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Innovative Mobile App Allows Students to Play Together Even When Apart
School of Rock has been recognized with a 2021 Franchise Innovation Award for Most Innovative Use of Customer-Facing Digital Tools for its School of Rock Method App™, powered by MatchMySound™. Announced by Franchise Update Media, the third-annual awards honor industry-disrupting franchisors who have created and implemented the most original, successful, and innovative strategies and tactics to build their brands. School of Rock competed against 100 entrants and received the first-place category ranking for the Products & Services Innovation Awards.
“We are honored to receive a 2021 Franchise Innovation Award for our School of Rock Method App and its role in our patented music education pedagogy,” said Rob Price, CEO of School of Rock. “The Method App makes practicing fun, accelerating the pace at which our students can learn songs, develop skills, and take the stage.”
School of Rock’s revolutionary Method App is an invaluable tool for students. It contains all of the exercises from the School of Rock Method Books™, along with transcriptions of more than 1,000 songs. The Method App is used by School of Rock teachers to assign exercises and songs, and to provide feedback and comments. Students can manipulate playback, tempo and backing track audio to help them learn. |
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Announcing Designer-Brand Pairings which will Ignite Creative Sparks Through Collaboration Organising Exhibition at Bangkok Design Week to Promote Hong Kong's Creative Industries, and Visiting Thai Green Enterprises to Explore Business Opportunities for Sustainable Design
HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 5 March 2024 - The 3rd edition of the "ReMIX · Yesterday's Future, Invent Tomorrow!" ("ReMIX") Creative Business Partnership Programme, which is organised by Industrial Designers Society of Hong Kong (IDSHK), with Create Hong Kong of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Create Hong Kong) as the lead sponsor, goes beyond simply connecting Hong Kong design talent and brands. It actively works towards promoting Hong Kong designers and their creative strengths, while also exploring the latest trends in sustainable design. After a thorough matching process, the ten-designer-brand pairings for the 3rd edition of "ReMIX" were announced. These collaborative teams then commenced the development of their crossover products, which are scheduled to be released by September 2024. On the other hand, "ReMIX" has accepted the invitation to set up a booth at the "Bangkok Design Week 2024" to showcase the over 40 crossover products that have shined in the previous editions of "ReMIX", with a view to generating more overseas interests in Hong Kong's original designs and creative industries. As part of the delegation trip to "Bangkok Design Week 2024", the Hong Kong delegates also visited the local companies in Thailand that embrace sustainable design principles.The 3rd edition of "ReMIX" Creative Business Partnership Programme features nine Hong Kong brands, namely Leung So Kee, Koon Wah Food, A-Fontane, Law Knitters, FOTOMAX, BAST Lighting, LOG-ON, Momax and INFINITE, as well as a Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) brand, 伊仕利家居. Upon the completion of recruitment and matching of interested Hong Kong design teams from various fields, each of these ten brands has successfully matched up with a Hong Kong design team to collaborate on creating crossover products. These collaborations involve cross-industry partnerships, such as A-Fontane, specialising in bedding, is teaming up with InnoSphere, renowned for lifestyle accessories. Other cross-generation collaborations can be seen in the partnership between Leung So Kee umbrella factory, which has over a century of history in Hong Kong, and Studio of SAI (Brand: SO-SAI), an emerging design firm. Furthermore, there is cross-regional collaboration as demonstrated in the collaborative team formed by the GBA brand 伊仕利家居 and Hong Kong design team Soti Design Studio. All ten teams will officially launch their creative outcomes by September, promising countless creative surprises.
In an acknowledgement of the market success of and international recognition gained by the creative crossover products in the past two editions of "ReMIX", "Bangkok Design Week 2024" extended an invitation for the Hong Kong designers and brand representatives concerned to set up a booth at Thailand Creative & Design Center during the design week, while attending its opening ceremony on 27 January earlier this year. The "ReMIX" exhibition not only successfully showcased over 40 crossover products collaborated by Hong Kong designers and brands in the 1st and 2nd editions of the Programme, but also received support from Mr. Srettha Thavisin, Prime Minister of Thailand, who visited the "ReMIX" exhibition in person. Ms. Teresa Poon, Deputy Director of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Bangkok, Ms. Yvonne Lee, Director of "ReMIX", IDSHK and the representative of "ReMIX" delegation, Mr. Angus Yiu, Stork Stork Design introduced the background of "ReMIX" and exchanged with them enthusiastically. As the organiser of "ReMIX", IDSHK firmly believes that the exhibition at "Bangkok Design Week 2024" will deepen the collaborations between Hong Kong's and Thailand's industries, government agencies and academia, and in turn helping Hong Kong's cultural and creative industries with immense potential go international.
In addition to the exhibition at design week, this Thailand trip also organised exchange activities under the theme "Empowering Sustainable Design". The Hong Kong delegates visited local companies in Thailand that uphold sustainable design. These included Research & Innovation for Sustainability Center (RISC), which provides shared workspace for researchers in the fields of science, engineering, industrial design, and art, as well as PTT Global Chemical Public Company Limited (GC), which focuses on implementing sustainable design and producing various petrochemical products. During the visits, the Hong Kong delegates had the opportunity to exchange experiences and insights with Thai talented designers. This kind of exchange not only enriched the knowledge of Hong Kong designers themselves on waste recycling, biotechnology, and environmental-friendly materials which will contribute to the forward development of sustainable design in Hong Kong, but also strengthened the relationships between Hong Kong designers and Thai manufacturers, suppliers, and researchers. These visits helped enriching the knowledge of Hong Kong designers in this field and fostering integration between the industries of both Hong Kong and Thailand.
Mr. Ball Cheung, President of IDSHK, emphasised and stated the Society's mission, "The Society not only acts as an intermediary, connecting Hong Kong designers and brands to launch collaborative products that captivate consumers' attention, but also aims to bring the distinctive design styles and creative thinking of Hong Kong designers to overseas markets through delegation trips. This initiative seeks to expand global demand for Hong Kong designers and brands and foster the sustainable development of Hong Kong's creative industries."
More details are available on the website of "ReMIX" Creative Business Partnership Programme (https://remix.idshk.org/en-us), or please contact the "ReMIX" secretariat at 3586 8831 or email [email protected] for inquiries.
The 3rd "ReMIX" Creative Business Partnership Programme
Pairing Results between Hong Kong Designers and Brands
| Brand | Design Unit | Introduction to Design Unit | Designer(s) |
| Leung So Kee | Studio of SAI Limited (Brand: SO-SAI) | SO-SAI is a multi-disciplinary creative studio that focuses on architectural and spatial inventions. Their studio works include furniture design, interior design and architecture design. | Yung Sai Chun & Louis Hung Wai Yin |
| Koon Wah Food | Head & Tail | Head & Tail specialises in brand concept development, brand identity design, and visual communication. Its clients primarily come from the food industry, ranging from local startups to multinational corporations. | Luke Lo Tze Chung |
| A-Fontane | InnoSphere Ltd. | Maurice is an expert at discovering product pain points and new needs from the user's perspectives, using smart design techniques to transform them into new products. | Maurice Kwok Ho Yin |
| Law Knitters | Alex King Atelier Limited | Alex King Atelier specialises in product design, letterpress, sustainable packaging design and the creation of contemporary graffiti art. | Alex King Pui Yuk |
| FOTOMAX | Palette Code Design Consultancy | Palette Code Design Consultancy strives to create meaningful stories and experiences for people. Their creative expertises include consumer electronics and houseware. | Asta Lok Hau Yi |
| BAST Lighting | Stork Stork Design Limited (Brand: Stork Stork Design) | Stork Stork Design strives to align technological advancements with a human-centered vision, ensuring our innovations deeply resonate with the diverse needs of our audience. | Gut Yau Chit Kwan & Angus Yiu Hoi Tak |
| LOG-ON | Blind Creation Company Limited (Brand: Blind by JW) | Blind by JW is a womenswear and accessories label that is celebrated for its artistic patterns and hand-drawn prints. Its designs bridge Eastern and Western influences. | Jessica Lau Yuen Ting & Walter Kong Tak Wah |
| 伊仕利家居 | SOTI Design Studio Limited | SOTI Design Studio focuses on integrating art, architecture, and nature, the studio has been recognised for their innovative and sustainable designs. | Maggie Wu Wai Chung |
| Momax | Whitehole Design Limited (Brand: 100∘C) | 100°C aims to become an engine of growth in the circular economy, in which people come up with solutions to share, exchange, upcycle, and recycle the Earth's resources. | Ling Wong & Davide Tonizzo |
| INFINITE | MMM Design Studio | MMM Design Studio provides space design and industrial design services. It shapes designs in the most minimalistic way, allowing product design to reflect the closest possible connection to real-life experiences. | Bella Wong Ching Yi & Boris Cheung Ka Wing & Angela Chung Chi Yan |
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About Industrial Designers Society of Hong Kong
Founded in 2002, Industrial Designers Society of Hong Kong (IDSHK) aims to promote the state-of-the-art and professional practice of Hong Kong's industrial design (ID), and to leverage its status. Over the years, IDSHK has been committed to promoting and striving for the rights of industrial designers by enhancing their competitiveness, providing them with industry-related knowledge and promoting exchanges with local, the Mainland and international professional organisations. IDSHK has successfully established collaborations and strategic alliance partnerships with industrial bodies and education institutes and is continuing to support industrial design education.
IDSHK grasps the pulse of the society and technology evolvements with innovative ideas to provide members with updated relevant knowledge and connections to keep pace with the times. It aims to gather all parties' strength and cooperate to create a brilliant design prospect in future.
About Create Hong Kong
Create Hong Kong (CreateHK) is a dedicated office set up by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in June 2009 to spearhead the development of creative industries in Hong Kong. From 1 July 2022 onwards, it is under the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau. Its strategic foci are nurturing talent and facilitating start-ups, exploring markets, promoting cross-sectoral and cross-genre collaboration, and promoting Hong Kong as Asia's creative capital and fostering a creative atmosphere in the community.
Disclaimer: The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region provides funding support to the project only, and does not otherwise take part in the project. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in these materials/events (or by members of the project team) are those of the project organisers only and do not reflect the views of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau, Create Hong Kong, the CreateSmart Initiative Secretariat or the CreateSmart Initiative Vetting Committee.
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Empowering Tomorrow’s Leaders
This year, 23 students from our Frank & Eileen Accelerator Program for the Leaders of Tomorrow embarked on 17 innovative business ventures through our Incubator and Accelerator programs. With weekly curriculum guidance and mentor consultations, they transformed their ideas into actionable plans. In the Incubator, students tackled real-world problems and prototyped solutions. In the Accelerator, they advanced their businesses by analyzing markets and collaborating with industry experts. The year culminated in a business pitch and networking reception at the 2024 Incubator and Accelerator Showcase.
A highlight of the event was Accelerator student Penelope P. ’25 receiving the Atherton Award for her startup, Track Tutoring, which connects students with on-demand tutoring clients, making tutoring more affordable and accessible.
The Atherton Award celebrates the entrepreneurial spirit in young women, encouraging the next generation of girls to pursue careers in entrepreneurship and STEM. Initially open to schools in the United Kingdom, founder Amber Atherton expanded this notable award to schools in the United States. The winner receives a trophy, a monetary prize for the next phase of their business journey, and mentoring with Ms. Atherton herself.
In presenting the award, Ms. Atherton said,
“Today I am delighted to recognize Penelope as this year’s Atherton Award winner for starting Track Tutoring. The startup solves two problems: for college students to earn a high wage and find on-demand tutoring clients, and for parents and kids to efficiently access tutors paying by the minute to increase affordability. With this start-up capital and in our mentoring sessions, I’m excited to see Penelope develop her business further.”
Through programs like the Frank & Eileen Accelerator Program for the Leaders of Tomorrow, Marlborough students are not just dreaming; they are actively shaping the future with their groundbreaking ventures, driving positive change in the world. |
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IBM invests $500M in AI startups with a business focus
- Business
- November 8, 2023
IBM reported today that it intends to put $500 million in generative simulated intelligence new companies taking special care of business clients, flagging the innovation monster’s entry into the artificial intelligence venture race.
Generative simulated intelligence, which can produce unique text, pictures, sound, and that’s just the beginning, has seen quick progressions as of late from organizations like OpenAI and Human-centered. IBM’s speculation intends to take advantage of this prospering field.
“With the send off of the IBM Endeavor artificial intelligence Adventure Asset, we’re opening one more channel to tackle the huge capability of the artificial intelligence upset into substantial, positive results for IBM and the organizations we put resources into,” said Burglarize Thomas, IBM’s senior VP of programming and boss business official, in a meeting with Axios.
Thomas said the $500 million speculation highlights IBM’s message to new businesses that it isn’t similar organization as in years past. IBM plans to contribute across all startup stages without setting focuses for the quantity of arrangements or timetables.
IBM has proactively partaken in subsidizing adjusts for simulated intelligence new businesses Embracing Face and HiddenLayer.
The organization is especially keen on new companies zeroed in on industry verticals like medical services or explicit business processes, as long as they don’t contend straightforwardly with IBM’s contributions.
Thomas said IBM has heard from clients this year that many have explored different avenues regarding computer based intelligence however have not seen a lot of profit from speculation yet. He expects more new companies will move to serve business clients as they look for supportable models. Also, Thomas trusts organizations outside the U.S. may lead this man-made intelligence wave, however IBM plans to search for ventures all over.
The $500 million speculation demonstrates IBM’s embracing simulated intelligence’s capability to change organizations. With tech goliaths like Microsoft and Meta additionally committing enormous aggregates to artificial intelligence, the field is drawing in extraordinary interest and financing that could speed up developments. IBM expects to be at the very front of this computer based intelligence transformation. |
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This is the initially of a sequence of month to month columns on the electric power of technology to renovate fashionable enterprises. Tune in subsequent thirty day period for more unmissable assistance.
No business enterprise can thrive right now unless of course it becomes a tech enterprise, it is commonly said.
This doesn’t necessarily mean each and every enterprise has to create and sell know-how-related items and expert services. It indicates that each individual enterprise demands to go through a procedure of technological know-how-driven electronic transformation.
By employing the applications, methodologies and applications that have been tried out and tested by the likes of Google, Apple or Netflix to create world wide empires, any company can attain three crucial strategic plans:
- Create goods and providers that a lot more carefully match their customers’ needs.
- Streamline and generate efficiencies throughout their procedures and operations.
- Create a greater comprehension of their sector and their levels of competition.
Opposite to common perception, you really do not will need to be a tech large to place the newest know-how trends to get the job done. You really do not want IT departments with hundreds of employees or to make investments millions in computing infrastructure. What you do want, however, is a extensive knowing of the most critical systems and what they can do for your small business and business. With so numerous quick-emerging technological know-how developments, which types really should companies concentrate on in 2023?
There are three essential technological innovation tendencies that everyone wants to get to grips with, since they are established to disrupt just about every industry.
There’s also one particular substantially-hyped engineering which – though not particularly a useless end – might not be as pertinent to each and every enterprise, proper now, as its proponents often claim.
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A few systems to pay attention to
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Use artificial intelligence to achieve strategic benefit
Let us start with the biggie! Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not a know-how that’s about to improve the environment – it’s previously all about us and embedded into our day-to-day life. From browsing Google for information and facts, to taking pictures with our smartphones, to interacting with digital assistants like Alexa or Siri, to purchasing on the internet, so substantially of what we do is empowered by AI algorithms. And this is only likely to increase.
For my money, AI will be the most transformative technologies of the century. Just as electrical energy and mechanisation authorized us to automate a lot of of the guide, day-to-day jobs of the 19th and 20th centuries, AI will do so for jobs that call for imagined and selection-generating. It is also a prime example of a technological innovation craze that, regardless of what you could believe, is not by any means limited to the giants of Silicon Valley, or money expert services organizations with tens of millions to shell out on investigation and improvement. If your small business utilizes Google or Facebook marketing to focus on new clients, you’re using AI. If you use search engines for marketplace investigation to detect opponents in your neighborhood region, you’re working with AI. The trick, while, is to use it strategically. This indicates pinpointing chances to use it to accomplish critical organization aims, measuring your results or failure, and adapting as required.
The reality is, the explosion of cloud-based mostly, AI-as-a-support platforms that are accessible currently puts electric power in the fingers of the common business user that would have seemed fantastical just five or so years in the past. Like most persons, you’ve most likely not long ago listened to of or employed ChatGPT, the purely natural language-powered chatbot that can have lifelike conversations or deliver prepared text that most men and women would imagine arrived from a human. Likewise, DALL.E-2 has come to be an world wide web sensation, blowing minds with its means to produce visuals and illustrations dependent on words it’s fed. These resources on your own are adequate for a range of business features but much more advanced end users will appear for means to leverage the technological innovation to discover and create more powerful associations with customers, and deliver personalised products and expert services by way of mass customisation. If there is one particular engineering craze that organizations merely can not afford to pay for to ignore in 2023, it is AI. Executing so would be a even worse strategy than disregarding the arrival of desktops or the dawn of the internet!
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Prioritise cybersecurity to defend your business
Just a couple times in the past, we heard the news of a cyber attack from the Royal Mail, thought to have been carried out by Russian hackers. The assault intended that all overseas mail was caught in depots and unable to be sent. If evidence have been needed that the scope and severity of cyber assaults are increasing, then disrupting the postal provider of an complete nation is a chilling example.
Analysis by Check Issue indicates that the number of assaults throughout 2022 enhanced by 38% in comparison to 2021 and the common price tag to an organisation strike by hackers is stated to be around $3.8 million (£3.1m). However, it is not just big corporations that are getting qualified. The US Federal Bureau of Investigation says that of all-around 850,000 cyber attacks claimed from organisations in 2021, the bulk were being directed at small businesses.
There are numerous catalysts for this. One particular is the ever-more-sprawling world wide web of items. This is a expression for the network of on the web units that beforehand just provided computers and smartphones but now consists of intelligent cars and trucks, televisions, wearables, industrial products, kitchen area appliances and a lot of more. Its existence signifies there are simply much more doorways into our networks for attackers to exploit. At the same time, the fact that many much more of us are operating from household next the wide-scale societal improvements brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic usually means companies are susceptible because of to gadgets linked via significantly less-protected home networks.
All of this signifies that 2023 will, hopefully, be the 12 months when organisational cybersecurity is no extended considered to be the sole obligation of men and women in the IT section. At the board degree, leaders and executives have to get to grips with the challenge of guaranteeing it becomes a main enterprise priority and a strategic concentrate. On the store floor, workers and professionals require schooling and equipment to have an understanding of the risks of social engineering assaults, phishing, ransomware and a myriad of other emerging threats. Cybersecurity will also turn out to be 1 of the flagship use scenarios for the other most necessary tech craze, AI, as clever application instruments are deployed to location styles and forecast exactly where community targeted traffic is likely to pose a threat. Maybe most importantly, easy measures these kinds of as making certain very good password apply could preserve businesses from a excellent deal of possible soreness. All of this signifies that, in my impression, cybersecurity is the second tech pattern that no organization can manage to ignore.
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Extend your small business into the metaverse
Here’s a expression that’s a lot misunderstood. If you have only taken a passing fascination, it could imply just about anything to you from digital actuality, to faux worlds, to cartoon avatars and on the internet gaming. This hodgepodge of strategies is plenty of to change many persons off. Apple CEO Tim Cook dinner has claimed that the reality that persons really don’t genuinely fully grasp it might quit the metaverse from having off completely. The risk is that this could considerably make persons pass up the point. The metaverse signifies the upcoming stage of the world-wide-web – just one that will be much more immersive, much more social and more intuitive.
In point, like Cook dinner, I really do not specially like the time period ‘metaverse’ both. I think it represents an strategy which is grow to be far too hyped and way too diluted. It is also come to be irretrievably connected to dystopian suggestions uncovered in textbooks like Neal Stephenson’s Snow Crash and flicks like Ready Player A single, which function digital worlds wholly disconnected from reality.
But I do think that many of the concepts and systems that have been lumped beneath the heading will generate the next generation of digital experiences. Just take digital twins. These are simulated models of any course of action or process – from a uncomplicated part to an overall business enterprise product, or even a city – that can be manipulated in just a digital setting. Simply because the natural environment by itself is developed making use of actual-world facts, the ‘twin’ will behave just as it would in reality.
An additional technology that’s essential to the metaverse thought is extended actuality – a term which addresses each virtual fact (VR) and augmented actuality (AR). VR permits us to develop and phase inside of immersive environments. AR is perhaps even a lot more exciting, as it is a bridge concerning the real and virtual worlds. It is this crossover – a very long way from the escapism portrayed by the fictional sci-fi renderings of the metaverse – that can make it so precious for business.
Ideas like digital twinning have evident apps for any manufacturing organization, but could also be utilised by any small business to carry out far more helpful advertising. Marketing is in which a lot of organizations will initially discover benefit in these new, immersive on the internet platforms. Points like digital dressing rooms, immersive products descriptions, for occasion. To place it just, it is a natural progression from preceding ‘evolutions’ of the world-wide-web, all of which have discovered their first utility in connecting businesses with consumers. Receiving in on chances to generate immersive, experiential consumer connections now will be, in my viewpoint, as beneficial as thieving an early guide in lookup engine advertising, social media advertising or cell marketing was in the early days of people technologies.
…and 1 to disregard for now
Wait for the wonders of Web3
And now, we shift on to a person tech trend which, whilst I continue to believe it to have the probable to be hugely transformative in the extensive run, may perhaps in actuality, not be pertinent to the the vast majority of businesses during 2023.
That pattern is Internet3 – a phrase which covers a amount of relevant systems together with decentralisation, blockchain, cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). A lot more specially, it describes strategies for a ‘decentralised internet’ that uses these systems to allow an on line practical experience that is person-owned and, perhaps, actually democratic. As opposed to the present-day on-line working experience that’s mostly owned and overseen by multinational tech corporations, imposing an ‘our-residence, our-rules’ plan on difficulties these kinds of as governance and flexibility of speech.
The problems dealt with by the World-wide-web3 strategy are essential. And I think attention-grabbing apps for all of the technologies will arise in the future.
But, it’s getting to be evident that irrespective of the hoopla, couple clear use scenarios have been established for them in many industries. What is far more, the domain has evidently turn into overrun in latest several years by fraudsters and scammers, building it a minefield for anybody seeking to get involved. The recent collapse of the cryptocurrency trade FTX and the implosion of the NFT bubble past yr stand as evidence of this.
After the debris and get-prosperous-quick strategies have been washed absent, then we’ll start out to see certainly valuable use circumstances emerging. But unless of course you occur to operate in one particular of the fields where by it has already been proven to be disruptive – these as economic products and services or logistics – this is just one tech trend that you could want to sit out for now, although maintaining an eye on how it develops in the near future.
Bernard Marr is a planet-renowned futurist, influencer and imagined leader in the fields of organization and technological know-how, a finest-advertising and award-winning creator of 21 guides as well as an adviser and mentor to a lot of of the world’s greatest-known organisations. His most new textbooks are Enterprise Trends in Exercise and Potential Competencies. |
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Applying the Creativity in Oder to Generate Innovation Projects: the Practical Case Study of a Didactic Strategy
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https://doi.org/10.24023/FutureJournal/2175-5825/2015.v7i1.187Keywords:
Innovation. Didactic Strategy. Creativity. Entrepreneurship.Abstract
A current challenge in teaching practice is to transform classrooms into laboratories to exchange experiences in courses whose goal is to enhance the professional skills in a practical and meaningful way. The search for improvement demonstrates that, increasingly, professionals become aware that organizations coexist in highly competitive environments, seeking to conquer more markets based on sustainable competitive advantages demanding fast responses of its employees. Considering that the process of creativity can be stimulated through the establishment of a suitable environment, this study aims to discuss the application of a didactic strategy developed for this purpose. Using the single case study methodology, it was used the technique of unstructured observation (informal or single) to carry out the collection and the recording of events that occurred during the strategy application. It discusses elements such as identifying opportunities, creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship, seeking their relationships to understand how it is possible to motivate the generation of proposals for innovative projects in educational environments. As a result, it is presented the perceptions of teachers on the didactic strategy applied, emphasizing that a suitable environment for the development of ideas encourages the student to propose solutions for the improbabilities, creating innovative alternatives to the identified needs.
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Welcome to InnLight Marketing - a service established in the summer of 1998, dedicated to helping small business owners maximize their company's potential and optimize their overall profitability. I specialize in bed and breakfasts, boutique hotels, vacation rentals, restaurants and a host of other owner-operated businesses.
It is my passion to work with entrepreneurs - individuals who are noted for having an independent energetic spirit; who express a readiness and courage to undertake or experiment; who organize, manage and assume the risks of building a business from the germ of a creative idea. Or as Kilby noted, "Entrepreneurs are innovators who use a process of shattering the status quo of the existing products and services, to set up new products, new services ... a person with a high need for achievement."
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Have humans really evolved since their origins?
Do Wacom’s technology and tools really contribute to human creativity?
These two questions were the themes of Connected Ink 2022, which was held in November 2022 and took place over the course of two weeks in Tokyo, Seoul, Shanghai, Dusseldorf and Portland. Due to the situation of the pandemic, many members were finally able to meet in person after some time had passed. Here are a few sessions from Connected Ink 2022 in Tokyo that reflected on these loaded questions.
*Connected Ink is an event that has been organized by Wacom since 2016 with the quest to explore new directions in art, human expression, learning and the technologies that support them. The theme is always focused on the topic of Creative Chaos, while defining different key questions during each event started in 2020.
“Yuify” – Preserving and conveying the evidence of creators' creations and their stories
Wacom Yuify is a technology that allows artists and their works to record the proof, trajectory and story of their creations. This technology was developed to add new and unique value to artworks that were created with the utmost care and passion. Yuify is able to protect the artist's rights and pieces of artwork by embedding IDs and micro-marks directly into a piece, proving who created it. Along with the evolution of technology, the project team talked about their desire to preserve the warmth in art pieces that are created by humans. This was one of the sessions in which the two big questions were discussed in depth. The speakers internalized the questions, delved into them as if their own and elaborated upon them to take the talk into a new dimension.
Will technology help family connections evolve?
mui Lab and Wacom have continued co-creating after developing “Height Marking in Wood”, a product that records a family’s history in digital ink. At Connected Ink 2022, "muihaus." was unveiled for the first time, as a smart home that fosters family bonding beyond time and space. The words inscribed on the wood with digital ink by family members were accumulated and tied to their birthdays, anniversaries and other important dates, allowing each home to share family memories together. For this project, discussing the importance of having marginal space in technology and improving accuracy was the main topic of conversation. What is the significance of marginal space? Marginal space stimulates freedom and creativity, it may even lead to the discovery of new ways for humans to interact with technology.
Have humans really evolved?
This session discussed the different ways AI and humans (co)create. To confront the topic from various angles, speakers from different walks of life, such as a musician, a creator, a thinker, a brain scientist and an AI engineer were invited. AI is capable of learning at a speed that humans cannot, but when it comes to creation, there are still many things AI cannot do. Brain wave research has shown that alpha waves (the wavelength of relaxation) appear in the human brain when creating. They say that creators have a moment of immersion in which they want to draw even if it means cutting back on sleep. This is one of the major desires of the creative process. So the question remains: Have humans really evolved? During the final session of the series, NEO IHATOV, a magic lantern tells a story about life on the stage accompanied by a string quartet, expressing an ideal world built by a subatomic computer.
What happens here is everything
The special world of Connected Ink 2022, which emerged from two powerful questions, creates a sweet sanctuary protected by a magic spell according to CEO and President, Nobu Ide. It is a place where emotions, domains, attributes and even the wonders of the world and people are all accepted.
Are we moving forward?
Is there a point to any of us?
There is no right or wrong answer about success or failure at Connected Ink. We believe this is summed up perfectly in Nobu’s words, "What happens here is everything.”
At Connected Ink 2023, we will explore our fundamental values and what we cherish through the chosen theme, "Back to the Forest”.
* "We will meet again, in the forest” by Satoru Kobayashi |
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In 1975, there was a median of 1 citation of scientific literature in every three patents granted in the united states; by 1989, this increased to a mean of 1 citation per patent. The common was skewed upwards by patents related to the pharmaceutical business, chemistry, and electronics. A 2021 analysis reveals that patents which are based mostly on scientific discoveries are on average 26% extra useful than equivalent non-science-based patents.
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A Michigan girl who was eight months pregnant turned the newest person to be falsely charged after police used facial recognition technologyto arrest her on suspicion of carjacking and theft. We all use GPS every day; it has remodeled our lives and lots of of our companies. But whereas today’s GPS is correct to within 5 to 10 meters, new hyper-accurate positioning technologies have accuracies within a few centimeters or millimeters.
How Does Facial Recognition Technology Work?
Examples of techno-utopian goals embrace post-scarcity economics, life extension, mind importing, cryonics, and the creation of artificial superintelligence. Major techno-utopian actions include transhumanism and singularitarianism. The ethics of technology is an interdisciplinary subfield of ethics that analyzes technology’s ethical implications and explores methods to mitigate the potential unfavorable impacts of latest applied sciences.
A 2017 survey found no clear consensus among economists on whether or not AI would enhance long-term unemployment. According to the World Economic Forum’s “The Future of Jobs Report 2020”, AI is predicted to replace 85 million jobs worldwide, and create ninety seven million new jobs by 2025. From 1990 to 2007, a examine in the U.S by MIT economist Daron Acemoglu showed that an addition of 1 robot for every 1,000 employees decreased the employment-to-population ratio by zero.2%, or about 3.3 employees, and lowered wages by 0.42%. Concerns about technology changing human labor nevertheless are long-lasting. For description of the supplies that are each the thing and means of manipulating the environment, see elastomers; industrial ceramics; industrial glass; metallurgy; mineral deposit; mineral processing; mining; plastic. For the generation of energy, see power conversion; coal mining; coal utilization; petroleum manufacturing; petroleum refining.
Woodruff later discovered that she was implicated as a suspect by way of a photograph lineup shown to the victim of the robbery and carjacking, following an unreliable facial recognition match,’ the court paperwork read. “Sometimes the workload is a bit sluggish, but I have by no means not worked,” she told her managers, based on the FWC findings. The evaluation found she didn’t work her rostered hours for 44 days, began late on 47 days, finished early on 29 days, and carried out zero hours of work on 4 days.
Zuckerberg’s Meta Comes Beneath Assault From Human Rights Campaigners
Treasury Department sanctioned Blender.io, which marked the primary time it has taken motion against a mixer, to try and crack down on North Korean hackers. Although many shoppers just like the privacy of cryptocurrency, many also argue that it wants extra transparency and stability. Since the 1970s, technology’s impact on the surroundings has been criticized, resulting in a surge in funding in photo voltaic, wind, and other types of clean power. Technologies have contributed to human welfare by way of increased prosperity, improved comfort and high quality of life, and medical progress, however they’ll also disrupt current social hierarchies, trigger pollution, and harm individuals or groups. The Renaissance period produced many inventions, together with the introduction of the movable kind printing press to Europe, which facilitated the communication of knowledge.
Modern research has turned to analyze the web’s downsides, including disinformation, polarization, hate speech, and propaganda. Another facet of the cumulative character of technology that can require further investigation is the manner of transmission of technological innovations. This is an elusive downside Technology News, and it’s needed to accept the phenomenon of simultaneous or parallel invention in circumstances in which there’s insufficient evidence to point out the transmission of ideas in one direction or one other.
For more on the controversy about whether the Internet is “making us stupid,” visit ProCon.org. Many discoveries also arose from pure likelihood, like the discovery of penicillin because of unintentional lab contamination. Since the 1960s, the assumption that government funding of primary analysis would result in the invention of marketable technologies has lost credibility. Probabilist Nassim Taleb argues that national analysis applications that implement the notions of serendipity and convexity by way of frequent trial and error usually have a tendency to result in useful improvements than research that aims to reach specific outcomes. Other fields of ethics have needed to deal with technology-related points, together with army ethics, media ethics, and academic ethics. It didn’t take long to discover that wheeled wagons could be used to hold heavy hundreds.
It has already been observed that technology includes the appliance of purpose to strategies, and in the twentieth century it came to be thought to be almost axiomatic that technology is a rational activity stemming from the traditions of contemporary science. Nevertheless, it ought to be noticed that technology, within the sense by which the term is being used here, is way older than science, and likewise that techniques have tended to ossify over centuries of practice or to turn out to be diverted into such para-rational workout routines as alchemy. The fashionable philosophy of progress cannot be learn again into the historical past of technology; for most of its lengthy existence technology has been nearly stagnant, mysterious, and even irrational. |
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Messe Düsseldorf is an Important Incubator for Innovative Start-ups: Interview with Dr. Christian Plenge at MEDICA 2022
Start-ups are the basis for economic growth. New ideas, products, services and business models not only modernise the economic structure, but also create new jobs. That is why, as an international trade fair company, it is particularly close to our hearts to promote innovative start-ups with a high growth potential. |
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If you want to learn how to more effectively embrace change, read Build For Tomorrow, by Jason Feifer, Editor in chief of Entrepreneur magazine and host of the podcasts Build For Tomorrow and Problem Solvers.
“My book is for anyone facing down an uncertain future, as well as a practical guide for every entrepreneur and aspiring entrepreneur,” says Feifer.
Organized around the four phases of change, Feifer shares personal insights and learnings from his interviews with success entrepreneurs and changemakers who have experienced tectonic shifts in work, culture, and life.
The four phases of change are:
- Panic
- Adapt
- New Normal
- Wouldn’t Go Back – When we gain something so new and great that we wouldn’t want to go back to a time before we had it.
“Change is coming. It’s here. It cannot be stopped! And when it comes for us, we really only two choices – to embrace it, or to fight a losing fight,” explains Feifer.
Therefore, Feifer teaches that:
- When in the Panic phase of change, pause when other panic.
- Next, in Adaptation, change first or, better yet, before you have to.
- Within the New Normal phase, lead the charge to change.
- And, finally, in the Wouldn’t Go Back phase, seize new opportunities.
By reading the book, you’ll learn in great detail how to accelerate the change process—lessen your panic, adapt faster, define the new normal, and thrive going forward.
Jason Feifer
Feifer answers these questions for us:
Question: Of the four phases of change, which is typically the most difficult for people to work through and why?
Feifer: You'd think it would be Panic, but here's the thing about that phase: Everyone knows that panic feels terrible, so they'll do whatever they can to stop feeling that way. That's why I think the hardest phase is really New Normal — because that's where we get comfortable again, and people love comfort. A lot of people stop evolving at New Normal; they don't push themselves to make that extra step, and really challenge the way they work and live.
Question: Change is one of the most difficult things for people. Do you believe the pandemic helped demonstrate to people that change can be good? And will that learning carry forward?
Feifer: It definitely demonstrated that. I don't mean to discount loss and tragedy, which of course happened, but it is also true that many people and companies experienced tremendous growth. So, what happens next time these people confront change? I hope they'll remember this moment and feel more empowered, but they'll also have to be careful not to fall into the "This Time Is Different" mindset. It happens all the time — we know that change helped us before, but now we see a new change and we think this time is different. But it's not. Yes, every change looks and feels a little different, but the experience and potential are ultimately the same.
Question: What is your biggest piece of advice to readers who want to be more forward thinking?
Feifer: Consider why change is so hard. Here's my theory: We often equate it with loss, and loss is so much easier to see than to see gain. We know what we're comfortable with, and therefore we know what we'll lose -- and because we want to see the future, we start to extrapolate that loss? We think: "I'll lose this, and then I'll lose this, and then I'll lose that..."
But, that's not how it works. Change leads to gain too, and that's much harder to see. So we need to start training ourselves to not only trust that there's gain, but also to start extrapolating the gain: To say, "this could lead to that, which will provide me with that, which will..."
Thank you to the book’s publisher for sending me an advance copy of the book.
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This year's fellows will work across research areas including telemonitoring, human-computer interactions, operations research, AI-mediated socialization, and chemical transformations.
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Launched in October 2020, the MIT and Accenture Convergence Initiative for Industry and Technology underscores the ways in which industry and technology can collaborate to spur innovation. The five-year initiative aims to achieve its mission through research, education, and fellowships. To that end, Accenture has once again awarded five annual fellowships to MIT graduate students working on research in industry and technology convergence who are underrepresented, including by race, ethnicity, and gender.
This year’s Accenture Fellows work across research areas including telemonitoring, human-computer interactions, operations research, AI-mediated socialization, and chemical transformations. Their research covers a wide array of projects, including designing low-power processing hardware for telehealth applications; applying machine learning to streamline and improve business operations; improving mental health care through artificial intelligence; and using machine learning to understand the environmental and health consequences of complex chemical reactions.
As part of the application process, student nominations were invited from each unit within the School of Engineering, as well as from the Institute’s four other schools and the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing. Five exceptional students were selected as fellows for the initiative’s third year.
Drew Buzzell is a doctoral candidate in electrical engineering and computer science whose research concerns telemonitoring, a fast-growing sphere of telehealth in which information is collected through internet-of-things (IoT) connected devices and transmitted to the cloud. Currently, the high volume of information involved in telemonitoring — and the time and energy costs of processing it — make data analysis difficult. Buzzell’s work is focused on edge computing, a new computing architecture that seeks to address these challenges by managing data closer to the source, in a distributed network of IoT devices. Buzzell earned his BS in physics and engineering science and his MS in engineering science from the Pennsylvania State University.
Mengying (Cathy) Fang is a master’s student in the MIT School of Architecture and Planning. Her research focuses on augmented reality and virtual reality platforms. Fang is developing novel sensors and machine components that combine computation, materials science, and engineering. Moving forward, she will explore topics including soft robotics techniques that could be integrated with clothes and wearable devices and haptic feedback in order to develop interactions with digital objects. Fang earned a BS in mechanical engineering and human-computer interaction from Carnegie Mellon University.
Xiaoyue Gong is a doctoral candidate in operations research at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Her research aims to harness the power of machine learning and data science to reduce inefficiencies in the operation of businesses, organizations, and society. With the support of an Accenture Fellowship, Gong seeks to find solutions to operational problems by designing reinforcement learning methods and other machine learning techniques to embedded operational problems. Gong earned a BS in honors mathematics and interactive media arts from New York University.
Ruby Liu is a doctoral candidate in medical engineering and medical physics. Their research addresses the growing pandemic of loneliness among older adults, which leads to poor health outcomes and presents particularly high risks for historically marginalized people, including members of the LGBTQ+ community and people of color. Liu is designing a network of interconnected AI agents that foster connections between user and agent, offering mental health care while strengthening and facilitating human-human connections. Liu received a BS in biomedical engineering from Johns Hopkins University.
Joules Provenzano is a doctoral candidate in chemical engineering. Their work integrates machine learning and liquid chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry (LC-HRMS) to improve our understanding of complex chemical reactions in the environment. As an Accenture Fellow, Provenzano will build upon recent advances in machine learning and LC-HRMS, including novel algorithms for processing real, experimental HR-MS data and new approaches in extracting structure-transformation rules and kinetics. Their research could speed the pace of discovery in the chemical sciences and benefits industries including oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, and agriculture. Provenzano earned a BS in chemical engineering and international and global studies from the Rochester Institute of Technology. |
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EXPLORING CREATIVE SOCIETY (GIGA) 2022
Faculty of Policy Management / Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, Keio University
Faculty-in-charge: Takashi Iba
Semester: Fall semester (2nd half of semester), 2022
Day and Time: Friday 1st & 2nd Period
Credits: 2
Delivery: Fully Online
OBJECTIVES AND TEACHING METHOD
What would society be like in the future? This class sets off by imagining that society of the future will be a “Creative Society” where each and every person makes full use of their own creativity that they originally hold within themselves. In a creative society, it will become a commonplace for everyone to “create” in many different fields and domains.
In the past, “Information Society,” which began with the advent of the Internet, changed our lives, organizations, and society. In the same way, the arrival of Creative Society will bring enormous change in the way we live, organize and live in society.
Imagining what those changes are and what they will bring is an important in preparation for the future. Methodologies and tools regarding the creation of a future where we can live well are important. In this course, I will share an idea that I have devoted myself to for a decade, my relevant works and my experience with you.
The idea is to create and utilise ‘pattern languages’ for creative human actions in order to encourage people to improve their practices and dialogue in many domains. Pattern language is the media for identifying common patterns of good practices embedded in specific domains and sharing the wisdom with others. It was originally proposed in the architecture domain in the 1970s and has since been applied to various domains such as software development, education and organisations.
For the past 15 years, my collaborators and I have created more than 80 pattern languages on diverse topics that provide tacit practical knowledge of creative human actions, comprising more than 2,000 patterns in total. Topics include the following: learning, collaboration, presentation, project design, open dialogue, education, reading, music composition, project design, startup, value-creation marketing, social intrapreneurs, change making, cooking, living well with working and parenting, living well with dementia, elderly care, management of child care, employment of people with disabilities, welfare innovation, hospitality, life transition, beauty in everyday life, natural living, digital transformation, disaster prevention and public policy design.
These pattern languages have been practically utilised to improve practices and generate dialogues among people in various organisations and communities. I also have developed a methodology and philosphy for creating a pattern language that contains aspects of both of science and art. You will learn the case of a new type of academic study, which I call "Studies on Creative Practice".
In this class, students are not expected to simply listen passively, but to participate with an attitude of fully exercising your imagination, envisioning the future, and grasping important ideas and practical tips on their own. In this class, there will also be time for students to practice and talk with each other in the Zoom breakout rooms, so please actively participate in them as well. Therefore, it is required to turn on your Zoom camera to show your reactions and to naturally interact with your classmates.
Message from Professor Takashi Iba to the students:
“The future will come as time goes by. But it may not be the future that we all hope for. Or rather, if we don’t take action, the future we hope for will never come. That is why we must continue to create ideals, visions, and things to realize them for the future. This class is designed to let everyone know and feel that there are adults out there who are doing all that they can (especially in creative and exciting ways) for a better future. Welcome to the way of Creating our future ourselves! I hope you will be inspired and use it as energy to light up your future.”
CLASS SCHEDULE
#1-2 - Dec. 2nd: Creative Society and Pattern Language as Media
You will learn what is a vision of "creative society" and media that is called "pattern language". “Creative Society” is defined as a society where people create their own goods, tools, concepts, knowledge, mechanisms, and ultimately the future with their own hands. Creation in this society is no longer limited to just companies and organizations, but is entrusted to each and every individual. In such a creative society, pattern languages are key media for supporting creative acts. A Pattern Language is a collection of information called “patterns,” which together works in a language-like structure to scribe out the practical knowledge related to a certain field of knowledge. In addition, we will hold a dialogue workshop with using a pattern language for experiencing how to use a pattern language.
#3-4 - Dec. 9th: Utilizing Pattern Languages
You will learn what kind of pattern languages have been created and how they were utilized in the real world: learning, collaboration, presentation, project design, open dialogue, education, reading, music composition, project design, startup, value-creation marketing, social intrapreneurs, change making, cooking, living well with working and parenting, living well with dementia, elderly care, management of child care, employment of people with disabilities, welfare innovation, hospitality, life transition, beauty in everyday life, natural living, digital transformation, disaster prevention and public policy design. This class will be provided as a video on demand.
#5-6 - Dec. 16th: Creation Process of Pattern Language
You will learn how to create a pattern language, which the methodology has been developed in Iba Lab, Keio SFC. The process consists of three phases: Pattern Mining, Pattern Writing, and Pattern Symbolizing. You will experience pattern writing, following the Pattern Writing Sheet and give a short presentation in the class.
#7-8 - Dec. 23rd: Community Development (Guest Speaker: Mitsu Yamazaki)
We will invite Mitsu Yamazaki as a guest speaker who is involved in creative activities related to the Creative Society. The bio of Mitsu Yamazaki is as follows:
Mitsuhiro Yamazaki
CEO, MITSU YAMAZAKI LLC
Visiting Professor, Yokohama National University
Mitsu is an urban planner and an international business strategist based in Tokyo. Mitsu has built his career in the United States for the last 24 years, including time in Mexico and brings a unique perspective to his projects in urban development, smart city technologies and international business development.
Prior to being an independent consultant, he worked as the International Business Development Officer for Prosper Portland, where he led the export development and foreign direct investment recruitment efforts for the City of Portland (Oregon). During his tenure he worked on a successful global trade development initiative called We Build Green Cities to guide the building of more sustainable cities around the world engaging Portland's urban design firms and best practices. One of the most notable projects he led is called Kashiwanoha Smart City Campus master plan in Japan. It is currently the largest LEED Platinum ND project in the world and was awarded the MIPIM award.
Previously, Mitsu was a Director of Corporate Services for TIP Strategies, an Austin-based economic development consulting firm providing site selection, international business development and strategic planning services to clients in government, renewable energy and automotive sectors.
Before TIP, he worked as the Vice President at San Antonio Economic Development Foundation as well as a Business Development Manager for Yates Construction Co., an international construction/engineering firm, focused on major industrial and commercial development projects. His prior clients include Toyota, Nissan, Honda, MUJI, Lowe’s Home Improvement and Ajinomoto.
He currently serves as a strategic advisor to the City of Tsukuba, a consultant to the World Bank’s Tokyo Development Learning Center and advisor to several corporations and municipalities in the U.S. and Japan. He is a Senior Fellow at the Center for Public Services at Portland State University, Senior Fellow at Keio University (SFC).
#9-10 - Jan. 6th: Pattern Language as a Work
The feature of pattern language is not limited to functional aspect; It is also a kind of an artistic work such as novel, song and film. Pattern languages are sometimes considered as a new kind of literature. You will learn fascinating design with wholeness and fine detail like a story emmbedded in a pattern language and structure for pattern illustrations. You will also experience drawing pattern illustration and giva a short presentation in the class.
#11-12 - Jan. 13th: Principles of Natural Deep Creation
Writers, artists, and composers sometimes talk what happens in their creation. I have studied what they said for a long time, and discovered very interesting similarities, which is unfamiliar in general. The findings are organized into principles, which I call "Principles of Natural Deep Creation". You will learn the principles and discuss with reflecting on your experience.
#13-14 - Jan. 20th: Collaborative Design with Future Language
In the last class, you will learn a method for collaborative design with involving people, which I call "Future Language". Future Language is made by defining new “words” that represent visions or ideas for the future and collecting these words into a language. With these words, people are able to think of, imagine, and talk about a more richly imaginable future and collaborate towards it. You will learn cases of application in desiging restaurant, learning space, play field, workplace, and farmers market. You will experience creating a personal future language and giva a short presentation in the class.
#15: Reflection
Reflecting on the lectures.
STUDENT SCREENING
Only the selected students can take this course.
Number of students in the class (scheduled) : About 150
Pre-registration screening by submitted an assignment
Self-Introduction Sheet
Submit a one-page, engaging summary about yourself in a PDF format..
This assignment is going to be shared among the instructor and guest speaker in advance to let them know the students’ characteristics and promote smoother engagements and communications over zoom calls.
The introduction should entirely cover the following; where you have lived, what you have done, what your interests are and what you are doing/going to study at SFC. Please include what you would like to do and dreams/challenges you may have in the future if any.
Be sure to keep it to ONE PAGE (neither too much nor too little, but just the right amount of information to get to know you). Please include your name, grade, and photos of yourself and what represents you. There is no specific requirement/number limitation on the amount of photos, but ones that most explains your personality are preferable.
This screening is not asking for a typical resume or wordy application, but something that is designed according to your aesthetic. The most important things are to make it visually attractive, and easy to understand.
The screening is not designed to see if your interests and experience match to the contents of class. However, if you don’t meet the above assignment and format requirements (e.g., not writing the assignment properly, only writing and not including visual elements, submitting too little or too much in terms of volume, submitting in a file other than PDF format, etc.), you may not be accepted.
We are really looking forward to seeing your unique introductions!
Assignments, Examination and Grade Evaluation
Grading will be based on attendance, class participation including practice and reflection (60%) and final report (40%).
Advice
- In the class, it is required to turn on your Zoom camera to show your reactions and to naturally interact with your classmates.
MATERIALS AND READING LIST
- Takashi Iba & Fumio Kajiwara, translated by Ayaka Yoshikawa, Project Design Patterns: 32 Patterns of Practical Knowledge for Producers, Project Managers, and Those Involved in Launching New Businesses, CreativeShift, 2019
- Takashi Iba with Iba Lab, Learning Patterns: A Pattern Language for Creative Learning, CreativeShift, 2014
- Takashi Iba with Iba Lab, translated to German by Reinhard Bauer, Petra Szucsich & Martin Sankofi, Learning Patterns: Eine Mustersprache für kreatives Lernen, CreativeShift, 2018
- Takashi Iba with Iba Lab, Presentation Patterns: A Pattern Language for Creative Presentations, CreativeShift, 2014
- Takashi Iba with Iba Lab, Collaboration Patterns: A Pattern Language for Creative Collaborations, CreativeShift, 2014
- Takashi Iba & Makoto Okada (eds), Iba Lab., and DFJI (Dementia Friendly Japan Initiative), Words for a Journey: The Art of Being with Dementia, CreativeShift, 2015
- Tomoki Furukawazono & Takashi Iba, Survival Language Project, Survival Language: A Pattern Language for Surviving Earthquakes, CreativeShift, 2015
- Mary Lynn Manns and Linda Rising, Fearless Change: Patterns for Introducing New Ideas, Addison-Wesley, 2004
- Mary Lynn Manns and Linda Rising, More Fearless Change: Strategies for Making Your Ideas Happen, Addison-Wesley, 2015 |
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Hello! Happy new year for 2023. Without expectation of regularity, or any kind of accidental declaration of specific intentions, I'm going to put some of my news, scribblings projects and the occasional ramble (both kinds) here. Sometimes as a graphic recorder, I'm lucky enough to listen in to people's conversations and ideas about some really interesting things. Often hopeful and inspirational things. And it's a total privilege to be a fly on the wall.
Like this insight from some brilliant young people, who as part of the Triumph Network of research, came together in Edinburgh to envision what a mentally healthy society for young people could look like. 'No more I should be' they said. 'Keep to your values'. 'Recognise the impact of social media' and 'we all have different paths - celebrate them'. 'Listen to young people - they know best'. I think they do. Full image here.
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IDEO has just launched OpenIDEO, their new platform to solve global challenges through a community of creative thinkers, which, of course, you are invited to join. They've made a nice video explaining how open innovation works, above.
This community will receive a string of design challenges, beginning with Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution challenge, posing the question "How can we raise kids' awareness of the benefits of fresh food so they can make better choices?" The challenge ends October 8th, but as the whole process is collaborative and open from start to finish, better to get involved now by joining here.
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TJMV106: A Hub of Creativity and Innovation
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Salamanca Tech promotes our city’s technological development and places Salamanca at the forefront of digital innovation in six paramount areas:
- Health
- Science
- Technology
- Entrepreneurship
- Logistics
- Sustainability
Health
Abioinnova is an accelerator for biohealth and biomedical engineering companies. It provides a cutting-edge space for training, mentoring, and promoting businesses in biotech.
Abioinnova supports companies in the research process so that research results can be transformed into major business projects, focusing on personalized medicine, rare diseases, the design of medical devices, or healthy, sustainable, and functional food.
Science
At the Tormes+ Technological Innovation Space, we develop immersive technologies: robotics, virtual reality, 3D printing, and "digital twins" applied to medicine and logistics.
Equipped with state-of-the-art technology, we provide collaborative industrial robots available to professionals and researchers for experimentation, material analysis, or the development of new products.
This space facilitates the transfer of knowledge to businesses, creating synergies between universities, technological centers, and research institutions.
Technology
The Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence Center, home to AIR Institute, aims to promote and advance scientific research in the fields of computer science and artificial intelligence.
This facility is dedicated to serving Salamanca-based companies, with the goal of enhancing their competitiveness and internationalization through improvements in IT and intelligent systems. Additionally, it encourages the hiring of university graduates in the business sector.
The City Council of Salamanca, in collaboration with AIR Institute, offers companies training and professional development in information and communication technologies, computer systems, intelligent systems, and especially in innovative and disruptive techniques and tools.
Entrepreneurship
The Tormes+ training center is focused on fostering entrepreneurial spirit, enhancing the creation of new job opportunities, and supporting the city's economic activity. It serves as a meeting place for advice and training, where SMEs, professionals, and entrepreneurs can share ideas, knowledge, and experiences.
Tormes+ features a Digital Fabrication Lab available to companies, equipped with specialized 3D printing technology and prototype design and programming tools. Children and young people can participate in technological campuses and classrooms of the future, which teach about new technologies.
Logistics
The Salamanca Intermodal Railway Platform has the capacity to accommodate trains up to 750 meters in length, manage containerized goods, and handle the transfer and storage of cereals and fertilizers. Its excellent geographic location allows for increased railway freight flows from Portuguese ports, such as Leixões or Aveiro, connected to Central Europe.
The Salamanca Logistics Activity Zone offers extensive and modern infrastructure, as well as a variety of services to companies, including customs clearance, an agro-food unit, specialized workshops, a gas station, and an electric charging station, among others.
The Salamanca logistics hub specializes in the agro-food sector and cold logistics, offering companies over 30,000 cubic meters for food preservation and freezing.
Sustainability
Salamanca is developing a green infrastructure strategy that combines two of the city's main hallmarks: culture and nature.
Sustainable urban development and environmental protection make Salamanca a healthier city to live in.
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Office of Innovation Commercialization
The Office of Innovation Commercialization (OIC) was created in 2017 to promote an entrepreneurial culture on the New Mexico Tech (NMT) campus, focusing on commercializing technology created and developed at NMT. OIC receives invention disclosures from NMT faculty, staff, and students and evaluates these disclosures based on their commercial potential. We work closely with NMT faculty, staff, and student inventors to understand and assess the potential of their intellectual property to either license their innovations to industry partners or develop their IP into a startup venture.
Our mission is to foster entrepreneurship and innovation throughout the NMT campus via the university’s Science, Technology, Engineering, Entrepreneurship, and Mathematics (STE²M) initiative.
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How to evaluate your new Product/Startup idea
Evan Williams is one of those many entrepreneurs that I admire. Well, he is one of the team behind two hugely successful web applications - Blogger and Twitter. Here, I’m going to re-phrase and re-think over one of his recent article - Will it fly? How to Evaluate a New Product Idea (original at http://evhead.com/2007/12/how-to-evaluate-new-product-idea.asp).
Evan goes deep with the following points;
- Tractability
- Obviousness
- Deepness
- Wideness
- Discoverability
- Monetizability
- Personally Compelling
He finally charts out a table of some of the most popular Internet Applications/Products to make it easier to bring home his points.
It will be a folly to review or analyze or even negate the points of such a successful entrepreneur. So, for my own satisfaction, let me phrase out some excerpts from the article which have made me re-think many of my own wild ideas.
Tractability
Tractability is partially about the technical difficulty and much about timing and competition – i.e., How advanced are the other solutions? Building a new blogging tool today is less-tractable because the bar is higher. Building the very first web search engine was probably pretty easy. Conversely, building the very first airplane was difficult, even though there wasn’t any competition.
I’m not sure if it is gifted to just the smarter people, but hitting the right timing and momentum is one of the hardest things while working on a product idea, developing it and pushing it to the users. You’re are either too early or always late with the “Oh! I was thinking of that but I think I’m late now” moments. Or perhaps, one would learn after a heap-lot of failures and mistimings.
Obviousness
Most of your ideas seem obvious until you realize it isn’t that obvious with the users. You feel that your idea is kick-ass until you realize it is unclear to the users!
Evan says,
The key question for evaluating an idea is: Is it obvious why people should use it? In most cases, obviousness in this regard is inversely proportional to tractability. The cost of Blogger and Twitter’s high tractability was the fact that they were defining a new type of behavior. The number one response to Twitter, still, is why would anyone do that? Once people try it, they tend to like it. But communicating its benefits is difficult. We’re heartened by the fact that Why would anyone do that? was the default response by the mainstream to blogging for years, as well, and eventually tens of millions of people came around.
As Evan says, there are indeed common ideas that are highly tractable and obvious, like Personals, dating applications, which is so obvious of being a great business proposition. However, from Internet history, we know that there are only a very few which are successful despite the humungous number of Personals related applications that we’ve seen since the beginning of the Internet.
Deepness
This is one of those areas where, if you’re few and small in number, don’t really want to venture initially. The deeper the concept, the longer it will take; the longer it takes, you become more and more tired and tend to give up mid-way. I’m pretty sure most of the Applications that are deeper now started off small, shallow and its depth increases with the need and demand for features.
Wideness
Of course, one would like their products/apps are widely used and adopted by as many users as possible. However, there are niche products or apps that are targeted for a smaller fraction of the users and are apt for just those few users.
Here is another excerpt from Evan’s article;
Like deepness, wideness can take you by surprise. The web is getting so damn big, what seem like niche ideas can be very decent businesses. Sometimes, you can find a spot that is both deep and wide. This is where multi-billion-dollar businesses are built: Google, Windows, Ebay. It’s easy to think these kinds of opportunities aren’t laying around anymore – at least not for the little guy. But most people would have said the same before Facebook entered the picture.
Discoverability
Different ideas lend themselves to different discoverability strategies. Some things are more difficult than others to spread. Dating sites, for instance, have not historically been viral, because people weren’t going to invite their friends to – or even talk much about – their personal ads. The sites made up for this by buying lots of ads, which worked because they monetized signups via subscription.
Successfully spreading your product’s reach through “viral” methods are mostly out of luck and some through experienced “viral” marketing strategies. This is something which I’m personally most intrigued by and something which I’ve no clue where it should start and/or end.
Monetizability
Of course, if you know a way to earn money out of your Product, it’s definitely a plus point. However, it is rather common, especially among new entrepreneurs and developer-turned entrepreneurs to sideline the business point of earning money for a later date. We always believe if a product or an application is successful, there will always be a way to make money.
Personally Compelling
Yeah! It is better off being involved in a product developed in which you feel like using it and is proud to introduce the product to your friends, family, and relatives.
Great products almost always come from someone scratching their own itch. Create something you want to exist in the world. Be a user of your own product. Hire people who are users of your product. Make it better based on your own desires.
Evan added;
However, “personally compelling” doesn’t have to mean only that you want it as a user yourself. Curing cancer or helping the world be more green may be highly personally compelling for other reasons, which I think is just as good. My favorite products are those I really want as a user, but that I also think has some “greater good.” |
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Achieving Sustainability: A Call to Redefine Our Global Economic Model.
We will not resolve our sustainability problems with the same economic thinking that has created them.
After 10 years working in the corporate sector as a senior management and expert consultant, I have lost complete faith in the current economic paradigm’s ability to resolve the sustainability crisis it has caused.
Here are some of the reasons:
1- Improving social and environmental conditions is expensive, it generally means an increase in cost and a loss of profitability. It can be done on niche markets but not at the needed scale.
2- Exploitation is incentivized, regeneration isn’t. Eg: a dead fish on the market has market value, not a live fish in the ocean. So people are incentivized to exploit natural resources, not to let them regenerate. It logically ends up with planetary overshoot and a global-scale tragedy of the commons — what is happening today.
3- All economic actors are in competition for short-term profits, unlimited accumulation of capital, and growth. The most competitive actors are generally those who come with a high social and environmental footprint. Competition dominates, and collaboration is marginalized.
4- Profits/ money over everything: ultimately, the market economy only selects profitable solutions. Yet what we should do, such as stopping single-use plastics and overall reduction of consumption and waste is not profitable. Hence it is not done.
5- A thriving society is bad for the economy. A contented population is bad for consumerism. A healthy population is bad for the pharma industry. World peace is bad for the military-industrial complex. No financial debt is bad for banking etc. Decisively resolving our real-world problems would be catastrophic for GDP and the current economy.
Etc. etc.
I am not saying that we should not use the current economic models to design solutions, or that we should have a state-controlled communist dictatorship.
My point is that if we are serious about achieving a regenerative transition, we need to give time and space to consider, develop, and support new economic paradigms that are thought to respond to the great challenge of our times, such as:
- Degrowth Economy: abandoned GDP growth and focus on key social, ecological, and economic metrics.
- Well-being Economy: an economy designed to serve people and the planet, not the other way around.
- Doughnut Economy: an economy designed to respect social and ecological boundaries.
- Regenerative Economy: moving away from extractive business models and unlocking the potential for positive contributions to nature and society.
Embarking on this journey provides us with a chance to reassess our values and priorities, breaking free from the obsolete norms of our prevailing consumerist model. It’s a reconnection with our creative power, enabling us to redesign systems crafted for the challenges of a bygone era. This conscious transformation of our society is pivotal for unlocking new potential for the human species.
Let’s keep learning and acting together toward the future our hearts know is possible.
P.S: That message was posted on a large WhatsApp “sustainable business” group. It was deleted and it got me expelled from the group. By luck, I was able to save it. I believe it would be a pity to see it go to waste. |
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In this new second wave of tech and Internet businesses, there’s a growing need for technology talent — resulting in higher wages and increasingly creative ways to attract and retain talent.
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435. How to Raise Venture Capital in 2024: Valuations, AI, Diversity & more with Julia Krieger
Julia Krieger is the managing partner of Pari Passu Venture Partners, a network of founders supporting founders. She has been both an operator and a venture investor and so has unique perspectives on all things startups and VCs.
In this conversation, we explore:
- Julia’s time investing over $100M for Insight Partners
- Her experience building sharing economy marketplace, VillageLuxe
- How Pari Passu invests on an SPV model instead of a fund model, and the benefits of this
- Operator-led VC firms v non-operator led VC firms and their respective merits
- Where the venture landscape and valuations are at today
- The impact of AI on capital efficiency
- Warm v cold outreach
- Tips for founders looking to raise
- How going through difficult times breeds empathy
- We also touched on Scale AI’s meritocratic-based hiring process and how Julia thinks about backing diverse founders
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(00:02) - Discussion about balancing work and family, and the start of the podcast conversation.
(00:07) - Reflection on investing over $100 million in Marketplace and SAS companies, and insights into the Russian tech ecosystem in the early 2010s.
(00:12) - Detailed discussion about the operational model and cultural philosophy at Insight Partners.
(00:17) - Transition from Insight Partners to founding Village Lux, and the challenges faced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
(00:22) - Discussion on the lessons learned from running Village Lux and transitioning to founding Pari Passu Ventures.
(00:27) - Details on the setup of Paripasu Ventures and its unique investment approach through an SPV model.
(00:32) - Discussion about the current venture capital environment, the importance of resilience in founders, and the impact of economic cycles on startup funding.
(00:37) - Insights into how founders are adapting to the current economic environment and strategies for longer runway and fundraising.
(00:42) - The philosophical and operational approach of Pari Passu Ventures, and the significance of supporting diverse founders.
(00:47) - Concluding remarks and final thoughts on the future of startups, AI influence on business, and the importance of diverse and merit-based funding approaches.
Resources and Links
- Pari Passu Venture Partners: https://ppvp.com
- Julia's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yuliyagudish/
- Pari Passu community app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/paripassu-invest-with-top-vcs/id6451420779
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441. From CEO of ASX-listed company to Bus Driver with Nic Jones
01:00:20|In this thought-provoking episode, we sit down with Nic Jones, a former executive who made the bold decision to step away from a high-powered career in media to drive buses.Jones, whose past roles spanned influential positions at Moshcam, Pureprofile, Nine, Yahoo, News Corp, Publisis, and Vevo, shares the experiences and reflections that led him to question the corporate world’s relentless pursuit of more.Together, we unpack the value of living in alignment with one’s true nature versus society’s definition of success, inspired by a famous Seneca quote: "Live according to nature and never be poor; live according to opinion and never be rich."Key Discussion Points:Background and Big Decisions: We explore Nic’s previous life, filled with executive roles and startup ventures, including his time as CEO of Pureprofile and his contributions to projects like Vera, a platform supporting people with dementia. Nic reflects on what happened with some of these companies and what ultimately influenced his choice to take a step back.Pursuing Purpose Over Prestige: Why does society prize "chasing more" even if it costs us our happiness? Nic reflects on how this constant drive often leads to personal sacrifices and explores why he chose to reject that path in favor of simpler living.Identity & Letting Go of the “Golden Handcuffs”: How did Nic break free from the identity and financial security associated with his high-level roles? He discusses the challenges of leaving a successful career, the concept of “golden handcuffs,” and how he managed the financial and personal implications of this shift.Privilege and Perception: Nic addresses the perspective that leaving a well-paying job is a choice only available to a few. He openly talks about privilege and explains why, for him, this was not an impulsive decision but rather one carefully navigated.The Role of Social Circles & Intellectual Stimulation: How has Nic’s social life changed since transitioning to a new career? Nic shares how this choice impacted his relationships with friends, especially those in professional circles.Reflections on Happiness and Meaning in the Age of Screens: Nic reflects on the crisis of meaning and community in a world dominated by screens, discussing how bus driving and working with people daily bring him a new sense of observable meaning.Relationship with Money: Has Nic’s relationship with money changed since he walked away from his high-income job? We examine the evolution of his financial values, including the notion of "enough," and how that influences his current approach to life.Show NotesConnect with Nic on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nic99jones/Connect with SteveFollow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/steveglaveski Follow me on Instagram: https://instagram/thesteveglaveski Subscribe to my newsletter: https://futuresquared.xyzFuture Squared YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@futuresquaredpodListen to Future Squared on Spotify & Apple Podcasts440. How to Apply Lean Startup at Large Organizations with Lean Startup Co CEO, Ben Hafele
54:25|Introduction:In this episode, we dive into the world of Lean Startup, 13 years on from its inception, and explore the challenges and nuances of applying it within large corporations.While Lean Startup principles are widely taught, executing them in established corporate environments often leads to failure. Our guest, Ben Hafele from Lean Startup Corp, shares his firsthand insights on why this happens and how leaders can overcome these challenges to foster innovation within their organizations.Key Topics Covered:A quick recap of the Lean Startup methodology, focusing on rapid experimentation, validated learning, and customer feedback loops. Why is it still relevant today, and how does it differ from traditional corporate processes?Teaching the Lean Startup approach is one thing, but applying it in a corporate setting is an entirely different challenge. Why does it often fail in large organizations, and what can leaders do to make it successful?Process blockers: How existing systems and bureaucratic hurdles slow down the Lean process.People blockers and cultural dynamics: Exploring the resistance to change, risk aversion, and the "not a startup" mindset common in corporate environments.Navigating stakeholder interests: In large organizations, aligning various stakeholders with differing priorities can be a significant hurdle. Ben shares tips for getting everyone on board.Lean Startup is at risk when it doesn't produce immediate wins or when a key sponsor exits (e.g., the shift in focus at GE after Jeff Immelt's departure). How can organizations safeguard against this?Lean Startup's emphasis on rapid experimentation often clashes with the slow-moving approval processes in big companies. How can corporations adapt, and what structural changes are necessary to allow for cross-functional, agile teams?Ben discusses how breaking down silos and empowering cross-functional teams is essential for Lean Startup success, and why the phrase "we’re not a startup" needs to be reframed to align with corporate goals like cutting costs, improving NPS, and avoiding past failures.Large corporations are often risk-averse and bound by strict governance. How can Lean Startup models align with these realities, and how do organizations deal with basic barriers like permission to use the right tools?Enterprises are used to long-term planning and predictable outcomes. How can leaders balance these with Lean Startup's iterative, experiment-driven approach without losing sight of core business goals?Ben explores how the VC-inspired approach of staged funding, lots of small bets, and measuring innovation metrics instead of pure ROI can drive corporate innovation.Corporate cultures aren’t always built for the speed and ownership required by Lean Startup. Slow decision-making and the need for consensus can stifle progress. What cultural shifts are necessary to make this work?Corporate inertia and resistance to change are notorious in large organizations. How can Lean Startup help break through these barriers to create meaningful, lasting innovation?Ben discusses the pros and cons of externalizing innovation through Lean Startup teams, innovation outposts, or whether it’s better to invest in startups directly through corporate venture capital (CVC).Show Notes:Ben on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-hafeleLean Startup Co: https://leanstartup.coLean AI Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1M9pu1POlen6tXqJCqt_Y-YVBAtygiRp439. The Today and Tomorrow of AI with VC & UBER's former Head of Data Science, Kevin Novak
01:06:53|Kevin Novak is the Founder of Rackhouse Venture Capital, a global venture capital firm purpose-built to support early-stage founders and firms at the intersection of AI/ML and the real world. Previously, he served as Uber’s first Head of Data Science, its first Head of Data Science Platform, and invented its surge pricing model.We covered a lot of topics, including:Kevin's time at UBERThe mechanics of investing in startupsThe proliferation of deep fakes and what it means for the worldWhy we’re still so early when it comes to GenAIWhether AI advertising models will destroy Google searchHow AI content licensing might work to reward not just large but independent creatorsKevin’s prediction on which year the world’s first one-person unicorn will emergeShow NotesEmail Kevin: [email protected] Ventures: rackhouse.vcKevin on X: @novakkmConnect with SteveFollow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/steveglaveski Follow me on Instagram: https://instagram/thesteveglaveski Subscribe to my newsletter: https://futuresquared.xyzFuture Squared YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@futuresquaredpodListen to Future Squared on Spotify & Apple PodcastsRebroadcast: Steve Hughes on Woke Ideology, Standup Comedy, Depression and more... (most popular F2 episode of all time!)
02:06:10|Steve Hughes is an internationally renowned stand up comedian who tells it like it is, refusing to shy away from the confonting and what is often interpreted as controversial. Steve is incredibly observant, bringing with him worldly insights into the bleeding obvious and comes armed with what he says is more issues than an Occupy movement.Steve spent the first half of his career as a heavy metal drummer for bands such as Mortal Sin before burning up the international comedy circuit, which he has been doing for more than 12 years now, having toured throughout Europe, Australia, USA, Canada & New Zealand to rave reviews and mutinous laughter.However, don’t be fooled, this conversation goes way beyond the realm of just comedy and heavy metal and we spend the majority of the two hours exploring topics such as political correctness and identity politics, Steve’s battle with depression, free will, the suppression of freedom of speech, preference falsification, feminism, disidentification with ego, leaning into adversity and bombing onstage, the state of the music industry, drugs, technology addiction, participation trophies and much much more.A word of warning, this podcast is not safe for work, and is not for the faint at heart.With that, let’s kick off my two hour deep dive with the inimitable Steve Hughes.Note: This podcast episode is NSFW.Topics Discussed:Political correctnessIdentity politicsSteve’s battle with depressionFree willThe suppression of freedom of speechPreference falsificationDisidentification with egoLeaning into adversityBombing on stageThe state of the music industryAustralia’s tall poppy syndromeBeware of people bearing absolutesLegislating feelingsWhy the crowd is your barometerLeading with your heartBuddhism and non-dualismDrugsTaking ownership and victim mentalitiesWhy being offended is a choiceLiving with Jim JefferiesTechnology addictionParticipation trophiesColonial regulations and Conservatism in AustraliaSteve’s views on general practitionersSteve’s early days on the metal sceneSteve’s early days on the comedy circuitShow Notes:Steve’s website: www.SteveHughes.net.au438. Investing in the next Mr Beast, Joe Rogan, or PewDiePie with Crowdsurf's Preston Troutt
57:55|My guest today is Preston Troutt, the founder of the innovative crowdfunding platform, Crowdsurf.Preston is a dynamic entrepreneur aiming to transform how we invest in creators, turning the conventional investor model on its head.In this episode, we'll explore how Crowdsurf allows fans and followers to invest directly in their favorite creators, the origin of this groundbreaking idea, and how the model works.We'll dive into the platform's progress, the types of creators raising funds, and share some success stories.Preston will also discuss transparency for investors, including income tracking and investor protections.We'll tackle some challenges creators face in monetizing their content, and discuss how Crowdsurf addresses these issues. Plus, we'll cover who can invest, the minimum investment required, and the criteria used to select creators.Furthermore, Preston will shed light on navigating the regulatory landscape with SEC and FINRA compliance, managing investment risks, and supporting creators to ensure long-term growth.We'll also explore the distribution of revenue to investors and Preston's vision for the future of Crowdsurf and the creator economy's impact on traditional industries.Show NotesCrowdsurf: https://crowdsurf.xyzConnect with SteveFollow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/steveglaveski Follow me on Instagram: https://instagram/thesteveglaveski Subscribe to my newsletter: https://futuresquared.xyzFuture Squared YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@futuresquaredpodListen to Future Squared on Spotify & Apple Podcasts437. The Ozempic Episode with Lucas Aoun - Benefits and Risks of the Wonder Weight Loss Drug
01:06:28|Today, we’re diving into the fascinating and complex world of modern weight loss with Lucas Aoun, an expert in health and performance.In 1980, 15% of Americans were obese; today, it's 42%, with over 70% either overweight or obese. England has seen similar trends.We’ll explore why this epidemic has escalated, focusing on the role of the modern food supply, historical influences like the sugar industry’s impact, and groundbreaking treatments such as Ozempic.What is Ozempic, and how does it work?We'll delve into its benefits, risks, and the societal implications of widespread use.Join us as we discuss the future of weight management, balancing pharmaceutical solutions with lifestyle changes, and learning from cultures with low obesity rates. We also look at the body positivity movement, and ask whether it's doing more harm than good.Timestamps(0:02) - Lucas' return to the show, comparison with Tim Harford.(0:07) - Introduction to obesity statistics and the rise in obesity rates.(0:12) - Causes of obesity: sedentary behaviors, poor diet, social media, and rise of obesity medications.(0:17) - Discussion on the impact of big food and misleading health ratings.(0:22) - Specific examples of food ratings and misconceptions.(0:27) - Transition to discussion on Ozempic and its effects.(0:32) - Overview of Ozempic, its mechanism, and its impact on appetite.(0:37) - Benefits and risks of Ozempic, including muscle loss.(0:42) - Psychological and societal implications of weight loss drugs.(0:47) - Dependency on weight loss drugs and long-term effects.(0:52) - Alternative methods to mimic Ozempic’s effects naturally.(0:57) - Lessons from Japanese diet and lifestyle for managing weight.(1:02) - Importance of eating habits and mindful eating.(1:07) - Closing remarks, Lucas' additional resources, and future conversations.Show Notes:Website: www.boostyourbiology.com Testosterone course: www.trtfree.com BYB YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BoostYourBiology Connect with SteveFollow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/steveglaveski Follow me on Instagram: https://instagram/thesteveglaveski Subscribe to my newsletter: https://futuresquared.xyzFuture Squared YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@futuresquaredpodListen to Future Squared on Spotify & Apple Podcasts436. Scaling a Skincare Brand to 200,000 Customers in 4 Years with Hey Bud's Alex Roslaniec
51:26|My guest today is Alex Roslaniec, hes a co-founder of fast-growing skincare company, Hey Bud.Hey Bud was founded just 4.5 years ago, and is today available in 130 countries, boasts 200,000 customers, and is stocked in 400 Priceline stores across Australia.We discussed:How Hey Bud differentiated itself in a saturated cosmetics and skincare marketThe power of online reviewsThe role of influencer marketingHow being beholden to algorithms and pay-per-click ads can be the undoing of a businessHow Hey Bud got a distribution deal with Priceline, marking its move from online into physical retailThe perils of manufacturingThe regulatory landscape for hemp-based productsHow to hire great talentAnd so much more.There are so many actionable tips in this one for anyone building a business so strap yourself in for my conversation with the one and only, Alex Roslaniec.Resources and LinksHey Bud Skincare: https://heybudskincare.com (get 15% off with FUTURESQUARED15)The Great CEO Within book: https://www.amazon.com.au/Great-CEO-Within-Tactical-Building-ebook/dp/B07ZLGQZYC Connect with UsFollow me on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/steveglaveskiFollow me on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thesteveglaveski Subscribe to my newsletter: https://futuresquared.xyzTimestamps(00:02) - Intro(05:02) - Hey Bud's unique positioning in the skincare market and initial growth strategies.(10:02) - Key milestones and growth metrics, including expanding to 130 countries and gaining 200,000 customers.(15:02) - Origin story and personal journey of Alex and his co-founders, including challenges faced as first-time founders.(20:02) - Strategies for differentiating Hey Bud in a saturated market, focusing on online reviews and customer feedback.(25:02) - Importance of influencer marketing and the role it played in Hey Bud's early success.(30:02) - Manufacturing challenges and the complexities of scaling production.(35:02) - Regulatory landscape for hemp-based products and navigating legal requirements.(40:02) - Team dynamics, hiring strategies, and maintaining a lean but effective team.(45:02) - Long-term vision for Hey Bud, including expansion plans and future opportunities.(50:02) - Wrap-up and final thoughts from Alex on the future of Hey Bud and personal reflections.Rebroadcast: 37Signals' Jason Fried on Why Work Doesn't Have To Suck
01:01:30|Jason Fried thinks deeply about collaboration, productivity and the nature of work. He's the co-founder of project management platform Basecamp. Founded in 1999, Basecamp has been recognised by Forbes as one of America’s best small businesses. His 2010 TED talk on ‘Why Work Doesn’t Happen At Work’ has been viewed over 5 million times.He’s also the co-author of Rework, which is about new ways to conceptualize working and creating, as well as the brand new ‘It Doesn’t Have To Be Crazy At Work’, in which he rejects the prevailing notion that long hours, aggressive hustle, and "whatever it takes" are required to run a successful business today. The Economist called the book funny, well-written and iconoclastic and by far the best thing on management published this year.As somebody who shares many of Jason’s philosophies on work, I really enjoyed this conversation. Organisations are projected to invest US$2T into digital transformation by 2022 to make them more efficient, but they could reap what I would argue are vastly greater rewards, not only in terms of productivity but in terms of employee wellness, if they just changed the way they work today.Jason and I unpacked many lessons on productivity from his book, including:Why is everybody ‘so, so busy’?Why more people doesn’t mean faster or better outcomes; andA handful of simple changes that you can make today to radically increase your productivity and enjoyment of work and lifeTopics Discussed:Why being busy has become a badge of honourThe dangers of not getting enough sleepThe peril of managers and meetingsBrook’s LawWhy 80 hour work weeks aren’t spent actually workingFacilitating outcomes with a remotely distributed teamJason’s notion of a ‘calm company’Why Basecamp has rejected hundreds of offers from venture capitalists and investorsWhy raising capital shouldn’t be conflated with success for startupsSetting realistic deadlinesSo-called perks that are designed to keep people in the officeHow to defend your timeCommitment, not consensusUsing work as an excuse not to liveOvercollaboration in the workplaceOutsourcing accountability and blameHow to say noJason’s rituals and routinesShow Notes:Basecamp.com (project and team communications software)Get the book: https://www.amazon.com/Doesnt-Have-Be-Crazy-Work/dp/0062874780Twitter: @jasonfriedMedium: @jasonfriedJason’s TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/jason_fried_why_work_doesn_t_happen_at_work?language=en---Employee to Entrepreneur podcast on Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/employeetoentrepreneurpodcast Listen to Future Squared on Apple Podcasts @ goo.gl/sMnEa0 Also available on: Spotify, Google Podcasts, TuneIn, Stitcher and Soundcloud Twitter: www.twitter.com/steveglaveski Instagram: www.instagram.com/@thesteveglaveski Future Squared: www.futuresquared.xyz Steve Glaveski: www.steveglaveski.com Medium: www.medium.com/@steveglaveski |
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Future Know-how (FT), a member of Al Yousuf L.L.C. Group, was based in August 1997 for the purpose of distributing and supporting Avaya Communication products within the UAE and Qatar. Should you’ve by no means heard of it, it is technology behind Samsung’s next big offering. While my potential know-how could also be a bit idyllic, it isn’t far off from MIT’s Put on Ur World. As per a research by a number one analysis firm, by 2020 virtually 26 billion objects will be connected with the common thread of internet. Employers should create an attractive studying tradition at work by empowering their workers to take possession of their skilled improvement.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 – The ASEAN-Korea Innovation Culture Forum 2024 was held with a focus on Creative AI for an Inclusive Society. The event, which brought together experts, policymakers, and innovators from across Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) and Korea, aimed to explore how artificial intelligence (AI) can foster social inclusion and bridge gaps within communities.
Held at the National Art Gallery (Malaysia) as a host, the forum emphasized the potential of AI as a tool for cultural and social innovation. Key speakers highlighted how AI-driven solutions could improve accessibility, empower marginalized groups, and create new economic opportunities across ASEAN countries and Korea.
The forum showcased diverse projects, from language translation technologies that preserve local dialects to AI tools designed to support small businesses in rural areas. Representatives from both public and private sectors discussed collaboration strategies to ensure that AI advancements benefit all segments of society, not just a select few.
“Creative AI should be about creating opportunities for everyone,” said Dr. Lim Sung-ho, a leading AI researcher from Korea. He stressed the importance of designing AI tools that are user-friendly and accessible for diverse populations across the ASEAN region.
In a key role, Ir. Ts. Dr. Mohd Shamsuri Khalid, a distinguished figure from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Kuala Lumpur’s Faculty of Artificial Intelligence (FAI) : Department of Creative AI, served as the event’s moderator. Dr. Shamsuri offered valuable foresight and insight into the ways AI can be leveraged to address social challenges, emphasizing how AI-driven tools can expand accessibility and support cultural preservation. His expertise guided discussions on critical themes, including the ethical considerations of AI and the need to design AI applications that are both inclusive and culturally responsive
This year’s forum highlighted the importance of inclusive innovation as ASEAN and Korea navigate rapid advancements in AI. With ongoing collaboration and responsible AI integration, these partnerships aim to empower communities across the region, ensuring that progress is shared equitably, and that AI serves as a catalyst for inclusive growth.
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The study underscores Akkodis' integration of AI across its sustainability solutions and the incorporation of diversity and inclusion into its business model as key differentiators.
ZURICH,Jan. 21,2025 -- Akkodis,a global digital engineering company and Smart Industry leader,is delighted to announcethat it has been named an 'Enterprise Innovator' in a report by HFS Research,a leading global research and analyst firm. The report titled,"HFS Horizons: Sustainability Services,2024" examined 25 service providers across value propositions,innovation capabilities,GTM strategies,and market impact criteria.
Akkodis Named ‘Enterprise Innovator’ in HFS Horizons Sustainability Services,2024 Report
After an analysis of service capabilities includingadvisory,frameworks,tools,and solutions as well as services through various delivery models,Akkodis was designated as Horizon 2 – "Enterprise Innovator". Enterprise Innovators are not only recognized for delivering functional (primarily compliance based) transformation but also enterprise transformation,driving distinct sustainability services that link sustainability to all parts of an organization.
The report highlights market trends where emerging technologies are helping companies enhance data management,streamline ESG reporting,and implement net-zero strategies. It underscores Akkodis' comprehensive sustainability offerings,which integrate technologies such as AI,GenAI,IoT,and blockchain,positioning these as key differentiators. The report also emphasizes the company's strong focus on circular economy principles and extended producer responsibility,including resource reuse,recycling,and designing products for disassembly and longevity. Additionally,it notes how Akkodis has embedded diversity and inclusion into its business model,particularly in sectors like healthcare,manufacturing,and the gig economy.
The study also acknowledges Akkodis' growth in sustainability services across industries such as energy,healthcare,manufacturing and financial services,its expansion of partnerships with firms such as Salesforce,Microsoft,and Siemens as well as its ability to offer tailored sustainability solutions,increasing its impact and expertise in this space.
Jan Gupta,President,Akkodis said,"This ranking reflects Akkodis' expertise and advisory-led approach to sustainability. Our sustainability offerings deliver key outcomes,such as reduced lifecycle emissions,improved resource efficiency,CO2 tracking,and better regulatory compliance. He continued,"At Akkodis,we believe 'Tech for Good' is essential,and that the Smart Industry transformation must be a driver of sustainable transformation. Smart Industry can serve as a powerful change agent,bridging the digital divide and fostering a more inclusive world. Our clients trust us to innovate with purpose,helping them make a positive impact on both the planet and society."
Josh Matthews,Practice Leader for Sustainability,HFS Research,said,"Akkodis is carving a path for technology-driven sustainability. It embeds circular economy principles with data-driven strategies and a blueprint of technologies such as blockchain,AI,and IoT into the product lifecycle." Nandini Tare,Associate Practice Leader,added: "Akkodisoptimizes and integrates sustainability in every phase of the value chain across industries. This allows the company to empower enterprises and industries to have a scalable impact on their ESG commitments."
Learn more about Sustainability at Akkodis on https://www.akkodis.com/en/about/sustainability.
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Akkodis is a global digital engineering company and Smart Industry leader. We enable clients to advance in their digital transformation with Consulting,Solutions,Talent,and Academy services. Headquartered in Switzerland and part of the Adecco Group,Akkodis is a trusted tech partner to the world's industries. We co-create and pioneer solutions that help to solve major challenges,from accelerating the clean energy transition and green mobility,to improving user and patient centricity. Empowered by a culture of inclusion and diversity,our 50,000 tech experts across 30 countries combine best-in-class technologies and cross industry knowledge to drive purposeful innovation for a more sustainable tomorrow. We are passionate about Engineering a Smarter Future Together.akkodis.com| LinkedIn| Instagram| Facebook| X
About the Adecco Group
The Adecco Group is the world's leading talent company. Our purpose is making the future work for everyone. Through our three global business units - Adecco,Akkodis and LHH - across 60 countries,we enable sustainable and lifelong employability for individuals,deliver digital and engineering solutions to power the Smart Industry transformation and empower organisations to optimise their workforces. The Adecco Group leads by example and is committed to an inclusive culture,fostering sustainable employability,and supporting resilient economies and communities. The Adecco Group AG is headquartered in Zurich,Switzerland (ISIN: CH0012138605) and listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (ADEN). www.adeccogroup.com |
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The UK population is projected to grow by 5.5% over the coming decade, and the NHS will need to embrace digital innovation, to better cater for huge numbers of patients with increasingly complex medical needs.
With this in mind, requirements for developing digital health technologies for the NHS have been published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). The public body’s set of standards regarding digital development were announced in December 2018, and discuss ways in which the NHS can ensure new technologies deliver good value for money, while also remaining clinically effective.
So, how might digital innovation transform the NHS, and what issues can we expect these new developments to present, during the course of change?
Rethinking the traditional hospital visit
One of the key ways in which we can expect to see digital modernisation alter the face of healthcare is through the traditional hospital visit. Currently, patients are seen in hospital for a huge range of illnesses. A hospital isn’t necessarily the best place for large numbers of these patients, though.
In the future, it’s more likely that in-patient hospital visits will be reserved solely for the sickest patients, such as trauma cases and those undergoing complex procedures. The fact is, hospital visits are costly, and they’re also inefficient when it comes to treating many everyday medical issues. One could even argue that continuing to operate on outdated legacy systems and delivery mechanisms puts patients at greater risk.
Governmental backing for digital change
The government has previously shown a lack of interest in adopting digital technologies in order to increase the efficiency of the NHS. This has stymied opportunities for potential NHS partners, as well as local trusts.
A new emphasis on developing digital healthcare will open the doors for global digital health companies, inspiring innovation across the board. So, expect to see a greater focus on projects such as the recent Babylon Health pilot (a telehealth consultation and advice platform).
Recently, the Prime Minister pledged to invest in new technologies for cancer and chronic disease diagnoses, based on artificial intelligence. This is heartening news, and we’re looking forward to seeing how AI might shape digital changes in the NHS over the years to come.
These digital health technologies have huge potential benefits for patients, though they do present some threats to patient safety, which the NHS would do well to take note of.
It’s important to remember that AI technology can only ever be as good as its human input, whether that’s the data the program is exposed to, or the code itself. If its programmers do not fully understand the nature of disease, there is a potential for false positive and false negative errors.
AI-driven chatbots are causing concern amongst digital healthcare organisations, too. Recently, a BBC report highlighted issues with chatbots giving negligent advice to children. This potential for malpractice is something which requires further investigation.
Will it be smooth sailing for digital developments in the NHS?
The NHS is known for its spotty track record with digital initiatives thus far, so scrutiny will be required on all new strategies regarding digital development.
Just last year, the NHS discovered that it had failed to invite upwards of 450,000 women in for routine breast exams due to a computer algorithm error. The NHS is no stranger to embarassing digital oversights, either.
In 2016, the records of 1.6m patients were inappropriately shared between the NHS and Google’s AI subsidiary, Deepmind, during the early stages of app testing. And in 2017, 16 NHS service organisations were crippled by the WannaCry attack, because of a failure to update computer software.
The potential pitfalls of digitalisation
While it’s widely accepted that digital health technology is the answer to increasing the potential of the NHS, in order to cater for a growing population, the technology is not without risk. The biggest risks associated with digital health technology affect both consumers and healthcare providers. Data privacy is a big concern, and care will need to be taken over the proper collection, storage and transfer of data, particularly following GDPR.
The potential for medical errors must also be considered. Problems with digital technology could lead to misdiagnosis and inappropriate prescriptions being provided. Faults could even lead to the wrong medication being delivered to patients, or leave patients without the medication that they desperately need.
What do these digital developments mean for insurers?
In the UK, we’ve seen increasing interest from organisations operating in the telemedicine space, and we expect this demand to increase quickly given the NHS’s mandate for digital health. Indeed, many of our existing digital health clients in North America are now looking to expand their offering to the UK, thanks to these initiatives.
Digital health companies in Europe are also taking note. Take online GP consultation provider LIVI, for example. LIVI has recently announced the recruitment of Juliet Bauer, previously NHS England’s chief digital officer. From April, Bauer will oversee LIVI’s work with health services across the world, supporting a new digital first approach to primary care which has been designed to transform patients’ experiences.
Digital healthcare organisations are facing a dearth of affirmative cover, however. Med mal policies have been keeping their triggers eye-wateringly static, despite the global risk of healthcare technology. Often, tech E&O policies extend to losses from ‘technology activities’ only, avoiding any cover of bodily injury. Likewise, cyber policies tend to exclude bodily injury cover. The result is a grey area, which will inevitably lead to finger-pointing between insurers, and a lack of proper cover for customers.
CFC’s bespoke policy for digital healthcare organisations is unambiguous in its coverage intent, and bundles together key exposures. Contact us to learn more.-
Digital innovation is set to transform the face of healthcare, not just in the UK but throughout the world. Ground-breaking new ideas and tools have the potential to offer patients faster, more accessible and more efficient care, which can only improve the healthcare system as a whole. While there will undeniably be obstacles to overcome, the future of healthcare is bright. Watch this space - you might not recognise the NHS after its upcoming digital facelift. |
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From the evolution of the telephone to the smartphone, from the first room-filling computer to the handheld tablet, the list of technologies that have shifted drastically over the last several decades is endless. The way consumers and companies incorporate technology into their operations is a constant evolution too, with the push for progress and enhanced practices unrelenting.
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For a long time, one industry resisted these changes, even as everything else around it succumbed to them: utilities. The very nature of the utility business – namely, the necessity of the product and the immemorial tradition of commodity trading – had left utility companies virtually untouched by the “adapt or die” business strategy that has claimed many businesses who deal in aging or antiquated modi operandi.
No matter how small the home or how large the corporation, electricity is a must. As a result, utilities never had to adapt – until now.
Thanks to a number of market disruptors, utilities are no longer in a position to simply collect the check. Vast changes in innovation, consumer demand and expectations, as well as regulatory pressures are transforming what utility companies need to do in order to survive and thrive.
Not just that, but the band-aid and duct tape maintenance approach to the electric grid is beginning to fail in many developed nations. The grid, of course, is among the most crucial distribution channels for utilities.
With a total electric grid overhaul looming and IoT technologies suddenly so pervasive, systemic reinvention seems more than mere replacement. This, in turn, is changing the rules and expectations in the utilities game.
From generation to demand, every aspect of energy company operations is subject to calls for innovation and reinvention, thanks to several market disruptors.
These disruptions are bearing down on the energy industry and exerting a transformative effect. As with any market disruption, industry leaders have the most to lose. These companies have a lot of road to cover if they are to shake old habits and positively embrace change. No doubt, some will go out of business as modern market forces come to the fore, and many will be humbled.
When it’s all said and done though, the industry and the public will be better off for this disruption, as will those companies who seize every available opportunity and resolve to drive the disruption, rather than simply react to it.
Here, are five of the most available disruptive opportunities for those willing to embrace progress:
1. The Internet of Energy
The Internet of Things has spawned corresponding revolutions in every industry and energy is no exception. With the growing number of interconnected, smart devices, consumers now have insight into their energy usage like never before.
The Internet of Energy refers to the extent to which our energy infrastructure is increasingly dynamic, responsive and interconnected. The Internet of Energy is crucial to achieving smarter, more efficient and effective grids, as connected devices communicate the energy consumption and performance of equipment.
By using a monitoring device to assess energy intake and usage patterns at the zone, system, and device levels, a data-driven consumer is made aware of a slew of impact points previously unknown. These impact points can range from over-cycling machinery to faulty economizers, from off-hour energy waste or excessive phantom load consumption to overloading motor components, and from system asynchronicities to invisible sequence of operations errors.
Essentially, we’re talking about smart operations powered by, well, power. (The Internet of Energy even catches good old-fashioned user negligence or mismanagement in its data dragnet.)
As a result, consumers are beginning to knock on the doors of their suppliers, inquiring about capabilities that hadn’t been relevant before the advent of advanced energy monitoring. Dynamic capabilities such as single circuit ampere ceilings, load shedding systems or distributed generation, for example.
This disruptor is in many ways the forbearer to responsive energy management.
2. Responsive energy management
As consumers become more technology and energy-savvy, they are making concerted efforts not just to reduce overall usage but also to get more value out of whatever consumption remains. This efficiency-obsessed zeitgeist is in no way limited to utilities, but its impact in the space is profound, nonetheless.
With the U.S. Energy Information Administration predicting that energy consumption across the world will increase by 56 per cent by 2040, the push for improved efficiencies is all the more compelling. Regardless of whether the motive is to save the planet, relieve over-strained infrastructure nearing its breaking point, or reduce corporate utility costs, it’s abundantly clear that meeting this increased demand will require a smarter, more efficient grid.
A more efficient grid requires a smarter grid and more fluid communication between energy producers and consumers. This means taking all of the data collected through energy monitoring activities and plugging them in to energy management objectives – on both sides of supply and demand – in order to make beneficial operational changes.
In so doing, consumers can determine when they need more or less energy and suppliers can analyze the data to better anticipate and manage production needs.
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Thanks to a number of market disruptors, utilities are no longer in a position to simply collect the check.
3. Diversified energy supply and demand
In recent years, environmentally-minded and cost-conscious companies have taken a long look at renewable energies. While few facilities are running completely on renewable energy, many are considering incorporating renewable sources.
Renewable energy sources and the companies working to develop them are breaking the stranglehold of traditional power brokers (literally) on the industry. More energy sources controlled by a greater number of energy suppliers means stiffer competition; that old familiar fixture of market disruption should not be underestimated.
Moreover, intensive demand for energy is no longer restricted to manufacturing facilities or other operations relying on heavy equipment. With the Internet of Things bringing all sorts of objects online, more and more everyday devices are becoming energy-intensive devices. (Consider just the added energy demand from a normal office building now expected to power countless devices and an increasing number of vehicles throughout the day.)
With an estimated 10% of “connectable” devices currently online, this new market of energy demand is poised to explode. As connected devices grow in numbers and become more closely interconnected, more energy will be needed to power them, creating a virtuous circle propelling an ever-more advanced energy economy.
4. Distributed energy resources
A collection of smaller power sources and technologies, distributed energy resources (DERs) is the parent term for technologies (power storage systems, renewables, applied information technologies etc.) that help cover the power output that the traditional grid needs to generate.
DERs are another side effect of demand for more responsive utility technologies. They’re considered especially important as a stepping stone for utility companies to pursue new advances and technologies. This is because the market is so large – with every citizen a potential customer – and the incentive so clear cut – green isn’t just the color of trees, after all – that DERs can be used as a platform to test new technologies (with potential applications beyond DER) while easily discharging R&D costs.
5. Regulatory changes
Politicians and policy-makers consider renewable energy and energy conservation efforts as their main recourse in combating climate change. As such, major international policy conferences like the 2015 Paris Climate Summit, as well as the independent regulations of countries and trade accords are taking a more deliberate approach to disruption in trying to get ahead of the trends.
These regulations are sure to influence trends and innovation for utilities around the globe.
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With more connected device come more lines of communication – between machine and operator as well as between energy consumer and energy producer. And therein lies a crucial facet of the transformation from an archaic grid to the more concerted Internet of Energy – the two-way communication between supplier and consumer.
This latent interconnectedness, along with automated monitoring and reporting combine to form a discrete type of hyper-awareness that ensures all systems are running efficiently.
Deployment of smart energy meters throughout consumer operations and the integration of a smart grid within existing energy infrastructure are just two examples of components in the Internet of Energy that bridge the demand and supply sides of the energy equation.
As smart grids continue to expand, disruption will be a fixture of the utilities landscape. And while that disruption will no doubt make for a difficult transition, those who embrace this evolution (on both the demand and supply sides) will play an important role in introducing greater transparency, modernity and democracy into an industry on which we are all profoundly reliant.
Yaniv Vardi is the CEO of Panoramic Power, a leader in device level energy monitoring and performance optimization. This post was exclusively written for Eco-Business. |
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The Nedbank IMC 2021 conference paper was developed from the highly successful virtual conference of the same name that attracted more than 1300 delegates across 14 countries. The paper details a practical roadmap for marketers to get back to the basics, to flex their creative muscles and to reimagine their role in business.
‘You don’t need me to tell you that the world we are operating in now is fundamentally different to where we were just 18 months ago. Major changes across industries were implemented virtually overnight and we’ve spent the last few months getting into a new rhythm, a new normal, the next normal,’ so states the paper, adding that ‘Marketers must build back better in the next normal.’
This document is authored by marketing specialist Dr Caitlin Ferreira, a marketing specialist and lecturer in marketing at the Luleå University of Technology, and adjunct lecturer in marketing at the University of Cape Town.
Importantly, the paper invites marketers to view their discipline through the lens of collective introspection, with content grouped around six seminal ‘moments’ that aptly define today’s marketing environment: An opportunity to be better; Have we lost our way?; First and foremost, we are human; Change is the only constant; Being the best version of ourselves and The future of the industry.
CEO of the Nedbank IMC, Dale Hefer, said that while the conference, themed ‘Marketing. The Movie’, was high energy and inspiring, the central tenet remained one of viewing marketing as business. ‘Our conference paper captures this essence, highlighting key messages and actionable takeaways that marketers could adopt to help guide their businesses in a world in flux.’
The paper contains gold nuggets from some of today’s leading global and local marketing stars. Included, among a host of critical actions, are the key learnings from marketing during a pandemic, which is outlined by Marcel Marcondes, US CMO: AB InBev. and a Forbes World’s Most Influential CMO 2020. A ‘creative process’ toolbox to deliver consistent creative brilliance is shared by Susan Credle, who is the Global Chief Creative Officer: FCB. Sydney Mbhele, the Chief Executive Brand at Sanlam and MASA Chairman, suggests the valuable steps to wooing African audiences. Tebogo Motsepe, Head of Brand and Client Insights at Nedbank CIB offers practical steps for marketers to ensure they retain control of the marketing function to deliver a powerful combination of logic and magic.
These are just some of the highlights of the Nedbank IMC 2021 conference paper, which is an accessible and valuable document for marketers to dip into as they navigate the ‘next normal’. |
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Close to half a century ago, Peter Drucker – the Management Guru wrote: As the purpose of business is to create customers, any business enterprise has two basic functions: marketing and innovation. Drucker’s concept is so fundamental in nature that it will possibly never change, ever.
That innovation is the lifeblood of pharma industry is well-accepted by most people, if not all. However, when similar discussion focuses on pharma marketing, the industry virtually exposes itself in the line of fire, apparently from all directions. This trend, coupled with a few more in other areas, is making a significant dent in the reputation of the pharma industry, triggering a chain of events that create a strong headwind for business growth.
The consequences of such dent in pharma reputation get well-reflected in an article titled “How Pharma Can Fix Its Reputation and Its Business at the Same Time,” published in the Harvard Business Review (HBR) on February 3, 2017. The author observed:
“This worrisome mix of little growth potential and low reputation is the main explanation for why investors are increasingly interested in how pharma companies manage access-to-medicine opportunities and risks, which range from developing new treatments for neglected populations and pricing existing products at affordable levels to avoiding corruption and price collusion.”
On the above backdrop, this article will try to explore the relevance of Drucker’s ‘marketing’ concept in the pharma business – dispassionately. Alongside, I shall also deliberate on the possibility of a general misunderstanding, or misinterpretation of facts related to ‘pharma marketing’ activities, as these are today.
Communicating the intrinsic value of medications:
Moving in this direction, let me recapitulate what ‘pharma marketing’ generally does for the patients – through the doctors.
Despite being lifeblood that carries the intrinsic value of a medication from research lab to manufacturing plants and finally to patients, ‘pharma marketing’ is, unfortunately under incessant public criticism. It continues to happen, regardless of the fact that one of the key responsibilities of pharma players is to disseminate information on their drugs to the doctors, for the benefits of patients.
One may justifiably question any ‘marketing practice’ that is not patient-friendly. However, the importance of ‘marketing’ in the pharma business can’t just be wished away – for patients’ sake.
Way back in 1994, the article titled, “The role and value of pharmaceutical marketing” captured its relevance, aptly articulated:
“Pharmaceutical marketing is the last element of an information continuum, where research concepts are transformed into practical therapeutic tools and where information is progressively layered and made more useful to the health care system. Thus, transfer of information to physicians through marketing is a crucial element of pharmaceutical innovation. By providing an informed choice of carefully characterized agents, marketing assists physicians in matching drug therapy to individual patient needs. Pharmaceutical marketing is presently the most organized and comprehensive information system for updating physicians about the availability, safety, efficacy, hazards, and techniques of using medicines.”
The above relevance of ‘pharma marketing’, whether globally or locally, remains unchanged, even today, and would remain so, at least, in the foreseeable future.
It’s a serious business:
As many would know, in many respect ‘pharma marketing’, especially of complex small and large molecules, is quite a different ball game, altogether. It’s markedly different from marketing activities in most other industries, including Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), where customers and consumers are generally the same.
In contrast, in prescription drug market customers are not the consumers. In fact, most consumers of any prescription medicine don’t really know much, either about the drugs or their prices. They get to know about their costs while actually paying for those directly or indirectly. Healthcare providers, mostly in those countries that provide Universal Healthcare (UHC) in any form, may also be customers for the drug manufacturers. Even Direct to Consumer (DTC) drug advertisements, such as in the United States, can’t result into a direct choice for self-medication, other than Over the Counter (OTC) drugs.
Additionally, pharma market is highly regulated with a plethora of Do’s and Don’ts, unlike most other industries. Thus, for the drug manufacturers, medical professionals are the real customers, whereas patients are the consumers of medicines, as and when prescribed by doctors.
With this perspective, ‘Pharma marketing’ assumes a critical importance. It is too serious a strategic business process to be jettisoned by any. There exists a fundamental responsibility for the drug manufacturers to communicate important information on various aspects of drugs to individual physicians, in the interest of patients. This has to happen, regardless of any controversy in this regard, though the type of communication platforms, contents used and the degree of leveraging technology in this process may widely vary from company to company.
Assuming that the marketing practices followed by the industry players would be ethical and the regulators keep a strict vigil on the same, effective marketing of a large number of competing molecules or similar brand increases competition, significantly. In that process, it should ultimately enable physicians to prescribe drugs that will suit each patient the most, in every way. There can’t possibly be any other alternative to this concept.
A common allegation:
Despite these, a common allegation against ‘pharma marketing’ keeps gathering momentum. Reports continue pouring in that pharma companies spend far more on marketing drugs than on developing them. One such example is a stinging article, published by the BBC News on November 6, 2014.
Quoting various published reports as evidence, this article highlighted that – 9 out of 10 large pharma players spend more on marketing than R&D. These examples are generally construed as testimony for the profiteering motive of the pharma companies.
Is the reason necessarily so?
As any other knowledge-based industry, effective communication process of complex product information with precision, to highly knowledgeable medical professionals individually, obviously makes pharma marketing cost commensurately high. If the entire process of marketing remains fair, ethical and patient centric, such costs may get well-neutralized by the benefits accrued from the medicines, including lesser cost of drugs driven by high competition.
Further, a successful pharma marketing campaign is the ultimate tool that ensures a reasonable return on investments for further fund allocation, although in varying degree, to offer more new drugs to patients – both innovative and generics.
Marketing decision-support data generation is also cost-intensive:
Achieving short, medium and long-term growth objectives are as fundamental in pharma as in any other business. This prompts that investments made on ‘pharma marketing’, fetch commensurate returns, year after year. To succeed in this report, one of the prime requirements is to ensure that the content, platform and ultimate delivery of the product communication is based on current and credible research data having statistical significance.
With increasing brand proliferation, especially in competing molecules or branded generic market, arriving at cutting-edge brand differentiation has also become more challenging than ever before. Nevertheless, identification of well-differentiated patient-centric product value offerings will always remain ‘a must’ for any persuasive brand communication to be effective.
It calls for generating a vast amount of custom made decision-support data on each aspect of ‘pharma marketing’, such as target market, target patients, target doctors, competitive environment, differential value offering, and scores of others. The key to success in this effort is to come out with that ‘rare commodity’ that separates men from the boys. This is cost intensive.
What ails pharma marketing, then?
So far so good – the real issue is not, therefore, whether ‘pharma marketing’ deserves to be in the line of fire. The raging debate on what ails ‘pharma marketing’ should primarily focus on – how to ensure that this process remains ethical and fair, for all.
Thus, when criticism mounts on related issues, it may not necessarily mean that ‘marketing’ is avoidable in the pharma business. Quite often, critics do mix-up between the crucial ‘importance of pharma marketing’ and ‘malpractices in pharma marketing.’ Consequently, public impressions take shape, believing that the pharma marketing expenses are generally higher due to malpractices with profiteering motives.
As a result, we come across reports that draw public attention with conclusions like: “Imagine an industry that generates higher profit margins than any other and is no stranger to multi-billion dollar fines for malpractice.”
A similar article published ‘Forbes’ on February 18, 2015 also reiterates: “The deterioration of pharma’s reputation comes from several sources, not the least of which is the staggering amount of criminal behavior that has resulted in billions of dollars’ worth of fines levied against the industry.”
One cannot deny these reports – lock, stock and barrel, either. Several such articles named many large pharma players, both global and local.
Conclusion:
In my view, only pharma marketers with a ‘can do’ resolve will be able to initiate a change in this avoidable perception. No-one else possibly can do so with a total success in the foreseeable future – not even the requirement of a strict compliance with any mandatory code having legal teeth, such as mandatory compliance of the Uniform Code of Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices (UCPMP) that the Indian Government is currently mulling.
I guess so because, after a strong deterrent like mandatory UCPMP is put in place, if reports on marketing malpractices continue to surface, it will invite more intense public criticism against ‘pharma marketing’ – pushing the industry’s reputation further downhill, much faster.
Be that as it may, it’s high time for all to realize, just because some pharma players resort to malpractices, the ‘pharma marketing’ process, as such, doesn’t deserve to be in the line of fire – in any way.
By: Tapan J. Ray
Disclaimer: The views/opinions expressed in this article are entirely my own, written in my individual and personal capacity. I do not represent any other person or organization for this opinion. |
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The ideal candidate can build and manage the current and long-term value of the brand by implementing strategic and tactical marketing and campaign plans that translate into brand profitability and volume.
They will lead a team that consists of a Senior Exec, Exec and a Copywriter, with sharp talent to think out of the box and identify new opportunities for the present and future brand growth.
- Develop and manage the end-to-end brand innovation/campaigns, both thematic and tactical from ideation, and conceptualization to launch, to achieve the company’s visions and missions.
- Lead the marketing team and work with various internal (Creative Lead, Digital Lead, Business Operations Lead etc) and external parties (Agencies, KOLs etc) to execute o2o marketing campaigns across multiple platforms that include social media, e-commerce, marketplaces, retail trade channels etc.
- Identify, develop, and evaluate creative marketing strategies and opportunities that will make an impact on the brand and forecast projected business and KPIs to ensure the sales and profitability of products.
- Continuously innovate and develop the position of the brand while observing the fashion market trends, analysing competitors and market reactions as a result of marketing activities
- Responsible for retail expansion and led the retail team in formulating and implementing marketing activities that promote and support sales plans for the retail outlets.
- Create, manage and creatively update content of all company’s assets while constantly explore ideas to increase followers on all of the company’s social media accounts such as Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok, etc.
- Source and negotiate with external parties for collaboration.
- Keep abreast of new and emerging marketing resources and techniques that can impact our business, vet them and test as appropriate.
- Report directly to the CEO - Develop budgets, including expenditures, track KPIs and ROI of campaigns against spend, and prepare post-mortems and monthly marketing and sales analysis.
The ideal candidate is responsible for every aspect of the day-to-day supervision of all retail outlets, including sales, staff, stock and resources management to ensure that both the operational and commercial sides run smoothly.
- Complete store operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees’ shifts.
- Lead retail operation by initiating, coordinating, and enforcing standard operating procedures that ensure maximum efficiency, such as revising opening hours to ensure the store can compete effectively in the local market.
- Monitor and maintain appropriate stock levels for all stores.
- Update inventory records regularly to ensure timely processing and replenishment of stock.
- A sharp eye for the aesthetic appeal of the store and ensuring products are always presented as per creative directions confirmed by HQ.
- Tour all the stores regularly and identify or resolve urgent issues.
- Drive high levels of customer satisfaction by identifying and addressing customer requirements.
- Deal with complaints from customers to maintain the store’s reputation.
- Prepare monthly sales forecasts and sales targets to achieve financial objectives.
- Support in marketing strategy by providing relevant insights from observing the latest marketing trends in the retail industry such as advertising, sales and promotions as well as monitoring what competitors are doing.
- Maintain staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees.
- Promote optimum staff performance by coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees.
The ideal candidate will be in charge of all warehouse operations in terms of supervising, tracking, and working closely with business and operation teams.
- Accountable for the movement of stocks in the warehouse.
- Proactively recommend, implement, and improve warehousing processes with SOP and automation.
- Coordinate the end-to-end warehouse processes, from inbound management to stock handling, storing, order dispatching on a timely basis and stock fulfilment.
- Manage and plan weekly cycle count (stock count). Conduct cycle counts to verify physical inventory vs system inventory.
- Track and monitor stock balance discrepancies and conduct root cause analysis.
- Manage the housekeeping of the warehouse and ensure proper space utilization.
The ideal candidate is responsible for providing support to the Brand department in the overall brand development by ensuring best marketing execution.
- Assisting in executing all marketing communication campaigns
- Assist supervisor/ co-lead on all campaigns roll out
- Implement the day-to-day operations/ tasks assigned by supervisor within given timeline
- Manage timeline for day-to-day tasks
- Deliver tasks assigned effectively and efficiently
- Work closely with Creative team, Business team and Product team and communicate effectively.
- Analyze marketing activities, prepare reports, and suggest improvement measurements from time to time.
- Monitor competitor's activities through print, TVC advertisements and data analysis, as well as current market performance and trends.
The ideal candidate is a creative individual with experience and a passion for building community and connections through engaging social media content.
- Responsible for researching, creating and implementing industry-leading social publishing best practices with engagement benchmarks for all social channels.
- Responsible for all social content planning, publishing and tagging.
- Works with the brand and creative departments to develop social content strategy and social media timelines coinciding with new product releases, ad campaigns, or other brand messages.
- Ensure content direction engages audiences in new and unique ways that promote brand-focused messages and build our audience.
- Analyze and track campaign performance to make real-time recommendations.
- Able to source and identify new digital channels / social media trends to expand Sometime’s branding mileage, reach out to new prospects and generate new leads for the business.
- Responsible for handling customer comments within our agreed response time.
- Monitors and develops reports on competitor activity within social media spaces.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
The ideal candidate must have strong will to learn about fashion accessories production processes, be able to take on challenges and naturally very detail oriented.
- Work hand-in-hand with Product Designers and Artists to conceptualize and develop bags and accessories from scratch.
- Support and assist in technical drawing and prototype development.
- Support the team in dealing with production teams and factories. Always ready to deal with ad hoc tasks from time to time.
- Fresh graduates or juniors are encouraged to apply. No prior experience is needed but must able to learn fast and ready to work in a fast-paced environment with challenging deadlines.
The ideal candidates must be meticulous, hardworking and highly reliable to handle our products.
- Check and ensure quality of each product is met.
- Ensure inventory is arranged and updated accordingly.
- Pick and pack products for delivery.
- Conduct inventory stock count from time to time.
The ideal candidate must learn our modus operandi, manage customers' enquiries and ensure an enjoyable shopping experience.
- Possess good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Able to learn new things quickly and adapt to new procedures and processes.
- Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and multi-task.
- Maintain a clean, organized, and comfortable retail store all the time.
- Attentive to customers and make recommendations when needed.
- Well equipped with knowledge of the brand, designers, and services to provide accurate answers to customers’ questions.
- Handle customer complaints and concerns with constructive solutions.
- Assist with inventory count and placement of new products, including new in-store or window displays.
- Reports to the Retail Manager.
- Candidates with retail experience will be prioritized.
All positions are based in Malaysia. If you're interested in any of the available positions above, please forward your resume to [email protected].
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Eddy Cue, in a rare personally-signed post to Apple Newsroom (“Thoughts on Services”?):
2022 was a groundbreaking year for entertainment. At some point over the past year, you probably discovered a new app, a new song, a new TV show or movie, or game. An experience that made you laugh, taught you something new, or helped you see the world in a new way — and moved you to share it with others.
At Apple, we have the privilege of partnering with creators of all kinds, while building products and services that enable even more creativity. Our mission has always been to enrich people’s lives and to leave the world better than we found it, and we know that takes more than technical skill. It requires leading with our values in everything we do. We believe that our products and services should be made for everyone. We believe that privacy is a fundamental human right, and that our highest obligation to our customers is security. We believe that a culture where everybody belongs can drive innovation, and that we must stand up for the change we want to see in the world.
When we started Apple TV+ a few years ago, we did so to tell stories that reflect our broader humanity. And whether it was CODA winning the Oscar for Best Picture or Ted Lasso winning back-to-back Emmys for Best Comedy, we have seen, in so many ways, the validation of this kind of storytelling and the strong desire for more of it. |
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Trees are planted today, but for future generations – some we will never meet. What if we approached digital transformation this way?
Thinking in decades gives us a different perspective. Perhaps it helps us create more responsible technology and uses of technology in organisations. |
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On this write up, the readers will get info on future technology and learn to what extent fashionable technology has been developed to assist the growth of human civilization. Science and technology problem mental property methods, significantly patent legal guidelines. Trying back in time, we understand how much our lives have modified as a result of fruits of technology. Infrastructure in the society has grown with the assistance of science and technology.
Our linked subjects are (1) the historical course of by which the that means of technology has been constructed, and (2) the concurrent transformation of the setting. three. Anthropology The physique of knowledge obtainable to a society that’s of use in fashioning implements, practising guide arts and abilities, and extracting or gathering materials.
Whereas technology is a prepare that may regularly transfer ahead, knowledge relating to its detrimental effects, and action taken toward balancing using technology with exercise and family time, will work towards sustaining our kids, in addition to saving our world.
Astronomy is a topic in science. There are a lot of forms of data technology like computers, sensors, robots and determination assist programs. Not solely did it spawn new industries and merchandise, but it spawned other revolutionary technologies – transistor technology, integrated circuit technology, microprocessor technology.
Over the past few many years, technology has grown at an exponential price offering trendy society with many of it is creature comforts. Novice electronics hobbyist likes to make issues for their own pleasure but on this course of, they may make some good products and make some cash out of it. Typically this type of follow might lead to a new invention. When one talks about technology, it brings up a complete thrilling world of computers and the Web.
The articles included herein relate to the makes use of of computer systems in the present day in enterprise, science, education, colleges, lecture rooms, hospitals, drugs, health care, navy, agriculture, legislation enforcement, at home and in our on a regular basis lives.
Environmental technology is the appliance of environmental science and sustainable improvement, for the aim of environmental conservation, by curbing damaging impacts of human-surroundings interaction, and defending the natural setting. When assigning an individual to lead your tech support workforce, take into account not only his skills and data regarding enterprise technology but additionally the quality of his expertise as an IT expert.
College students use computers to create shows and use the Internet to analysis topics for papers and essays. Technology is commonly thought-about too narrowly; in line with Hughes, “Technology is a artistic course of involving human ingenuity”. This course will consider the ways in which technology, broadly defined, has contributed to the constructing of American society from colonial times to the present.
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To at least one who has seen the hostile results of some technologies on the setting the question how does technology defend the surroundings? For instance, since some people are visible learners, projection screens linked to computers can allow students to see their notes instead of simply listening to a teacher ship a lecture. The branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use of technical means and their interrelation with life, society, and the atmosphere, drawing upon such subjects as industrial arts, engineering, applied science, and pure science.
At the same time, society has an rising want for entry to some kinds of knowledge and safety from the use of others. 2: Science has modified the individuals and their residing, life model, meals habits, sleeping arrangements, earning methods, the best way of communication between people and recreational actions.
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To sum up, IT auditing adds value by reducing risks, enhancing safety, complying with rules and facilitating communication between technology and business administration.
Extra analysis and growth is put into military technology and innovation then another trade or area. 25: Research within the area of science and technology has made people open-minded and cosmopolitan, as a result of the Scientist does not like to travel on the crushed monitor and he all the time tries to find out new issues, new explorations, new discoveries and new innovations.
The development of technology might draw upon many fields of information, including scientific, engineering, mathematical , linguistic , and historic data, to achieve some sensible outcome. By the use of excessive technology in the type of state-of-the-art computers and software program methods, communication is nicely managed.
Developments in historic times, together with the printing press , the telephone , and the Internet , have lessened bodily limitations to communication and allowed humans to interact freely on a world scale. Many individuals around the globe take for example scholars in faculties and universities have taken the lead inspecting the connection between science and technology.
1: The usage of science in every day life has helped us a superb deal in solving problems, dealing with the maintenance of well being, production and preservation of meals, development of homes and providing communication and trans-portational (related to transport) services.
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Science and technology is the very best thing society could ever ask for. Among the different hot subjects in new research technology include surroundings and renewable vitality, space science, electronics, stem-cell investigations and many others. Information technology has not always alluded to computers, but referred to the oldest information processor, which is the brain.
Technology (“science of craft”, from Greek τέχνη, techne, “artwork, talent, cunning of hand”; and -λογία, -logia 2 ) is the collection of strategies , abilities , strategies , and processes used within the production of goods or services or within the accomplishment of goals, equivalent to scientific investigation Technology may be the information of strategies, processes, and the like, or it can be embedded in machines to permit for operation with out detailed knowledge of their workings.
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The appearance of contemporary applied sciences has undeniably brought so much comfort to the lives of individuals. As a result of the development of computer systems has been largely the work of scientists, it’s natural that a large physique of computer purposes serves the scientist. Use of more efficient power systems and means of disposal is how technology protects the atmosphere. Add emails, cell phones, web browsing, and chat traces, and we begin to see the pervasive features of technology on our house lives and household milieu.
This course has three major objectives: to train college students to ask critical questions of both technology and the broader American culture of which it’s a half; to provide an historical perspective with which to frame and handle such questions; and to encourage students to be neither blind critics of new applied sciences, nor blind advocates for technologies on the whole, but thoughtful and educated contributors in the democratic process.
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A year and a half into the pandemic, we’re just beginning to understand how it changed everything around us. Analysts are still struggling to see the impact the pandemic had (and still has) on our society and the way we do business. But one thing is certain: nothing so far has accelerated digital transformation the way the pandemic has.
A McKinsey report showed that, in just a few months, businesses have made digital leaps that would otherwise have taken years to complete. And these changes are by no means temporary or passing trends. They are here to stay.
Let’s take a closer look at how the COVID-19 pandemic changed the enterprise approach to IT and data storage.
More Remote Work, But with Extra Emphasis on Availability and Security
The first wave of the pandemic sent people to work from home and their employers to find new ways to keep them productive and to keep their networks secure. Even the expected “big comeback” to the office was delayed, in light of the Delta variant. Giants like Apple and Google announced that their employees will likely not come back to the office until early 2022—in the most optimistic of scenarios.
Of course, when employees were sent to work from outside the office, on less-than-secure networks, the number of cyberattacks (many of them successful) grew exponentially. Thus, employers were left with two major problems to solve:
- Network availability for employees working outside the office
- Cybersecurity for the same employees
More importantly, they needed to solve these issues fast. The first step of the solution was obvious: on-premise storage was no longer optimal or cost-effective with a geo-diverse workforce.
From On-Premise to Cloud and Colocation
The IT changes most companies had to implement can be equated with building a highway in a month. With a key differentiator: we’re talking about a data highway.
Companies of all sizes needed better access to their data, better security, scalable solutions, and spread out networks. Their employees needed access to data from all over the world, and this access needed to be secure.
This prompted increased demand for two types of solutions: cloud storage and colocation. Cloud storage comes with an attractive price tag, but, as always, things are more complicated. Some of the security risks associated with cloud storage have yet to be mitigated, while data access in case of an outage is a major problem for companies who need to be up and running constantly—and who doesn’t these days, right?
Thus, colocation and edge computing have become the solutions that more and more companies are choosing. Colocation comes with real scalability, better data access, and an easily enforceable disaster data recovery plan. You can read more about what makes colocation a better alternative to cloud here.
Colocation goes hand in hand with edge computing, so it’s no wonder that the demand for the latter grew exponentially and is projected to reach $250.6 billion by 2024. The prime attraction of edge computing is the fact that it cuts the “middle man” in data processing and, instead of routing your data all over the world, processes it where the data is generated or as close to that location as possible.
In turn, this means that, wherever they may work from, employees can enjoy better data streams and a much higher speed. All without sacrificing security, of course.
You can read more about the benefits of edge computing here.
What’s Next in Data Storage and IT Infrastructure?
Sooner or later, the pandemic is going to be over and we’re going to be in a “new normal.” While no one knows exactly when that will happen, what we do know is that some of the changes it prompted are here to stay.
Take remote work, for instance. Even if the majority of big employers want their staff to come back to work, a mentality shift happened in the meantime and most of these employees prefer the flexibility of remote working, even at the cost of lower wages.
Cybercrime is on the rise and will be hard to contain any time soon. This means that companies will still need access to their data from anywhere in the world, with speed and flexibility, while maintaining improved security.
Colocation and edge computing have passed the hardest test: they became the solutions of choice in a moment of worldwide crisis, when better alternatives were needed and they were needed fast. No matter when the current crisis ends, savvy businessmen and IT managers know that there are countless types of crises that can impact an organization, and they need to be prepared for whatever comes their way.
With colocation, you get more than a flexible storage solution and better security. You get a disaster recovery plan that could save your company millions of dollars and the expertise of security and storage teams ready to jump in and help you whenever you need it.
Want to know more about how colocation can help your business thrive—during the best of times and during the worst of times? Schedule a tour of our Midwest facility and talk to our storage experts. |
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Everyone is talking about generative AI. Is your business keeping up with technology?
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Join us for the CRE@CTIVE ENI CBC MED Conference “ Innovation and Cooperation for Traditional Sectors Network- The CRE@CTIVE Net-L@B” held on the January 22nd at 11 AM at the Helnan Palestine Hotel in Alexandria!
The conference will discuss current challenges, available solutions, collaboration across the Mediterranean for #smes of the #Textile, #Leather and #Footwear Sector. It will also highlight the future activities of NET-L@B, CRE@CTIVE’s creative lab, where workshops, training sessions, and networking opportunities will be available to creatives and industry personnel.
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Caroline serves as the head of the Secretariat for the OECD Working Party on Innovation and Technology Policy (TIP) within the OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation. In this capacity, she oversees the collaborative efforts of 120 country policy delegates and experts, acting as both a convenor and advisor.
Caroline's current focus spans three key areas. She leads the 2023-34 TIP policy research initiative “Making moonshot technology investments succeed“. She has also investigated the distributional challenges the digital and environmental transitions pose. Moreover, a cross-cutting theme in her research is identifying practical options for enhanced policy agility, including experimentation with large language models (LLMs).
Caroline has an extensive track record in in policy consultation and more than 70 publications, including widely cited academic papers published in leading journals, and 100 international policy events organized. Her academic journey encompasses a B.A. and M.A. (Hons) from the University of Oxford, an M.Sc. from the University Pompeu Fabra, and a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of London. |
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HONG KONG (AP) — The Chinese artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek has rattled markets with claims that its latest AI model, R1, performs on a par with those of OpenAI, despite using less advanced computer chips and consuming less energy.
DeepSeek’s emergence has raised concerns that China may have overtaken the U.S. in the artificial intelligence race despite restrictions on its access to the most advanced chips. It’s just one of many Chinese companies working on AI, with a goal of making China the world leader in the field by 2030 and besting the U.S. in their battle for technological supremacy.
Like the U.S., China is investing billions into artificial intelligence. Last week, it created a 60 billion yuan ($8.2 billion) AI investment fund, days after the U.S. imposed fresh chip export restrictions.
Beijing has also invested heavily in the semiconductor industry to build its capacity to make advanced computer chips, working to overcome limits on its access to those of industry leaders. Companies are offering talent programs and subsidies, and there are plans to open AI academies and introduce AI education into primary and secondary school curriculums.
China has established regulations governing AI, addressing safety, privacy and ethics. Its ruling Communist Party also controls the kinds of topics the AI models can tackle: DeepSeek shapes its responses to fit those limits.
Here’s an overview of some other leading AI models in China.
Alibaba Cloud’s Qwen-2.5-1M
Alibaba Cloud’s Qwen-2.5-1M is the e-commerce giant’s open-source AI series. It contains large language models that can easily handle extremely long questions, and engage in longer and deeper conversations. Its ability to understand complex tasks such as reasoning, dialogues and comprehending code is improving.
Like its rivals, Alibaba Cloud has a chatbot released for public use called Qwen – also known as Tongyi Qianwen in China. Alibaba Cloud’s suite of AI models, such as the Qwen2.5 series, has mostly been deployed for developers and business customers such as automakers, banks, video game makers and retailers as part of product development and shaping customer experiences.
Baidu’s Ernie Bot 4.0
Ernie Bot, developed by Baidu, China’s dominant search engine, was the first AI chatbot made publicly available in China. Baidu said it released the model publicly to be able to collect massive real-world human feedback to build its capacity.
Ernie Bot 4.0 had more than 300 million users as of June 2024. Similar to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, users of Ernie Bot are able to ask it questions and have it generate images based on text prompts.
ByteDance’s Doubao 1.5 Pro
Doubao 1.5 Pro is an AI model released by TikTok’s parent company ByteDance last week. Doubao is currently one of the most popular AI chatbots in China, with 60 million monthly active users.
ByteDance says the Doubao 1.5 Pro is better than ChatGPT-4o at retaining knowledge, coding, reasoning, and Chinese language processing. According to ByteDance, the model is also cost-efficient and requires lower hardware costs compared to other large language models because Doubao uses a highly-optimized architecture that balances performance with reduced computational demands.
Moonshot AI’s Kimi k1.5
Moonshot AI is a Beijing-based startup valued at over $3 billion after its latest fundraising round. It says its recently released Kimi k1.5 matches or outperforms the OpenAI o1 model, which is designed to spend more time thinking before it responds and can solve harder and more complex problems. Moonshot claims that Kimi outperforms OpenAI o1 in mathematics, coding, and ability to comprehend both text and visual inputs such as photos and video.
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"A leading institute transforming R&D with AI and HPC"
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I am Sik Lee, president of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI).
We warmly welcome you to the KISTI website.
For over 60 years, KISTI has played a pivotal role in advancing national science and technology by leading the fields of supercomputing and science and technology information in Korea.
Amid the rapidly evolving digital revolution, KISTI is dedicated to achieving sustainable development based on core technologies that will shape the future, including AI, big data, and quantum computing.
Guided by our vision of becoming "a leading institute transforming R&D with AI and HPC," KISTI aims to:
1. Advance as an AI and big data-oriented research institute based on world-class AI computing resources;
2. Realize a global KISTI through openness and collaboration;
3. Establish a rapid support system to solve pressing national and societal issues.
Through these efforts, KISTI will contribute to enhancing national competitiveness.
KISTI envisions an era where data shapes our future, and technology creates new value.
We are committed to leading change and innovation alongside the people, striving to become a trusted research institute.
Thank you.
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If you haven’t been in a cave for the past couple of years, then you’ve heard by now that artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are poised to completely transform … everything. Banking, shopping, medicine, supply chain, fish farming —
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Semester 2 of 2019/2020 session was definitely unforgettable and full of new surprises for UTM Center for Student Innovation & Technology Entrepreneurship (UTM XCITE), in spite of many limitations caused by Movement Control Order (MCO) to tackle Covid19 pandemic. It did not stop UTM XCITE, being a ‘centre of students’ innovation and technology entrepreneurship’ from coming up with new innovative and effective initiatives to continue conducting programs and keep educating students in the field of entrepreneurship, technology and innovation. One such initiative taken was the initiation of Leader-preneurship UTM XCITE (LDP UTMXCITE), an association completely run by a group of students from UTMXCITE, to catalyse innovation and accelerate learning among the students through workshops, mentorship and experience sharing from either UTM students or alumnus.
This LDP UTM XCITE is envisioned in the hopes of building up a significant and effectual ecosystem, by gathering a group of like-minded people who are hungry and eager to learn. The 4 key elements or pillars that shape up LDP UTM XCITE are leadership, mentorship, entrepreneurship and self-enrichment programs. In it, a particular interest, a fresh approach by them was their very own coffee talk series, #-, an idea-sharing platform where people of various backgrounds within Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) can gather to have a casual chat, where the conversation will be democratic and everyone will be able to freely express his or her own ideas and opinions on the “Topic of the Day”.
The fundamental rationale behind the ideation of Coffee Talk: #- was the believe in the power of a friendly and productive conversation to promote positive relationship developments and provide extra perspectives on the discussed matter among the people in the room or a discussion. With a limited number of participation slots for each #- sessions, participants were not only limited to students, but lecturers and alumni were encouraged to take part and share their ideas.
Throughout Semester 2 2019/2020 there were six #- sessions held virtually due to MCO, with participants compromising students, academicians and alumni from different faculties, age groups and field of work. The topics discussed were; ‘How Digitalisation in the Midst of Covid-19 Changes our life?’ (21st April 2020), ‘How does COVID-19 impact future job market?’ (28th April 2020), ‘Meaningful experiences with University programme’ (5th May 2020), ‘What should student set out to achieve during university years?’ (12th May 2020), ‘How to Spend Your Time Wisely?’ (19th May 2020), and finally ‘Human Right’ (2nd June 2020).
To sum up, the #- sessions conducted by LDP UTM XCITE received great positive reception from UTM communities and fellow participants found the sessions to be very enthusiastic and insightful. There are more #- sessions and other initiatives planned by LDP UTM XCITE for the future, with objective of expanding more and reaching more people, particularly students by allowing, involving and collaborating with other higher institutions in Malaysia and around the globe. |
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We produce everything from full-length documentaries that involve years of shooting on multiple continents to “I-need-it-tomorrow” website or employee communications videos.
These programs meet our client's defined objectives and deliver specific messages to their target audiences - in the style that best matches their corporate/organizational cultures.
These programs work, and that's why our relationships with our clients last for decades.
Some of the Team Innovision members have been together since 1984. There aren’t many challenges that we seasoned veterans haven’t worked our way through at one time or another. Younger professionals keep Innovision awash in fresh ideas. What binds all of us is our collective corporate personality: while we take our work seriously, we don’t take ourselves seriously. We relish the creative process, yes, but we also value the relationships we build with our clients.
We have continually honed our work process since 1984. It seems to be working: 100% of Innovision’s clients are repeat or referral. One compliment we hear about our work process is that our clients can have as much or as little involvement in the production process as they have time to commit. Once they know we have a clear and thorough understanding of what they want and when they need it, most of them tend to other tasks and wait for us to submit approvals as the work process progresses.
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Shytoshi Kusama, the lead developer of the Shiba Inu network, recently announced plans to propose the establishment of a “Strategic Hub for Innovation and Blockchain” (S.H.I.B.) in a U.S. city to the incoming administration. This initiative aligns with President-elect Donald Trump’s vision to create 10 “freedom cities” on federal land.
The project, with an estimated budget of $2.35 billion over 5-10 years, aims to position the U.S. as a global hub for blockchain technology and sustainable development. Kusama emphasized that S.H.I.B. would drive economic growth, create high-quality jobs, and strengthen America’s leadership in emerging technologies.
The proposal includes partnerships with local universities and digital platforms to develop specialized blockchain training programs and invest in STEM education from K-12. The project is expected to generate $500 million and 5,000 jobs within the first two years. Over five years, these numbers could grow to 20,000 jobs and contribute $2 billion annually to the U.S. economy. |
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The World Economic Forum proposes to revamp how things are run; while it’s high on ideals and ideas, critics accuse it of being elitist and detrimental to the poor
The Great Reset lays emphasis on automation, which may cause a lot of disruption in India.
As the pandemic takes lives, culls jobs, pummels industries and flattens economies, the world’s rich — nations, companies and individuals — have been looking at ways to make things better. The World Economic Forum (WEF) has launched The Great Reset as an initiative to address the key problems that mankind is facing now.
The idea, seen primarily as the brainchild of WEF Chief Executive Officer Klaus Schwab, is, on the surface at least, all things doable and eminently noble. Why then are right wingers smelling conspiracies, and why are the left wingers pooh-poohing the Great Reset?
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Fostering an ecosystem that fosters the growth and sustenance of medium-sized industries and propels India to be a $10-trillion dollar economy.
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- To elevate the role of medium-sized industries in India’s national development.
- To empower your journey towards increased competitiveness, global expansion, and sustainability.
- To bridge the gap between industry, government, and civil society, fostering collaboration for lasting impact.
- Lobbying for favourable government policies and regulations.
- Connecting with thought leaders and industry experts.
- Accessing specialized services to improve efficiency and competitiveness.
- Expanding your global network and exploring international opportunities.
- Building consensus on crucial industry issues and finding impactful solutions.
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AI A couple of approaches to the use of AI It’s very likely that your firm already uses AI and may not even know it Carl Ayers - March 7 2024 Share A- A+ 100% Create an account to continue reading Gain instant access to our expert editorial analysis and in-depth insight. Register for free Already have an account? Sign in |
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Celebrating World Engineering Day 2023
Happy World Engineering Day! Today, we join the world in celebrating the fascinating world of engineering and the engineers behind the innovative solutions propelling us towards a sustainable future.
This year’s theme, “Engineering innovation for a more resilient world”, is significant to us as we support our clients in their objectives to achieve net-zero carbon emissions. With almost 75 years of experience, we take pride in delivering high-quality, sustainable solutions.
We are proud of the part we play in many key projects aimed at making our world a better, more resilient place. Such projects include: the Liverpool Heart & Chest decarbonisation reports; the Conservation Project at the World Heritage and iconic building housing Big Ben, Elizabeth Tower; and the state-of-the-art BREEAM “Excellent” Riverside Health Centre.
At the heart of each project is a team of highly trained engineers, whose expertise and dedication are critical to our success. Today, we’re excited to celebrate our team and engineering professionals worldwide whose contributions are integral to a better tomorrow.
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View Brand PublisherThe power of the unconventional approach
“To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong.” - Joseph Chilton Pearce
Creativity forms the core of entrepreneurship. The best companies were founded by people who saw a problem that needed to be fixed, a gap to be filled, or a demand to be met. But creative solutions are only as successful as their implementation. The question ‘how can I do this differently?’ is what shifts the focus towards ideas that are not particularly conventional. A greater acceptance to unlearn archaic methods and explore unconventional alternatives is increasing the risk appetite of most young entrepreneurs today. We are now more open to understanding the present and are increasingly driven to visualize the future.
Defining new norms and challenging existing barriers allows us to approach things from a different perspective. Astrology is one such business that functions on age-old concepts. With the advent of the social-media, it got a new medium to extend its appeal, even to those who claim to not believe in it. It is currently enjoying a broad cultural acceptance that hasn’t been seen earlier. The shift first began with the rise of the personal computer. It was then accelerated by the Internet, and has reached new peaks in its popularity thanks to social media. According to a few recent reports, the Astrology market is worth $10 billion in India and has been growing at a steady pace. The online market consists of $3 billion and is growing at a rate of 23 to 27 percent, with about 5 million astrologers practicing astrology on a daily basis[1].
For centuries, drawing an astrological chart required some familiarity with astronomy and geometry. Today, a kundli chart can be generated instantly and for free on the Internet with greater accuracy, given that algorithms eliminate the human errors that invariably creep in while performing complex calculations. Content on Astrology is present on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and in downloadable workshops, classes, and webinars. Such content is also available online in multiple vernacular languages, thus making it even more accessible. A new frontier has opened with mobile apps, which takes us back to the point of approaching things differently and utilizing the best medium possible for turning the venture into success.
Although India is no stranger to astrology, the concepts of Vedic astrology are still unclear. While brands like Clickastro are working hard to bridge that gap with guidance and mathematical accuracy in calculation of planetary positions, it is also highlighting the significance of technology. The brand is revolutionising the business model around Astrology by making it user friendly. Customers can access basic personalised predictions based on Vedic Astrology for free. This allows them to experience content around personalised predictions before purchasing the premium predictions. With this, people are realising that astrology has much more to offer than just a regular prediction column.
One will have a competitive advantage when taking risks in businesses like Astrology, that are based on age-old practices; changing the perspective with results has been Clickastro’s approach to build a more effective and accessible domain.
In this constantly evolving ecosystem, it is natural that some risks may not pay off. But an optimistic risk-taker will always look at failure as an opportunity to learn. Referring to the fact that determination and taking initiative is key to attaining success, Jeff Bezos, Founder and CEO of Amazon once said, “I knew that when I was 80, I was not going to regret having tried this, I knew that if I failed, I wouldn’t regret that. I knew the one thing I might regret is not ever having tried. And I knew that would haunt me every day.”
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How can innovation leaders inspire international teams to collaborate and innovate for global and local impact? A rapidly changing innovation landscape that is multicultural and digitally connected requires new competencies for leading strategic initiatives.
On June 29th, founder and Executive Director Karina R. Jensen and Global Innovation and Marketing Leader Bryan Semkuley delivered an insightful webinar on the challenges of leading and facilitating a collaborative innovation process across geographies. A lack of attention to cultural considerations can negatively impact every phase of the innovation process, from concept to market.
The importance of market insights backed by cultural intelligence, concept creation that factors international needs, co creating strategic plans with local team engagement and execution backed by market readiness are required for successful global innovations. Building collaboration for international projects requires trust building and open communication. Innovation leaders need cultural intelligence when engaging with local teams to ensure an inclusive design process. Leaders need to create an open and safe environment to encourage idea sharing and initiative-taking. Responsiveness to idea sharing can either be through constructive feedback or setting up cross cultural teams to facilitate knowledge sharing. Towards this, digital platforms can be leveraged to create community ecosystems for knowledge sharing.
Brian Semkuley pointed out that building an innovation culture will require innovation leaders to demonstrate cultural empathy. Leaders need to be supportive of idea sharing and demonstrate responsiveness to market needs by ensuring local input is being used in the innovation process. Innovation leaders should consider the complete network and innovation strategy at the front end of the gatekeeping process. Moving from a sequential to concurrent model, receiving inputs on execution early in the design process, testing the product in a lead market will all contribute to understanding prior to global launch. Importance of regular and frequent communication to all stakeholders was also emphasized.
Participants were taken through the Global Innovation Readiness framework developed for leaders responsible for global initiatives and based on a decade of research across industries. The framework consists of three key drivers that facilitate collaboration throughout every phase of the innovation cycle: Vision through inclusive leadership and strategic co-creation; Dialogue through open knowledge-sharing and cross-cultural learning, and Space powered by an innovation culture and creative team climate.
Webinar participants were asked to reflect on three questions concerning global launch readiness in preparation for taking the Score Card challenge where everyone could make an individual assessment if they were ready to launch.
- Do you have a Global vision or plan that is shared by teams worldwide?
- Are teams and regions aligned across functions and cultures?
- Are teams ready to communicate and execute in every geographical location?
The new Global Innovation Readiness Compass tool was shared with all of the participants to address challenges and opportunities in designing an effective innovation process. With their Global Readiness scores in hand, participants could optimize the canvas map tool for planning and preparing upcoming initiatives. An inclusive and structured process helps identify actionable steps for driving innovation performance and results.
It was an insightful webinar where participants were given invaluable tools and tips to prepare for successful global initiatives. A full recording of the webinar is available here https://youtu.be/x3JYUeLBN40 If you would like to test your fitness level for leading innovation around the world, check out the Global Readiness Score Card and Compass Map tools here: https://globalmindsnetwork.com/global-readiness/
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www_cerved_com_en_mbs-consulting_about-us | innovation | SIMILARITY: 0.5172
We are the leading Italian group in Solution Consulting, specializing in supporting large companies and public organizations in their transformation and sustainable growth processes.
Founded in 1987, MBS has focused on delivering strategic consulting that helps businesses enhance their performance, guiding them from solution design to successful implementation through tailored change management processes.
Over the years, the company has continued to grow, expanding its expertise, client base, and resources, establishing itself as a key partner for businesses seeking to overcome complex challenges and undergo profound transformations A turning point in this evolution came in 2013 with the creation of Innovation Team: a center of excellence focused on research, innovation, and competitive monitoring.
Internationalization represented another crucial milestone for MBS. By joining The Transformation Alliance, the company expanded its capabilities, integrating innovative approaches and methodologies shared across Europe.
In 2019, MBS took its value proposition to the next level by becoming part of the Cerved Group. This partnership enriched its advisory model with a stronger focus on data-driven strategies and cutting-edge solutions.
In 2021, the acquisition of REF-E, a leading advisory firm in the energy and utilities sector, positioned MBS as a trusted partner for companies navigating the energy transition.
We guide businesses in their sustainable development, with exceptional people driven by values and expertise, and solutions powered by data and technology.
Through an integrated approach that blends business consulting, advanced analytics, and digital innovation, we support organizations in achieving their strategic and operational objectives.
Our capabilities span strategic consulting, change management, and research, enabling us to provide advanced, end-to-end solutions that are actionable, impactful, and results-driven.
What sets us apart is our practical approach, working closely with companies at every stage of their transformation journey.
From the outset, we have championed a multi-stakeholder model, embedding sustainability as a core element of business objectives. This allows us to create long-term value for all stakeholders while promoting responsible and sustainable business practices.
Our team of experienced professionals is the cornerstone of our success. Their diverse expertise, backgrounds, and perspectives represent a unique asset, adding value to both our organization and our clients.
Those who join our team adopt the values that guide us and bring them to life every day. |
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The unprecedented pace of technological advancement has had unforeseen (and many still unknown) effects on all aspects of human life. In combination with a multitude of other factors, including the sudden arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic, evolving technology is contributing to a business landscape characterized by ongoing disruption and persistent uncertainty. As change continues to accelerate, the challenges modern organizations face will become increasingly complex and multifaceted. Solving problems without a clear solution will be paramount.
Survival in this chaotic environment requires the ability to quickly adapt internal processes and systems, which in turn necessitates an organizational mindset that embraces change rather than resists it. At Pariveda, we’ve worked to foster such a mindset by promoting individual autonomy and flexibility, creating a level of fluidity that enables team members to move in and out of roles as needed. We’re not the only organization that has already discarded a centralized hierarchical management structure in favor of holacracy, and we expect many others to follow suit in the months and years ahead.
The new rules of the game
Simply put, organizations that aren’t willing or don’t know how to change will ultimately face obsolescence. The experiences of countless companies in the face of two relatively recent phenomena — the pivot to remote work and the ongoing supply chain crisis — provide evidence.
Companies that have resisted the former now find themselves struggling to learn how to attract and retain top talent. Until they understand that employee expectations have permanently changed, they’ll continue to struggle. Similarly, leaders that have been unwilling to rethink their supply chains and manufacturing processes continue to feel the effects of the current crisis. The longer they wait for the problem to resolve itself, the more customers they’ll lose to proactive competitors who have found new ways to create better experiences and deliver better products to the market.
To be sure, many companies will keep fighting to preserve the status quo, and some might even succeed temporarily. However, as category leaders continue to optimize operations, the consequences of complacency will only grow in severity. With that in mind, here are a few tips to help leaders evaluate key components of their businesses and move forward effectively as they pursue the promise of the future.
Align technology capabilities and intended outcomes
When implemented effectively, technology can be the ultimate equalizer. The right tools can help companies compensate for a lack of resources and overcome other constraints that would otherwise prohibit them from successfully competing against larger firms. However, technology can also be a roadblock, creating unnecessary work for employees or taking focus away from the goals that matter most.
To avoid the latter scenario, identify and prioritize your short- and long-term objectives and assess your existing capabilities, specifically in the context of these. Consider whether your current technology investments are moving you closer to meeting them, and think about what technology capabilities you’re missing that you’ll need to incorporate or get more familiar with in order to accommodate new initiatives. As the environment continues to change, custom business and technology solutions can help you adapt and evolve, but only if you have a clear understanding of where your business is headed.
Make resiliency a core business objective
The practices and approaches you’ve implemented to achieve success in the past won’t necessarily serve you in a dramatically altered business environment. Now (and increasingly in the future), the most successful organizations will be those that are able to adapt quickly rather than those that hold onto “proven” processes.
Organizational resilience isn’t created by products, technologies, or strategies, but rather is dependent on people. Achieving it requires you to develop a workforce that doesn’t run from change but embraces it. Not your typical consulting company, Pariveda developed the Pariveda Resiliency PlatformTM to help clients empower their people while navigating change. There is a multitude of employee experience platforms, such as Microsoft’s Viva, that can similarly aid in workforce development. Regardless of whether you rely on offerings like these, it’s imperative to cultivate an organizational mindset that values continuous learning and growth because these qualities are now essential to fulfilling your mission and achieving lasting success.
Understand your organizational identity
The pandemic gave many people an opportunity to reassess their values and priorities, which in turn has led to a fundamental shift in the way people conceptualize work. Today, a growing number of employees want their jobs to serve not only as a source of income but also as a path toward personal fulfillment. Those that don’t see alignment between their employer’s objectives and their own are more willing than ever to search for a new employer.
To attract and keep talented people, leaders must have some level of consciousness of their organization’s existence in the world. Whether it’s an environmental or social cause (or something else entirely), organizations must have a purpose that extends beyond profit-making. Moreover, they must articulate that purpose and use it to guide everything from short-term hiring decisions to long-term strategic planning.
Managing change isn’t easy; staying ahead of it is even harder. To navigate systematic change that involves countless interconnected variables and could result in any number of unique outcomes, leaders shouldn’t be afraid to lean on external partners. By adding specialized expertise and an additional perspective to key decisions around technologies, processes, and people, you’ll often improve your ability to shape the outcomes you want while avoiding those you don’t |
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Web 2.0 is shaping up as the internet’s Next Big Thing, but who are the entrepreneurs blazing the trail? We went looking. By MIKE PRESTON and JACQUI WALKER
By Mike Preston and Jacqui Walker
Who are Australia’s emerging Web 2.0 entrepreneurs, taking on the world with clever new business models for the interactive internet in which users generate the content and site-owners just build the tools?
SmartCompany set out to find the top eight emerging Web 2.0 businesses and their creators. We discovered that most are yet to make a profit. Some haven’t made any revenue and one hasn’t even worked out a business model that will make money!
But their founders are young, technology savvy and globally ambitious. They have managed to convince their investors they have a great idea with potential. Many are hoping to scale up their operations by licensing their technology to others.
But it’s early days. These Web 2.0 companies are relatively cheap to start and venture capital companies with pockets bulging are looking for the next big thing. It is a great time to be starting a new site.
They are all focused on a global market. Just as well. Mike Canon-Brookes is co-founder and CEO of Atlassian, a fast-growing software company that sells wikis to enterprises and turned over about $20 million in 2006-07. Atlassian is one of the few Australian Web 2.0 companies that is making money.
He says Australian Web 2.0 companies must aim to be global to succeed. “You are really going struggle to build a Web 2.0 company in Australia if you’re just going for an Australian audience.”
Some of our Web 2.0 entrepreneurs may be spectacularly successful like YouTube and Facebook but most will sink without a trace. Here are eight emerging Australian Web 2.0 businesses fighting to get ahead.
Minti
Founders: Matthew Macfarlane, Clay Cook and Rachel Cook. They remain controlling shareholders in Minti’s parent company, VibeCapital.
Established: Minti went live in March 2006.
Revenue/profit 2006-07: Not telling, but chief executive Matthew Macfarlane says he expects to be become profitable next year.
What is it? Minti is an advice and discussion forum for parents. Parents who are registered on the site contribute and respond to content, rank advice other parents have posted and meet and talk online with other parents.
Global or local? About 40% of Minti’s 6000 daily unique visitors come from Australia, 40% from the US and 20% from the rest of the world. Macfarlane says Vibe Capital’s outlook and focus is global.
How does it make money? Minti is built on an advertising model, but Macfarlane says the big earner for Vibe Capital will be charging third parties for a license to use its “advice-o-pedia” website engine.
Where is it going? Vibe has sold three licences to its technology and two weeks ago launched its second website, a site for DIY renovators called refurber.com. Macfarlane says they also recently landed their biggest licensing deal to date with a yet-to-be-revealed Silicon Valley company that averages 30 million page views per month.
What are its chances? Macfarlane says Vibe Capital’s ranked advice model does not have any competitors, although sites such as Yahoo Answers and About.com are in that space. Parenting site Minti counts mumspace.net, parentsconnect.com and clubmom.com as competitors.
Booking Angel
Founders: Dean McEvoy and David Watson
Established: Eatability.com, the first restaurant rating website incorporating Booking Angel, went live in early 2005.
Revenue/profit 2006-07: Not telling, but McEvoy says Booking Angel made a small profit in 2006-07.
What is it? Booking Angel enables instant confirmation on online restaurant reservations. Its software, which is hosted on restaurant’s sites and review sites, converts online reservations into an instant voice message that is delivered over the phone to the restaurant. The restaurant can confirm or reject the booking or suggest an alternative time by using the telephone keypad, with the response instantly communicated to the booker.
Global or local? Booking Angel is currently only being used to make bookings in restaurants in Australia but the technology is patented around the world. McEvoy says he is exploring options for overseas expansion.
How does it make money? Booking Angel charges a small fee for embedding its software on restaurant and review sites and then receives a payment for each booking made – $5.90 for bookings through a review site and $1 for bookings through a restaurant’s own site.
Where is it going? McEvoy has raised some capital from unnamed investors to back expansion into the US, and says he has received offers to license the technology in Croatia and China. They are also looking at expanding into other appointment based industries such as health care. McEvoy says he wants to have a third of the Australian restaurant market signed up in two years, an achievement that he says would provide Booking Angel with a revenue stream of more than $3 million.
What are its chances? Booking Angel seated over 20,000 people in Australian restaurants last year and, according to McEvoy, has no direct competitors. A somewhat similar technology that may emerge as a competitor to Booking Angel is Google Click-to-Call.
Tangler
Founder: Martin Wells, the current chief executive and part owner with investors from Europe, the US and Hong Kong.
Established: A beta version of Tangler went live in April 2007.
Revenue/profit 2006-07: Tangler is still in its development phase and is yet to earn revenue.
What is it? Tangler hosts networked and searchable discussion forums on a huge range of topics that readers can use in real time or by delayed posts. Readers can incorporate audio and video in their posts and use an instant notification function to be immediately informed of new contributions to nominated forums. “We try to make online forums that are sexy, fast, colourful and networked to enable discussion to take place in a much richer way,” Tangler’s Mick Liubinskas says.
Global or local? Global focus – Tangler has offices in Sydney and Mountain View, the home of Google in California.
How does it make money? Tangler plans to operate on a mixed business model combining contextual advertising in its forums and partnerships with big companies that will use their technology to facilitate discussion within their own businesses.
Where is it going? Tangler plans to release a widget early next month that will allow people to access and participate in Tangler discussion groups from online platforms such as MySpace and Facebook.
What are its chances? Although it is still in beta, Tangler has 1000 individual discussion groups. But Tangler faces fierce competition from many thousands of topic or identity based discussion forums already online.
RedBubble.com
Founders: Peter Styles, Martin Hosking and Paul Vanzella, who continue hold a majority interest.
Established: Went online for private viewing in November 2006 and live to the public on 2 February 2007.
Revenue/profit 2006-07: Not telling. Styles says the business should become cash flow positive in 2008.
Global or local? “Absolutely global from day one,” Styles says. RedBubble recently launched multi-currency purchase facility to better enable international transactions.
What is it? RedBubble is an online art gallery and sales portal and a networking and discussion site for artists and designers. When visitors to the site purchase an image or design, RedBubble arranges for the manufacture of the physical product by printing on to a variety of media from framed canvases to greeting cards.
How does it make money? RedBubble charges artists a base price for each image sold, which varies depending on the cost of the materials required to make the physical artwork, and then forwards to remaining proceeds to the artist.
Where is it going? Aspires to be the leading online art gallery of its kind in the world. “We are determined to create an Australian brand that is known around the world,” Styles says.
What are its chances? RedBubble currently has close to 7000 registered member artists, has about 60,000 images for sale, and is growing both at the rate of 75% a month, according to Styles. However, the site has a major competitor in its niche, the slightly more youth-oriented deviantart.com.
PerthNorg
Founder: Bronwen Clune, chief executive.
Established: PerthNorg went live in August 2006.
Revenue/profit 2006-07: Clune won’t talk about PerthNorg’s revenue or that of its parent company NorgMedia. “Our focus at the moment is growing our community and getting the platform right,” Clune says.
What is it? PerthNorg (‘Norg’ is a contraction of News Organisation) is a community-driven news site for people in Perth. Registered users to the site, called Cit Js, contribute content and respond to stories. The more popular the story, the higher its profile on PerthNorg.
Global or local? “We consider ourselves a global company working in local news markets,” Clune says. Norg Media has plans for community news sites in other Australian cities and overseas cities “where we think we can add something,” she says.
How does it make money? NorgMedia plans to earn income through advertising and by building commercial sites for companies interested in using its website model as an internal communications tool. Clune says the local focus of sites such as PerthNorg means it can charge a premium to advertisers seeking to access particular geographical markets.
Where is it going? The next steps for NorgMedia are SydneyNorg and MelbourneNorg, which, Clune says, will be launched within three months. There are also plans for a vertically integrated site, focused on a product or idea rather than a geographical location, using the Norg web model in the near future. Clune is currently looking to raise about $500,000 to grow faster.
What are its chances? PerthNorg has almost 1000 registered Cit Js, and has grown purely from word-of-mouth referrals. It faces competition from conventional media and must show that geographically defined communities can work online.
3eep
Founders: Rob Antulov and Nic Gronios
Established: Went live in March 2007
Revenue/profit 2006-07: Not telling, but co-founder Antulov says 3eep is still in beta mode and is not currently profitable.
What is it? 3eep is a sport-oriented social network that sports players, fans and administrators can use to chat, post content, share audio or video, organise events and send team messages about things such as fixtures and training times.
Global or local? Sydney-based but with global aspirations. “We know for a Web 2.0 company to be successful you have to go global very quickly,” Antulov says. 3eep’s user base is overwhelmingly Australian but Antulov says they are very close to signing a deal to licence the technology behind the 3eep platform internationally.
How does it make money? The 3eep business model is advertising and sponsorship-based, but down the track they are looking at offering premium services that users would pay for, classified advertising and content syndication.
Where is it going? Still early days, but growth in Australian and internationally is the key. Antulov says rapid expansion will be important so that 3eep is as close to first mover in its target markets as possible.
What are its chances? In Australia, Antulov says 3eep’s key competitors are team management software packages and text messages, which is the method most teams currently use to communicate. Internationally, 3eep faces competition from the likes of tackle.com in the US and isporty.com in the UK.
Remember the milk
Founders: Emily Boyd and Omar Kilani
Established: October 2005
Revenue/profit 200607: No revenue in 2006-07
What is it? Web based task management software – in simple terms, an online to-do list that can be integrated a variety of platforms such as Google and that can be tailored to send the user reminder messages through SMS, email or instant messenger.
Global or local? Global – co-founder Kilani says Remember the Milk has users around the world and is particularly popular in Japan.
How does it make money? Kilani says Remember the Milk doesn’t have a business model at the moment and says while they intend to monetise the site, they do not have a concrete plan about how they will do that at this stage. In the meantime, Remember the Milk is being funded by Kilani and Boyd.
Where is it going? At the moment Remember the Milk is focused on expanding the user base and making the software compatible with as many different interfaces as possible – Twitter.com is a recent addition. Kilani says there is only one main competitor for Remember the Milk, but it is a doozy – Microsoft, through the task management functions in Outlook and Word.
What are its chances? Remember the Milk already has more than 250,000 users and has established a genuinely global user base. But it is not making any money. The challenge will be to concoct and implement a business model that works.
Scouta
Founders: Richard Giles and Graeme Sutherland
Established: Site went live in February 2007
Revenue/profit 2006-07: No revenue yet, but plans to have some revenue by the end of 2007 and become profitable within three years.
What is it? Scouta is a content aggregation and recommendation site. Users can post and recommend their favourite online content from the written word to YouTube and MySpace videos and podcasts.
Global or local? Global – it is all about recommending online content, which itself is global in nature.
How does it make money? Scouta will try to license its content to businesses who wish to include recommendations on their site. Scouta chief executive Richard Giles says companies will be able to choose to have recommendations relating to products in their category on their site or just in relation to products they sell. Advertising will provide a secondary revenue stream.
Where is it going? Scouta is about to launch an iTunes client, which allow Scouta users to interact through the iPod, Appletv and iPhone. As the line between online content and television/radio blurs, Scouta plans to become a comprehensive media recommendation site.
What are its chances? Scouta has competitors in particular content niches and also from the well-known aggregators such as Digg and De.lic.ious, although they differ in their ability to embed video or facilitate user interaction. Established recommendation based music services such as iLike and Last.fm loom as key competitors. |
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'Expectation' to lead the revitalization of the western part of the world under the theme of 'realization of a new normal life opened with smart'
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Attendees of the 'The 1st Seobusan Regional Innovation Forum' held at the Lotte Hotel in Busan are taking a commemorative photo. (Photo = provided by Dong-A University) |
[Korea University Newspaper Correspondent Lee Won-ji] Dong-a University (President Lee Hae-woo) announced on the 18th that it had successfully held the 'The 1st Western Regional Innovation Forum'.
The forum was held at the Crystal Ballroom of Lotte Hotel in Busan on the afternoon of the 15th with the theme of 'realization of a new normal life opened by smart', co-hosted by the Ministry of Education, the National Research Foundation of Korea, and the city of Busan. The College of Technology and Silla University were jointly hosted by six western universities.
In response to social distancing step 2.5, it was conducted in a hybrid method in which only presenters such as Lee Dong-dae, vice president of Dong-a University, Kim Ki-hwan, director of growth strategy in Busan, and presenters such as Kim Byung-jin, president of the Busan Institute of Industry, Science and Innovation attended the site and broadcast the forum site through real-time online broadcasting. .
The forum started with the keynote lecture on 'Great Transformation and Local Community after COVID-19' by National Assemblyman Jae-ho Song (former Chairman of the National Balanced Development Committee), and divided into a session dealing with 'SMART' and a session dealing with 'New normal'. took place
In the 'Smart' session, Bae Soo-hyeon, a research fellow at the Economic and Industrial Research Department at Busan Research Institute (in the era of digital transformation, how smart changes life and economy) gave a presentation and Kim Jun-su, head of the IT Convergence Headquarters at the Busan Information Industry Promotion Agency (to discuss the direction of smart city project in the western part of Busan) Future tasks) and Kim Chae-yeon, head of the Lifelong Education Center at Pusan National University of Science and Technology (a case of revitalization of commercial districts through smartization of traditional markets), gave case presentations.
The 'New Normal' session was followed by the presentation of the topic by Kim Young-dae, head of the Busan Economic Promotion Agency's Corporate Support Department (What should we do in the new normal era, how to communicate with the local community and win-win?) and case of win-win cooperation) and case presentation by Kyung-hee Kim, head of the Human Resources Development Center at Busan Talent Lifelong Education Promotion Center (Busan-type university-regional win-win cooperation model).
In the general discussion that followed, Kim Byeong-jin, president of the Busan Institute of Industrial Science and Innovation, took the time to discuss 'a plan to establish a cooperative network and revitalize the local community to contribute to the local community in the western part of the region'.
At this meeting, Busan City, local governments, and participating universities agreed to form a forum for discourse on local issues by continuously checking the task of selecting local issues and solving problems for the next year based on the agenda discussed in the current year.
Source: Korea University Newspaper - 'Power' that connects 409 universities (http://news.unn.net)
'Expectation' to lead the revitalization of the western part of the world under the theme of 'realization of a new normal life opened with smart'
[Korea University Newspaper Correspondent Lee Won-ji] Dong-a University (President Lee Hae-woo) announced on the 18th that it had successfully held the 'The 1st Western Regional Innovation Forum'.
The forum was held at the Crystal Ballroom of Lotte Hotel in Busan on the afternoon of the 15th with the theme of 'realization of a new normal life opened by smart', co-hosted by the Ministry of Education, the National Research Foundation of Korea, and the city of Busan. The College of Technology and Silla University were jointly hosted by six western universities.
In response to social distancing step 2.5, it was conducted in a hybrid method in which only presenters such as Lee Dong-dae, vice president of Dong-a University, Kim Ki-hwan, director of growth strategy in Busan, and presenters such as Kim Byung-jin, president of the Busan Institute of Industry, Science and Innovation attended the site and broadcast the forum site through real-time online broadcasting. .
The forum started with the keynote lecture on 'Great Transformation and Local Community after COVID-19' by National Assemblyman Jae-ho Song (former Chairman of the National Balanced Development Committee), and divided into a session dealing with 'SMART' and a session dealing with 'New normal'. took place
In the 'Smart' session, Bae Soo-hyeon, a research fellow at the Economic and Industrial Research Department at Busan Research Institute (in the era of digital transformation, how smart changes life and economy) gave a presentation and Kim Jun-su, head of the IT Convergence Headquarters at the Busan Information Industry Promotion Agency (to discuss the direction of smart city project in the western part of Busan) Future tasks) and Kim Chae-yeon, head of the Lifelong Education Center at Pusan National University of Science and Technology (a case of revitalization of commercial districts through smartization of traditional markets), gave case presentations.
The 'New Normal' session was followed by the presentation of the topic by Kim Young-dae, head of the Busan Economic Promotion Agency's Corporate Support Department (What should we do in the new normal era, how to communicate with the local community and win-win?) and case of win-win cooperation) and case presentation by Kyung-hee Kim, head of the Human Resources Development Center at Busan Talent Lifelong Education Promotion Center (Busan-type university-regional win-win cooperation model).
In the general discussion that followed, Kim Byeong-jin, president of the Busan Institute of Industrial Science and Innovation, took the time to discuss 'a plan to establish a cooperative network and revitalize the local community to contribute to the local community in the western part of the region'.
At this meeting, Busan City, local governments, and participating universities agreed to form a forum for discourse on local issues by continuously checking the task of selecting local issues and solving problems for the next year based on the agenda discussed in the current year.
Source: Korea University Newspaper - 'Power' that connects 409 universities (http://news.unn.net) |
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Uncrossing the Wires: Technology Discussion at UMKC
Trinity founder Jim Lammers is a graduate of UMKC’s school of engineering, and was asked to participate in a roundtable discussion of technology for UMKC’s “Perspectives” magazine for an article titled “Uncrossing the Wires” which can be viewed on the UMKC web site and is reproduced below for convenience.
The experts:
Mark O’Renick (B.B.A ’84)
Principal in marketing services agency Salva-O’Renick and business accelerator, Ingenology.
Nicole Emanuel (Arts and Sciences )
Award-winning painter and community artist, she works in public schools and has a nonprofit (InterUrban ArtHouse) that helps organize affordable space for artists.
Jim Lammers (B.S.E.E. ’87)
Founder and owner of Trinity Animation, a 3D animation and visualization studio that does work for the television series Archer.
Perspectives: How do you use technology in your career, and how important is it to you?
MARK O’RENICK (MO): In marketing business, tech has changed the way people gather information and learn about products and services. The way business is done gets easier, faster and less expensive. And there are more things we can do. 3D animation…I think is a great example of that.
NICOLE EMANUEL (NE): In the arts, connectivity is the most important part of it. I can work with people I am nowhere near and organize vast projects that involve large numbers of people. And I can invite the audience and set the whole thing up virtually. The important part is the face-to-face, and the part that’s on the ground and real. The other aspect is that I’m also a writer, and the availability of research information from my home is constantly surprising. I can do research into historical aspects that I could not have done, even if I knew what library it was in. And now I don’t have to travel.
JIM LAMMERS (JL): The whole thing we do is pretty pictures created with computers. The computers give us the efficiency to do it in a way that makes it a real good deal for our customers because we can revise it easily. Technology’s been at the core of it from the very beginning, and when the Internet started to become really common in the later ’90s, our business really took off because we were able to market worldwide.
How does the omnipresence of technology affect the three of you?
MO: There’s an interesting dichotomy that technology provides, in that it has brought us closer together, and yet in many ways we’re further apart in terms of interpersonal relationships. We’ve kind of lost the art of the long, slow dinner. We tend to communicate in 140 characters or by text. It’s not the most efficient way.
NE: To be in a room when someone is playing guitar or doing a sculpture or playing the violin and interacting with the kids, and physically experiencing that immediacy. I don’t think there’s a replacement for that visceral experience. One of the difficulties in the art world is the replacement of direct access to materials and your audience. This once-removed element when you’re working through technology and your work becomes digitized, there’s an element of sensual displacement. The senses are less directly involved.
JL: I agree. It’s important to remember the human factor. I wouldn’t say that technology within our firm and within our lifestyle has got any downside, but just like anything, every individual has to remember that they control it and not the other way around. I don’t take my cell phone into meetings, luncheons or anything. You have to make the important things come first and put the cell phone away.
MO: They’re laughing at me because I’ve got my cell phone out. I was just checking my email.
With that in mind, what piece of technology is most damaging to our attention spans? Most beneficial?
NE: Anything that breaks your ability to make eye contact. If you are looking down at a screen and not facing the person you’re with at a dinner table or in a meeting and constantly checking your boops and your beeps, there’s something lost in that. It can be anything technologically that keeps you from being in the moment.
JL: I totally agree. People need to learn that just because the phone’s ringing, it doesn’t need to be answered. Sometimes it’s smart to leave the phone in the car and come be part of the meeting or come be part of the interaction with other people. This is something that needs to be communicated more with the under-25 crowd. It’s kind of a joke. You’ll have a gathering of 20-somethings and none of them are looking at each other.
MO: Yeah, I think phones are the biggest because they’re so portable. My daughter’s 14 and we text. She won’t pick up the phone and answer, you know? It’s five texts to get done what I can get done in 30 seconds.
NE: It’s requiring us to completely rearrange our sense of discipline. What’s urgent, like this sensation in your pocket, is what’s important right there in front of you. The urgency message is something you have to have discipline to corral yourself away from.
JL: It shows a kind of disrespect in my view if you’re with someone and they would rather take a call. It’s like, “I’m here! I’m alive, across the table from you!’”
ME: Right. Weird new etiquette on these things, huh?
How does that on-demand mentality affect what you do professionally?
MO: There’s this expectation that we can track everything, and if we can track everything, we can deliver the perfect result. But humans aren’t predictable. Technology is never an end, in and of itself.
NE: I got distracted and forgot the question. Oh, shortened attention span. I’m more interested in being with people and watching them perceiving, understanding how things are made, working with materials, getting dirty, having conflicts and having them resolved.
JL: That’s an interesting point. We try to find ways to make it work for us. Businesswise, technology has taken us so much farther than we would be otherwise. The younger group will adapt and work it into their etiquette and their behavior in a way that works for them.
MO: Yeah, and I wouldn’t trade it for everything in the world. Technology has given us so much. It’s just the management of it that’s critical.
NE: Well, and never losing a sense of social responsibility that those tools give us. There will always be differences in resources, class and wealth. If we don’t use the technology to give more to people who don’t have it, I think that’s a misuse.
Are we better off now than we were 10 or 20 years ago? Are you excited for what comes next?
NE: How would you know if it’s better if you don’t know what the future is? But the promise for neuroscience and the ability to understand the use of technology to improve our physical existence is really exciting. Artistically, there are probably all kinds of things coming that we couldn’t even conceive of. Who would have known that we could have the 3D resolution that we have in animation? Animation is remarkable right now.
Does that threaten you as an artist or do you embrace not knowing what might come next?
JL: To me, it’s all wonderful and exciting. I agree that the current time is the best it’s ever been. Even in human terms for communication, the ability to reach out and connect with people who I would have otherwise lost touch with, I think the good outweighs the bad by far. It’s just a really wonderful time to live in.
MO: Right now, the kids growing up are natives. They’re going to do things with it that we couldn’t imagine because it’s just been ingrained in who they are.
NE: Our capacity to know what’s happening in every corner of the world is a little overwhelming, but at the same time you use your skillset to respond to that. Think globally, act locally. There’s nostalgia or a kickback from technology that people are getting much more interested in local food providers, artists and performers. There’s a little bit of loyalty for what’s around you. And the answer is no, not threatened. Excited, definitely. Just think about how many more people get seen or heard.
Is there a chance that the generation being brought up is better equipped to turn shortened attention spans into a positive?
NE: It’s changing our consciousness. Maybe what this is going to do is tap into ways of using our intelligence, consciousness, sentience and morality in bigger ways. It’s exploding the universe in a good way.
JL: In general, a shortened attention span is never a good thing. It’s nice that these people have really good multi-tasking abilities and they get a job where they have to answer the phone, answer emails and run around really fast and that’s a skill they’ve built. But all the good things require a good, long ability to focus on something hard and solve it. That’s usually the people who have the most important positions in our society.
As tech changes, is that going to determine who’s successful?
JL: It might be the great divide. Who can continue to have a good attention span and who is brought down by all their distractions? That’s always who wins— the person who can study, focus and become really good at something.
NE: But then that person also has to be able to communicate in the language of the population. They have to be able to translate from that long thought into pieces that the common denominator would be attracted to, like Facebook.
JL: We still have a heavy curriculum at UMKC that people have to be able to go home for four hours, turn everything off, study and get through it. I don’t think that’s going away.
MO: I think it comes back to something that was said earlier: Discipline— how we compartmentalize our time. The interesting thing about focus is that I think technology and the accessed information empowers that focus greater than it ever has. You can learn anything you want to learn. The tools are out there and you can learn it fairly quickly just by taking advantage of the tools and technology that’s available.
NE: I was thinking of the definition of time and how technology has changed the concept of time. If you know that a certain moment in the day is the best time to concentrate or is the best time to have all your interactive, distractive, interruptive time. Time is also completely accessible through computers. You can go all the way back through history and still be in a room with someone. Do you understand what I’m saying? It’s like time has suddenly blown out into this multi-level animal. Technology lets us dip in.
MO: Distractions have always been there. There was the water cooler, right?
NE: But time was more linear. Now it has many more dimensions. Because within one hour, what you can achieve by going into the past, crossing a geographic border, planning something ahead, putting that down, doing something you started earlier…your ability to go completely in and out of different timeframes is new.
MO: It’s evolving. Everything is evolutionary.
NE: Yes, and becoming more complex.
If I asked each of you to look forward, what does the future in your fields look like? Do they exist and in what form?
JL: If the type of animation we do right now becomes so straightforward that people aren’t willing to pay for it anymore, we would have to move on to something that’s hard enough that people need help doing it. We’re always watching that and moving onto the harder things and moving on from the things that have become too simple.
MO: We’re similar from a marketing perspective. What doesn’t change is storytelling from a marketing perspective, helping people understand their company, their product, their services and the connection of that to their customers. Customers are going to tell you more about that too with social media. The value for us will be helping people tell stories and how that gets delivered will continue to change and morph.
NE: I think that’s primal. Storytelling is innate to human beings. I don’t think we’re ever going to replace love and affection. I’m not going to stop cuddling my kids because the computer is more interesting. And I probably won’t stop painting, because I like the smell and the noise. I think advances in all the art forms are remarkable and wonderful, but I don’t think we’ll ever move away from our need to tell stories and connect and feel.
JL: I agree that there are certain human universals that will continue. As Nicole said, storytelling and visual design and the visceral act of painting and drawing and that sort of thing flows through all of us. But I think in terms of business and making a living, we only get paid to do things that are hard for other people to do.
Any final words?
NE: I don’t ever want to feel as though we abdicate our sense of responsibility, in particular our ability to sustain the planet. If we don’t use our technology to deal with our responsibility to other people and the environment, none of the access, the money or the resources mean anything.
MO: Beyond the technology, the two primordial fears that drive us all is the fear of not having enough and not being enough. If we don’t have the latest iPhone or whatever, it affects us. In order to get those things, you have to race to get more money. We are not rats, and life is not a race.
JL: I agree with the sentiment that you can’t allow technology to control you. You have to employ it where it helps you and push it out of your life where it doesn’t help you. For me, it’s been almost universally good in terms of connecting with more people in a more meaningful way. I like that human element and I think you have to bring that into it. We get to know more people in a human way, even though sometimes they’re very far from us. It’s nice to connect with people, whether they’re in Iran, Korea or Australia and discuss in very fast terms through email the things that are on their mind. You get to know people and you get to know the universal human condition in an important way, and that is that people often have the same emotions, thoughts and feelings. It’s been eye-opening for me, and I’ve enjoyed it as I’ve seen technology grow and seen interconnectedness become more intense. |
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Google’s Digital News Initiative received €24 million in second funding, with a commitment of €150 million to fuel European news organizations. The search giant aims to provide funding to European news organizations to fuel innovation in the market.
The funding will be diversified into 125 projects across 25 European countries.
Digital News Initiative has spoken to thousands of newsrooms and individuals to determine the amount of money going into research and development in the sector. The fund has distributed €51 million so far.
The second round of funding looked at collaborative projects that worked with academics, publics, entrepreneurs and designers. The second round included 850 project submissions, and 124 projects will receive funding through the initiative.
Over one-third, or 43 projects funded, are committed towards collaboration and partnership. Collaboration across newsrooms is expected to excite the European news sector and upcoming companies.
German companies received €5 million in funding followed by Spanish companies, which received €2.1 million. Norway received €1.98 million and the U.K. received €1.76 million.
Individual funding ranges from €50,000 – €300,000, with special cases receiving additional funding. The application and approval process is competitive, with just 124 projects out of 850 receiving funding during the latest round.
Three bigger projects were funded this round, including Spiegel Online – Germany, which received €689,116 from the DNI. Corriere della Sera: The Vocal Bot, an Italian newspaper, received €300,000 in funding to design a digital assistant that can answer news-related questions. Le Temps SA, a Switzerland outlet, received €45,000 to create its “Zombie” tool that will resurface and republish the outlet’s best “evergreen” articles.
The infusion comes following the announcement that Google will work to remove fake news sites from its Google News platform. Hoax stories and fake news plagued the company’s platform during the U.S. presidential elections, which caused backlash amongst readers.
Facebook announced similar plans.
The companies will work to remove fake news from their advertising platforms. Google’s policy update on Monday to reflect the change. |
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