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Overwhelmed, underwhelmed at the Web Summit, Lisbon

Paul Hobcraft

I am taking the opportunity to review the Web Summit, held in Lisbon last week of 5th (evening) to 8th November 2018. The Web Summit, originally Dublin Web Summit, is a technology conference held annually since 2009. The company was founded by Paddy Cosgrave, David Kelly, and Daire Hickey. Overhype is an understatement.

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How to Keep Innovating in an Economic Downturn

Innov8rs

Competitive Advantage In all circumstances, leaders will and should have strategic priorities on top of their minds. Usually, you need innovation for that, which means that you either adapt to current challenges or lag behind the competition. Why shouldn’t you just give up on innovation when times are tough?

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Surviving change: how law firms can innovate

Wazoku

Surprisingly, in the aftermath of the global financial crisis in December 2009, there were nearly 112,600 practising solicitors, a figure that climbed to nearly 135,000 as of April this year. Some say that in 10 years time one robot lawyer will deal with the tedious task of reviewing documents that is traditionally done by 10 associates.

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Surviving change: how law firms can innovate

Wazoku

Surprisingly, in the aftermath of the global financial crisis in December 2009, there were nearly 112,600 practising solicitors, a figure that climbed to nearly 135,000 as of April this year. Some say that in 10 years time one robot lawyer will deal with the tedious task of reviewing documents that is traditionally done by 10 associates.

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Open Innovation and IP Contamination: Are you at risk?

Yet2

Open Innovation (OI) refers to the practice of accelerating innovation by leveraging ideas and technologies from outside sources. Since the introduction of the term in 2003, OI has become a way of being for companies looking to keep an edge on the competition, from large corporations to small and medium size enterprises.

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Ideate or Deteriorate – Why Companies Must Learn How To Be Innovative to Achieve Major Growth

Qmarkets

With the number of users on this platform reaching 100 million in 2009, this venture could be seen as a success. Launched in 2009, this app was designed to fulfil the purpose of SMS messaging on mobile phones and it quickly became very popular. Part 2: A Messenger Ascends. Part 2: A Messenger Fails. Picture Perfect?

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A brief history of work, innovation and skills in the UK

Wazoku

Advances in mechanisation, mass production and, more recently, technology have shaped where and how we work, as well as what we produce. A new era of work and technological change. New technology in the home made it easier for women to do paid work, relieving them of time-consuming housework.