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		<title>Friedman, Seidman on Character &#038; Connection</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:43:05 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<p>Here is an outstanding session from the Aspen Institute&#8217;s Ideas Festival where Dov Seidman and Tom Friedman discuss the importance of individual and corporate character in a connected world. I was fortunate to attend the first Aspen Institute Ideas Festival some years back where it seemed all the speakers touched on the issue of connection. [&#8230;]</p>
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<p>Here is an outstanding session from the Aspen Institute&#8217;s Ideas Festival where Dov Seidman and Tom Friedman discuss the importance of individual and corporate character in a connected world.  I was fortunate to attend the first Aspen Institute Ideas Festival some years back where it seemed all the speakers touched on the issue of connection.  In a future blog post, I plan to share some of my thoughts related to connection that I recorded in my personal journal following that event.</p>
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