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You can help your firm innovate(创新) by creating a culture in which all employees are actively encouraged to put forward ideas. But how do you get the best from people and encourage them to be at their most creative.

Stress the importance of creativity. 1. If they don’t understand innovation can keep your firm competitive, your efforts at encouraging creative thinking risk falling flat.

Make time for brainstorming. Find some time for new ideas to come out. For example, set aside time for brainstorming, hold regular group works hops(研讨会) and arrange team days out. A team involved in a brainstorming session is likely to be more effective. 2.You should also give individuals the space to reflect privately on their work if you think they need it.

Challenge the way staff work. 3. Ask people whether they have considered alternative ways of working and what might be achieved by doing things differently.

4.Motivate individuals or teams who come up with winning ideas by actively recognizing creativity, for example through an award scheme. You can reward those who just have a rich flow of suggestions, regardless of whether they are put into action at work.

Act on ideas. Creative thinking is only worthwhile if it results in action. Provide the time and resources to develop and carry out those ideas worth acting on. 5.In addition, the flow of ideas may well dry up if staff feel the process is pointless.

A. Reward creativity.

B. The problem is that our minds are lazy.

C. Be willing to make mistakes.

D. Make sure all your employees know that you want to hear their ideas.

E. Individuals within the team can test and improve the ideas together.

F. Encourage employees to keep looking at the way they approach their work.

G. Failure to do so means that your firm may fail to benefit from innovation.

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If you’ve ever had a nightmare, you’re not alone. 1. A nightmare is a bad dream, which can make you feel scared, anxious, or upset.

Why do I get nightmares?

Stressful things that happen during the day can turn dreams into nightmares. Nightmares may be a way to reduce the pressure of the day. Sometimes major changes can cause stress leading to nightmares. Another thing that may cause nightmares is watching scary movies or reading scary books. 2.

How can I prevent nightmares?

Although it is normal to have a nightmare once in a while, there are some methods you can try to get nightmares under control.

● Get into a healthy sleep routine. 3. Avoid eating or exercising just before bedtime. Avoid scary books or movies before bedtime.

● Sleep with a toy or favorite blanket. This helps some kids feel more secure.

● Use a nightlight. With a nightlight, if you awake from a nightmare, you’ll be able to see familiar things and remember where you are.

● Keep your door open. 4. If you are scared, get up and find someone for reassurance (安心). You’re never too old for a hug!

What if the nightmares don’t go away?

Most of the time, nightmares are not a big problem. It often helps to tell a trusted adult about your bad dreams. 5. Sometimes, it helps to keep a dream journal, a notebook in which you describe the dreams you can recall. If you have frequent nightmares, you and your parents might want to see a doctor to help you deal with your bad dreams.

When was the last time someone unexpectedly did something nice for you? Not someone you knew, but a total stranger? It’s happened to me a few times, but two instances really stand out.

A few years ago, I was dining in a restaurant with a friend who kept talking about himself, completely not aware of the fact that I was sitting there in misery. It wasn’t my friend’s talks that made me suffer. I was recovering from a broken heart, and just sitting down to dinner reminded me of my last relationship. I could have burst into tears right there at the table.

When we picked up the check, the waitress said, “Your meal was already paid for.” My friend and I didn’t have a clue how it happened. Then I remembered a man I saw out of the corner of my eye. He was dressed in mostly white, sat down at the bar, had a beer, and stayed for maybe ten minutes. The waitress said, “Yes, the gentleman in white paid for you.” It felt like an angel was saying, “I see you, honey. It’s going to be okay.”

Just last year, I was running a half?marathon. With just 1 mile to go, I was out of gas. Runners call it “hitting the wall”. I thought I couldn’t move another inch. Out of nowhere, a stranger came up to me and said, “What’s your name, sweetie? Jennifer? Okay, Jennifer, let’s go! Come on! It’s just around the corner! You can do it!” And he ran with me until I picked up my pace. I found him at the finish line to thank him for the encouragement only to learn he wasn’t even supposed to be in the race that day.

I still shake my head when I think of these momentary angels that came to me at my point of need. Do you have any experiences like these?

1.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A.The kindness of strangers

B.Valuable friendship

C.Two special experiences

D.Helping others is worthwhile

2.According to the passage, the man in white ________.

A.was the author’s friend

B.had a big meal in the restaurant

C.was generous and kind?hearted

D.enjoyed making fun of others

3.The underlined expression in the passage means “________”.

A.being hurt by the wall B.winning the game

C.taking a deep breath D.running out of energy

4.Who is the stranger in the marathon race?

A. the writer’s friend

B. the winner of the race

C. an athlete in the race

D. a stranger passing by

The Future of Technology

William, a businessman, arrives in a foreign airport. He doesn’t show his passport. Instead, a machine in the wall reads the computer chip(芯片)in his arm. This contains information about him: his name, age, and I.D number. He exits the airport, and a car door opens when it “sees” him. The car takes him to his hotel. His room “knows” he has entered the building and it “reads” his body. He is cold, so the room becomes warmer. William then watches a business presentation on a video wall. When he takes a bath, the presentation “follows him and continues on the bathroom wall. Finally, the room plays music to help him sleep. It turns off the music when it “sees” him sleeping.

William doesn’t exist, and none of this is real. But it might be soon. “In five to ten years, computing and communications are going to be free and everywhere, in your walls, in your car, on your body,’ says Victor Zue, leader of Project Oxygen.

Project Oxygen has one big idea: to create better relationships between machines and people. The dream is that computer will learn to understand what people want.

So, what changes will there be at work? Firstly, the building will know where everyone is, all the time. You want to talk to someone? Type the person’s name on the nearest computer. It will show you a map of the building and exactly where this person is. You then call this person, who picks up the nearest telephone, also shown on the computer. If he or she is busy with a client(客户)or in a meeting, the computer will tell you.

Is all this really possible? Visit the Siebel Center, Illinois and see for yourself: computers in the doors and walls, cameras everywhere, the technology of the future, but here today.

1.William doesn’t’ show his passport because__________.

A. he is not required to show his passport

B. he doesn’t need a passport in that airport

C. his information can be read by a machine

D. only a man from foreign country needs to show his passport

2.The computer chip in William’s arm contains his information except_______.

A. his name B. his age

C. his I.D. number D. his job

3.The dream of Project Oxygen is that computers will ________

A. show you where the person is you are calling

B. let you pick up the nearest telephone

C. learn to understand what people want

D. show you a map of every building

4.In the Siebel Center, Illinois, ________.

A. computers are everywhere

B. the technology of the future is there today

C. there are cameras in the doors and walls

D. the future technology will be there in 5-10 years

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