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The Big Innovation Leap

How does a company move from a phase where innovation is more about awareness or curiosity to a phase where innovation is a capability that becomes a key element in the overall strategy? This is a big innovation leap that many corporate innovators struggle with. Continue reading

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Mandatory Ranking of R  & D - a growing debate

What if the unthinkable happened and the U.S. government imposed a mandatory and public ranking of research universities and individual faculty according to their “research excellence?” Just to be clear, I’m not advocating … Continue reading

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The seventh World Economic Forum on Latin America took place in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, on 16-18 April 2012. The meeting, held under the theme “Regional Transformation in a New Global Context”, convened a record number of participants for this regional gathering, with close to 900 top regional and global leaders from 70 nations.
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Center for Design Innovation - Interview with Dr. Carol Strohecker

What happens when academia, technology, business and community intersect? Amazing and powerful innovations that change our culture, create new jobs, and bring products to market more efficiently and effectively. Continue reading

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Creating Innovators

Education expert Tony Wagner and documentary filmmaker Robert Compton teamed up to produce a new book about developing an innovation-driven economy. They explore what parents, teachers, and employers must do to develop the capacities of young people to become innovators. Continue reading

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Shattering "Another Brick In The Wall" Thinking

Introducing Tony Wall, who facilitates innovative learning strategies at the University of Chester in the UK. I will leave him to take up the story, inspired by Pink Floyd’s “Another Brick in the Wall” Continue reading

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