't yet, perhaps it's because we allow talk of an «innovation agenda» to reside in the realm of academic
abstracts.
She comfortably switches from
abstract business concepts to classic literature to theology.
That means you truly know them; they are not just
abstract numbers that enter into your financial statement or statistics.
In
the abstract safety of a focus group, we were probably fulsome in our enthusiasm for Target.
But while rhetoric about North Korea heats up,
the abstract talk about military options, sanctions, and engagement obscures the people at the center of it all: millions of ordinary North Koreans.
Topics range from style to career, but Lively takes
an abstract approach with episodes titled «The Next Evolution of Human Consciousness & Community» and others centered around ways to «Flow With Intention.»
We do this superhigh
abstract math and physics stuff, but then you're always thinking about its association with other things.
«I've been working on a new electronic cash system that's fully peer - to - peer, with no trusted third party,» wrote a newcomer to the thread alongside
an abstract and a link to a nine - page academic paper.
For a recent video spot, Sols» marketing team
abstracted and stylized the above concept.
BlackBerry, for example, gave up on BB10 because, chief executive John Chen hinted, it cost too much to write drivers for different chips; by going to Android, that challenge is
abstracted away to Google.
I've found Unsplash's images a bit more intriguing and practical, while Little Visual's site offers more images in
the abstract and conceptual category.
Building, on the other hand, «is more
abstract.
But at 54, their father, cofounder and CEO of the red - hot Silicon Valley semiconductor and software company Nvidia, so far has only this one,
an abstract version of the company's logo.
«We propose that the relationship between clothing formality and
abstract processing is mediated by enhanced social distance,» wrote the authors.
Sheryl Sandberg recommends having a long - term,
abstract dream to work toward in addition to a more concrete 18 - month plan.
Those in the better - dressed group consistently outperformed their peers at tasks that required
abstract thinking.
She says «if you're OK with
the abstract process,» then building can help you «get exactly what you want.»
ASRM recently accepted
an abstract for a paper that Chenette and Glow data scientist Chris Martinez wrote and submitted, drawing from user - anonymized data.
McDonald himself seemed more comfortable engaging on a broad or
abstract level — more like a chairman than a CEO.
Phrases with «to abstract»