One idea that has been doing the rounds over the last couple of years in the context of bringing about the kind of social change that might be desired is that of the nudge. The basic idea is that people, by and large, are inert when it comes to taking decisions that might provide them with benefit in the long-term but requires some small sacrifice in the short-term.
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A philosophy is a closed system which aspires to explain all elements of life and the universe, or at least to provide some kind of ideology which helps the follower to understand what is happening in the present and predict what is likely to happen in the future. In this sense, then, a philosophy such as Buddhism, Marxism or existentialism, provides a more or less comprehensive and coherent framework with which to make sense of the world.
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Business-to-business (B2B) research is in principle similar to all other kinds of research in procedure and methodology but has the difference that respondents are members of the private sector and might be in competition with the client. This raises both practical and ethical considerations. However, there are some basic principles which can be applied here that might help the researcher navigate these issues.
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Readers who are parents or teachers will have gone through the paradoxical experience of having to stand back to allow young people the space to make their own decisions and the ability to make their own mistakes. This is paradoxical because, while we may think what those concerned are doing are making mistakes, from their perspective they may be making significant breakthroughs in their lives.
