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Effective Non-Contact Innovation

100%Open

Since 2011 we have hosted a grand total of 36 Union events, but Summer Union 2020 was the first of its kind as it was entirely virtual from farm to fork – from our first brainstorm to the execution of the event itself. As of Thursday the 18th of June, our first online Union went live!

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When Disruption Becomes Destructive: How Can Financial Services Companies Close the Innovation Gap?

Qmarkets

caption id="attachment_40714" align="alignright" width="438"] The speed of change in the banking industry has CEOs more concerned than in any other industry. The combined valuation of the top 50 banks worldwide make up almost one-third of this number: a whopping $4.3 banks are among the 10 least-loved brands by the millennials.

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Why have a Tech Team in Kathmandu?

ITONICS

That was the starting point for my first trip to Kathmandu in 2011. After a couple more days, we had engaged a team of 6 and started working together. I remember being on the rooftop late evening looking down on a dark city with only a few buildings having electricity, mostly banks and government. By Mike Durst.

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Innovation Ecosystem: Bridging the Gap Between Digital and Offline Innovation

Qmarkets

In 2011 it was acquired for $85 million by Skype. One Qmarkets’ client, a large European retail bank, runs large events at the end of every year. Some major companies were in fact born from these hackathons. GroupMe, a group messaging app, began as a hackathon project at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference in 2010.

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Innovation Ecosystem: Bridging the Gap Between Digital and Offline Innovation

Qmarkets

In 2011 it was acquired for $85 million by Skype. One Qmarkets’ client, a large European retail bank, runs large events at the end of every year. Some major companies were in fact born from these hackathons. GroupMe, a group messaging app, began as a hackathon project at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference in 2010.

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Edutainment No More

CorporateIntel

on Facebook and easily won my first case, the gimme we always intended it to be for encouragement and engagement, and then got blasted on my second case. I did it as a kid with music, poetry, written fiction, theatrical performance, cardboard models, solid fuel rockets, even my first bank account. My definition of fun is engagement.