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What are your innovation ambitions for next year?

Idea to Value

Since 2005, I have been working with companies around the world to transform their businesses. Companies like BP, Sanofi, Barclays, Deloitte, Havas, Zeppelin, the NHS, the New South Wales Government and many more. However, it is something very special when a company actually does something about improving their innovation success rate.

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Walmart: How an Innovator in Arkansas Continues to Change our World

IdeaScale

In the wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, an unlikely corporation spearheaded the relief effort. Walmart, long maligned as a junky department store, pulled off a stunning logistical feat , getting 100,000 meals, 1,500 truckloads of supplies, and jobs for every displaced worker to the site with a speed that outmatched even the government.

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The History of Coronavirus in Patent Literature

Anaqua

Since then we’ve seen one other year (2005) breaching the 1,000 mark, with several others coming close. Coronavirus has been researched by entities from the commercial, government and academic sectors. The blue and green series show the same set constrained for keywords related to MERS and SARS respectively.

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#2,078 – China’s Weather Modification System

Greatest. Idea. Ever.

Twelve years later, the government was spending millions of dollars on weather-modification research each year, and 15 other companies had started cloud-seeding operations in 23 states. Although China ratified the treaty in 2005, its interest in controlling the weather and the environment didn’t wane.

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Top innovation funds for startups in Asia: Part 2

hackerearth

Let’s look at a few funds (VC, angel investors, government) giving life to the region’s exciting and lucrative startups, which are bringing about innovation at an accelerated pace. In 2017, the Chinese government set up a US$14.5 For SMEs, the government has set up Productivity Solutions Grant (PSG) to “foster pervasive innovation.”.

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The Flaming Lips and Economic Development

Gregg Fraley

The illustrious Sir Ken Robinson is returning as a keynoter (he has a long history with the conference and the state of Oklahoma) and there is a terific line up of speakers from Disney, Lego, Faber-Castell, and other notables from government and education. Booker happened to be the manager of an OKC based rock band, The Flaming Lips.

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Why We Need More Board Regulations If We Want Real Accountability

Adam Hartung

Ostensibly the Board is responsible for governing the corporation. How is that good governance for any 1 of the 3 companies? The world moves fast today, and there are a wealth of skills boards need to effectively govern – far beyond having a room full of CEOs. in Director compensation since retiring from Congress in 2005.

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