How to create the next Silicon Valley

People everywhere keep trying to duplicate the success of Silicon Valley as an incubator for innovation and wealth. Victor W. Hwang, a Los Altos Hills, Calif., venture capitalist, has been studying what makes the Valley succeed and so many of its imitators fail, and he’s convinced he has found the answer. Not only that, but he’s putting his ideas to the test, trying to foster new versions of the - Read more

Cultivating Genius in the 21st Century

Most economic growth has a very simple source: new ideas. It is our creativity that generates wealth. So how can we increase the pace of innovation? Is it possible to inspire more Picassos and Steve Jobses? The answer to that question is hidden in history books. Several years ago, statistician David Banks wrote a short paper on what he called the problem of excess genius: It turns out that human - Read more

Boston Firsts

Boston is one of the oldest cities in the USA, known to many for the Boston Tea Party, when, on December 16th, 1773, officials in Boston refused to return shiploads of taxed tea to Britain so a group of colonists boarded the ships and threw the tea into Boston Harbour. The incident remains an iconic event of American history and a trigger for the crisis which escalated into the American - Read more

The Secret That Inspires Cirque du Soleil's Culture Of Innovation: Creative Friction

I spent last week in Montreal at “C2-MTL”, an international gathering of over 1200 business and creative leaders from over 40 countries, exploring insights into how creativity drives innovation. The conference, curated by ad agency Sid Lee, featured notable speakers including Francis Ford Coppola, Michael Eisner, Arianna Huffington, Robert Wong, Executive Creative Director of GoogleCreative - Read more

A district dedicated to innovation in Montreal

ÉTS and McGill team up to establish the Quartier de l'innovation, an ecosystem for creativity in the heart of Montreal MONTREAL, May 13, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - The École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS) and McGill University officially launched today the Quartier de l'innovation de Montréal (QI), with representatives from the City of Montreal, the Quebec and federal governments, and many prominent - Read more

Melbourne Series - Digital Technology Futures - 04 June 2013

Melbourne Series - The Future is Digital - 04 June 2013 Speakers: Kee Wong, Chairman AIIA & MD, e-centric Innovations and Philip Cookson, CEO Philology - Read more

National News

Sydney Series - Digital Technology Futures - 19 June 2013 Speakers: - Read more

Collaborate | Innovate | 2013   Collaborate Innovate 2013 - Read more

DON’T MISS THE OPPORTUNITY to LEARN from world experts Jim Womack and - Read more

By Peter Westfield Chair Australian Innovation Festival The theme - Read more

Speakers: - Hon. Sophie Mirabella MP: Shadow Minister of Innovation - Read more

Innovation News

Up to 10 Industry Innovation Precincts will be established. The - Read more

Kate Hammer on www.innovationmanagement.se Business is changing. To - Read more

Australia, by global standards has one of the highest - Read more

By 2015, around 20 major brand drugs will lose patent protection - Read more

Organizations big and small have begun to explore the practice of - Read more

 

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QI, a new district dedicated to #innovation in Montreal, Canada - t.co/Y3k9HivYq1

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The changing role of libraries: Victoria's State Library turned into a hot-wired hub of the digital age t.co/37tEBRczJc

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How are we as a civiliation to understand the impact of #3DPrinting on our future development t.co/2ivECO6nqS #Innovation

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The Future of Gaming: "Virtual Reality could finally be at a turning point" t.co/9bAJMuWGbh

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Disruptions: New Motto for Silicon Valley: First Security, Then #Innovation t.co/mJUqdmsbIt

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Socialstructing: The New Kind of Worker Every Business Needs #socinn t.co/QZlGErWAC5

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Crafting #innovation strategy as a business leader: take a snapshot of the business position and competitive rankings t.co/DSHKmSInwN

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Tracking Patient Care: moving towards self-management - t.co/1xZDe3ez3K

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Shifting the burden of recycling back to the producer - t.co/nzk1LMS4ai #waste

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