Forbes Africa

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IN THE PAST FEW weeks, I accompanied South Africa’s Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande, to Silicon Valley, the most technologically advanced region globally and home to technological juggernauts such as Alphabet (

Fast Company

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Technology is the primary driver of innovation at all kinds of businesses. It’s widely used in areas such as marketing, supply chain logistics, commerce solutions, and others. Businesses that embrace technology are much more likely to develop a cultu

Fast Company

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It’s not about the perks. For Fast Company’s inaugural Best Workplaces for Innovators list, we set out to find companies that empower all employees—not just top executives, scientists, or coders—to create new products, improve operations, and take ri

TIME

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The COVID-19 crisis has been a reminder to all of us that when it comes to getting things done, pragmatism trumps ideology. Yet the public debate around climate change is often polarizing and oversimplified. We are frequently told that we face a choi

Rotman Management

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WHILE IT MIGHT SEEM IMPOSSIBLE, consider this: Most experts agree that the speed of change that we are experiencing today is actually the slowest it will be in our lifetime. Obviously, organizations of all shapes and sizes are feeling the effects. An

Fast Company

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Last year, as the U.S. went into lockdown, a clear need arose: Many older Americans needed assistance with simple tasks like picking up prescriptions and going to the grocery store. At the same time, volunteers around the country had raised their han

Space

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On Jan. 27, the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that stpmj (Lee Seungteak, Lim Mijung) had been selected as the winner of the Design Competition for the Anchor Facility at Yangjae R&D Innovation Hub. The competition was held to establish an a

Fast Company

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MAPLEWOOD, MN The manufacturing conglomerate famous for Post-it Notes and Scotch tape earns about 3,000 patents every year and encourages its 91,000 employees to devote 15% of working time to projects outside the normal scope of their jobs. SANTA CLA

Inc.

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THE TEAM AT Precise Software Solutions, Inc. are problem-solvers. They help federal agencies use technology to solve business challenges and run their organizations more effectively. Precise is a small business, but customers are impressed by the bre

NZBusiness and Management

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James Hurman of Previously Unavailable is the author of an October 2016 comprehensive report on corporate innovation called Big I Little I, done in association with ATEED. The report noted that innovation was not easy, and the study sought to underst

Finweek - English

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after being a repeat victim of crime, Thulile Mthethwa identified a gap in the market for security technology and crime response systems aimed at poorer communities. In 2013, she resigned from her full-time job as a software developer to focus on the

NZBusiness and Management

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Data Zoo, a leading identity solutions provider, has been placed 31st in the latest Deloitte Tech Fast 50 list. The annual award celebrates the success of Australia's 50 fastest growing technology companies and provides a strong indication of where t

Cannabis & Tech Today

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With so many regulations around cannabis, compliance technology is one of the most important aspects of the industry. Seed-to-sale tracking has become a staple, allowing companies to keep track of their products from cultivation to production to the

American Craft

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CRAFT AND DESIGN ARE OFTEN considered separate disciplines, the first defined by handwork and the latter by aesthetic and technical innovation. But those definitions are blurring, and with good reason: Both craft and design provide different yet equa

Fast Company

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA The company behind QuickBooks, Turbo-Tax, and Mint supports employees developing new ideas for communities that most need them. Through a project called Mission Hope, Intuit’s customer-success team is opening new customer service ca

Global Voices

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A friend donates part of a grant to Global Voices, because "infrastructure, communities and trust take a long time to build—and without support, those gains can all too quickly disappear."

Time Magazine International Edition

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The COVID-19 crisis has been a reminder to all of us that when it comes to getting things done, pragmatism trumps ideology. Yet the public debate around climate change is often polarizing and oversimplified. We are frequently told that we face a choi

Boating NZ

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KIWI BOAT MANUFACTURER STABICRAFT is on the hunt for a new chief executive, with its founder Paul Adams stepping aside after 33 years at the helm. Adams co-founded the company in 1987 off the back of a DIY innovation in a Bluff workshop – the world’s

The Railway Magazine

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SIEMENS Mobility and the University of Birmingham have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop a £50 million centre of excellence for rail research and innovation. The facility will be located at Siemens’s new rail vehicle assembly plant in G

Facility Management

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Raoul listened to Marcus describing his examination of drivers of future progress in his industry. “You know Raoul, I’ve been thinking about templosion. How the so-called exponential nature of change continues to impact our world while everything – c

Home & Design Trends

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At the intersection of the holy trinity – innovation, technology and design – is where you will find British designer Benjamin Hubert. His award-winning firm Layer works across several disciplines to provide design-led solutions for complex market pr

Newsweek International

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The family’s earliest foundations in the hygiene industry date back to 1979, but its modern iteration came about in 2011 when chairman and CEO Bart Van Malderen acquired Russian hygiene product producer HTC. As Van Malderen explained, the company dev

Inc.

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AARON LEVIE CO-FOUNDER, CEO 2016 PATENT SCORE 36 2016 REVENUE $398.6 MILLION THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN large companies and large innovative companies might come down to how they listen to their customers, says Aaron Levie, co-founder and CEO of Box.

Newsweek International

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As the primary source of livelihood for nearly 60% of the population, India’s agriculture sector plays a critical role in economic growth and export earnings. Agricultural products exports stood at $41.25 billion in 2021, and growth is expected to ac

The European Business Review

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Carsten Lund Pedersen is a postdoc at the Department of Strategy and Innovation at Copenhagen Business School in Denmark where he researches strategy, employee autonomy, and business development in a digital age. He is also the author of “Applied Aut

DESIGNLINES

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As the modern workplace evolves, more versatile and high-quality technology is required to better facilitate and encourage the exchange of ideas. These elements also need to be kept in mind when designing an office environment, and the latest innovat

Business Today

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WHAT: Global IP Convention Conference WHEN: January 8-10, Delhi WHAT TO LOOK FOR: The event will give an opportunity to in-house intellectual property (IP) counsels and innovators to interact with IP attorneys from around the world. The discussions w

RV Travel Lifestyle

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Furthering its dedication to providing innovative products of the highest quality, REDARC Electronics is pleased to announce a new strategic partnership with DEFA, a Norwegian company who provide a range of products and services centred around chargi

Australasian Transport News (ATN)

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Isuzu Australia Limited’s (IAL) former head of innovation Grant Cooper has become IAL’s new chief of strategy, the company recently announced. Cooper’s appointment to the newly created role comes fresh off the back of recent personnel deployments in

Beijing Review

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Beitang Ancient Town, a famous tourist attraction in the Binhai New Area in Tianjin, was buzzing with travelers from all over the country during the five-day Labor Day holiday starting on May 1. Among the crowd, Zhang Liming and his colleagues from t