What Dubai Gets Right About Innovation

I’ve just returned from a trip to Dubai to speak at an innovation conference there. This is my third trip to Dubai, and I come away consistently amazed at what the people and the government are doing in Dubai..

Next? How to Convert Emerging Tech into Next Practices

To appreciate the full breadth of possibility created by emerging technologies is to feel like a kid in a candy store..

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Apple Co-Founder Bets on Tesla for Next Tech Breakthrough

Apple may have long ago cemented its status as a technology titan, but Steve Wozniak thinks the next major technological innovation won't come from the company he co-founded..

Thursday, 8 June 2017

Can Apple Park Solve Apple’s Data Problem?

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Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon and Facebook are the five most valuable U.S. companies, in that order. By 2025, it’s a good bet at least one will no longer be on that list.
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Tuesday, 6 June 2017

Apple Co-Founder Bets on Tesla for Next Tech Breakthrough


Apple Co-Founder Bets on Tesla for Next Tech Breakthrough

Apple may have long ago cemented its status as a technology titan, but Steve Wozniak thinks the next major technological innovation won't come from the company he co-founded.
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Global Warming Gas Can Now Be Extracted from Air and Resold


Global Warming Gas Can Now Be Extracted from Air and Resold

The world's first commercial facility that can extract carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and resell it for commercial purposes opened today (May 31) in Switzerland. This technology could help cut 1 percent of global fossil fuel emissions by 2025, according to the company that developed the new system.
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The Facebook tool helping users connect during disasters






In the aftermath of a disaster, finding food, water and shelter can be incredibly difficult, especially for low-income communities.
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A device that helps the Deaf community detect danger



If an alarm is meant to indicate danger, what happens when you can't hear the warning? It could be dangerous — or even deadly.
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Vice-Chancellor’s Best Blogger Awards




blog3The Vice-Chancellor has instituted “Best Blogger Awards” for deserving members of staff and students who excel in blogging. Deans of Faculty, Directors of Institute, Heads of Department and Units are requested to encourage their staff and students to participate in this exercise.
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Monday, 5 June 2017

What Dubai Gets Right About Innovation

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I’ve just returned from a trip to Dubai to speak at an innovation conference there. This is my third trip to Dubai, and I come away consistently amazed at what the people and the government are doing in Dubai.
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Next? How to Convert Emerging Tech into Next Practices

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To appreciate the full breadth of possibility created by emerging technologies is to feel like a kid in a candy store. Our candy store is overflowing with brain-exploding and exciting new technologies including genomics, robotics, internet-of-things, big data, artificial intelligence, drones, and 3D printing to name just a few.
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2017 Interbrand Breakthrough Brands [Report]

In this 2017 Interbrand Breakthrough Brands report, you’ll find the 40 startups and upstarts changing the world and discover the key trends they’re driving. Each brand’s growth trajectory is mapped in striking data-driven visualizations, and you’ll see where some of last year’s Breakthroughs are today. Global experts also weigh in on the unique challenges, growth opportunities, and rising brands in their regions.
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Public Sector Innovation: moving innovation from the margins to mainstream

“We are trying to prove ourselves wrong as quickly as possible, because only in that way can we make progress.”In the quote above, Richard Feynman, Noble Prize winning physicist, emphasized this paradigm as guiding principle for work in natural sciences.
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Why Great Innovators Do One Thing Differently

I spent most of my adult life working in some of the world’s most challenging business environments. For 15 years, I managed and consulted for media businesses in places like Warsaw, Kyiv and Moscow. It was a difficult, but incredibly rewarding experience, both personally and professionally.
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Sunday, 4 June 2017

How Greg Satell Learned to Navigate a New Era of Innovation


Greg Satell’s new book is Mapping Innovation: A playbook for navigating a disruptive age. In anticipation of the finished book, I sat down with Greg who has been a top contributor to Innovation Excellence since 2011, and spoke with him about his writing and work.

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13 Experts Share Their Change Management Tips

13 Change Management Experts
Recently my colleague Daniel Lock collected and published points-of-view (POV) from 13 change management experts on implementing fast, dramatic and powerful change.
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Entrepreneurs Live in the Future


If you want to grow, don’t be what you are. Be what you aspire to be.
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