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Eight Companies that Switched What They Did

Destination Innovation

In the 1990s it focussed on telecommunications technology. From 1998 to 2008 it was the world’s largest supplier of mobile phones and smartphones but fell behind Apple and Samsung. In 2008 Mars Inc. It became a manufacturer of rubber boots and cables before specialising in electronics. acquired Wrigleys for $23B.

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New Media Gallery

Phil McKinney

New Media Gallery was an innovative, interactive experience that used the latest technology to allow visitors to step into a multidimensional social network, demonstrating new media’s powerful impact on our world. The Technology How do we make any surface a display?”

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Our Intimacy with Technology Products

Rmukesh Gupta

The author ( Stephen T Asma ) is professor of philosophy at Columbia College Chicago and a member of the Public Theologies of Technology and Presence programme at the Institute of Buddhist Studies in Berkeley, California. This below article was originally published at Aeon and has been republished under Creative Commons.

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Thought Leader and Influencer Interview with Maribel Lopez Founder and Principal Analyst, Lopez Research LLC

Thinkers360 - Thought Leader Interviews

In this edition, we speak with Maribel Lopez technology Influencer, industry analyst, speaker, founder and Principal Analyst, Lopez Research LLC , focused on technology topics including artificial intelligence, cloud computing, connected devices and A.I. We also continue to help companies understand changes in workspace technology.

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Continuous Improvement and Breakthrough Innovation: Why You Need Both

IdeaScale

The British cycling team used incremental improvements to go from also-rans to winning seven of ten gold medals in the 2008 Olympics. Yet even that breakthrough innovation was built upon decades of smaller innovations in telecommunications, internet technology, and computing technology. It doesn’t just work in business, either.

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How Facebook misses out on Talent

Destination Innovation

There are pervasive myths that older people are stuck in their ways, lack creativity and dynamism and cannot cope with new technology. Little wonder then that Bloomberg reported that 150 of the USA largest tech firms were sued 226 times for age discrimination from 2008 to 2015. This is reflected in ageism in hiring.

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Some Summer Silver Linings

100%Open

We were, after all, founded during the notorious 2008 financial crash, and we’re still standing strong 14 years later, still preaching the gospel of open innovation. Technology Scanning. It’s a brilliant way to gather honest opinions and emerging unmet needs which then inspire creative problem-solving.

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