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How President Lula da Silva should help the poor in Brazil this time?

Christensen Institute

When he served as Brazil’s 35th president from 2003 to 2010, the country was experiencing an economic boom. GDP almost quadrupled from $558 billion in 2003 to $2.2 For example, consider how Nubank, a Brazilian financial technology company, is creating access to banking services for millions of Brazilians. trillion in 2010.

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Five Unicorn Scaleup Strategies

Leapfrogging

based software companies started since 2003 and valued at over $1 billion by public or private market investors. ScaleUps, and those that invest in them, face the next-level challenge of growing revenue at scale; that is, exponentially relative to expenditures in capital, people, and technology. Of course, not all friction is bad.

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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. 1945 – Producing skilled workers to rebuild after the war At the end of the Second World War, courses were again adapted to the needs of post-war reconstruction to provide training for the building industry.

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Innovation Lessons from the Master, Steve Jobs

Destination Innovation

He dropped out of college but voluntarily took a course in calligraphy. The marriage of aesthetics and technology became his life-long obsession. Jobs was diagnosed with a pancreatic tumour in 2003 and after a long struggle he died in October 2011. Steve Jobs was adopted at birth in 1955. He grew up in California.

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

Qmarkets

The only difference is that WhatsApp was first to capitalise on the innovative capabilities that were being offered by mobile devices, despite possessing categorically inferior technology and resources. The case of this American technology company is one of the most well-known, not least of all because it is also one of the most shocking.

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Innovate or Deteriorate – How Can Corporations Ensure That Billion $ Opportunities Don’t Slip Away?

Qmarkets

The only difference is that WhatsApp was first to capitalise on the innovative capabilities that were being offered by mobile devices, despite possessing categorically inferior technology and resources. The case of this American technology company is one of the most well-known, not least of all because it is also one of the most shocking.

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Remembering

Technology Created

How relevant is a world where technology was so weak, so non-integrated? What about a student of technology? The answer of course is decidedly yes and there are (at least) five reasons why: There’s nothing new under the sun. Winston Churchill. Remembering history. What good is it anyways? The past is the past.