Where are the Women in the App Economy?
All over the world, the digital economy and in particular the app sector are booming. The rest of the economy needs that boost. But imagine how much more effective the sector would be if it actually...
View ArticleForget Innovation, Who Is Your Chief Disruption Officer?
I am sitting in the back seat of a taxicab in New York City. The traffic is Midtown, stuck bumper to bumper. “Everything is turned upside down!” the cabbie shouts, pumping his arm up and down in the...
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The Next Industrial Revolution
We are on the threshold of a major American industrial resurgence over the next decade. New technologies, design methodologies, and demand are leading the way, and the U.S. economy is well-positioned...
View ArticleWhy Collaboration with Startups is the Future
It seems like every week another major global corporation is partnering with an accelerator or acquiring an early-stage startup. Nike, Kaplan, Pearson, Sprint, MasterCard, Lloyds of London, GE, Booz...
View ArticleThe Rise of Emerging Market Startups
Startups are playing a larger role in almost every major company’s innovation strategy. According to the 2014 GE Global Innovation Barometer, which surveyed 3,200 innovation executives in businesses of...
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Startups Get Flush With Slush: Plucky Finnish Tech Conference Draws Global...
In 2011, a group of students at Aalto University in Helsinki grew frustrated that startups in the Finnish capital were having a hard time finding each other. “There was no ecosystem for them and for...
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David Kidder: Taming Big To Bigger — Fostering New to Big
The Fortune 500’s success at “optimizing at will” has come at a cost. To survive in today’s fast-paced global economy, it’s time to focus the ability to “grow at will.” You need to install a Growth...
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A Successful Startup Approach Is About Answering the Right Questions —...
It’s not enough to simply “get” the startup mentality. Executives who want to use lean startup principles to compete in today’s fast-paced economy must do the hard work needed to transform their...
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Sharp As A Tack: This Smart Needle Is Helping Doctors Make Better Diagnoses
Neonatal meningitis in one of the leading causes of infant mortality in the western world, but getting an early diagnosis isn’t easy. Doctors need to collect a sample of spinal fluid, a painful and...
View ArticleDaintree national spark: GE’s Australian acquisition
In April this year, Current, powered by GE, a startup taking innovative, agile approaches to streamlining energy solutions for customers, acquired Australian-founded Daintree Networks for $100 million....
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