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Shifting our thinking within the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Paul Hobcraft

Technology breakthroughs in robotics, artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles, nanotechnology, biotechnology, material science, 3-D printing all built from the IoT world we are constructing. Of course, it will be a very uncomfortable journey I fear. Will it fracture society or allow us to solve complex problems?

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After a strong Q3, where next for innovation investment?

Commodore Innovation

Several sectors saw increases in median quarterly innovation investment of over 5% Automobiles & Auto Parts Leisure Products Healthcare Equipment & Supplies Chemicals Biotechnology & Medical Research In some cases, these sharp increases represent the (partial) reversal of equally sharp declines in investment earlier in 2020.

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Balancing Large and Small Firm Capabilities

Integrative Innovation

This focus, however, often hinders them to explore new businesses, to drive radical innvation and to respond to disruptive shifts in their environment. Mastering disruptive innovation in a large company requires: – different people. – different processes.