Innovation Leader

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Temperature screenings and face coverings are now part of the park experience. So what elements of the theme park vacation will remain forever changed? What will bounce back?

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Change 71

Exago

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

VTEX, the fastest-growing e-commerce platform in the world, has been named a “visionary” in Gartner’s August 2020 Magic Quadrant for Digital Commerce. Gartner’s annual report is a must-read for B2B and B2C vendors looking to adopt digital commerce platforms. Having entered the quadrant in 2017 as a “niche” player, VTEX has now been promoted to the “visionary” rank.

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Greatest. Idea. Ever.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

To honor Chadwick Boseman, Whoopi Goldberg has pitched to Disney the idea of creating a Wakanda Theme Park at one of their resorts. And I couldn’t agree more. As Indie Wire puts it: “Sections of Disneyland and Disney World are devoted to mega-franchises such as ‘Star Wars’ (Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland and Disney’s Hollywood Studios) and ‘Avatar’ (Pandora at Disney’s Animal Kingdom), but what if the same were true for ‘ Black Panther ‘ and the ficti

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mjvinnovation

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

‘Third Place’ existed long before Starbucks. Sociologist Ray Oldenburg coined the term in his book The Great Good Place (1989). He described why community settings like cafes, bars, and beauty salons are essential for social connections, inclusion, and democracy. Starbucks has now incorporated this philosophy into its retail design and business strategy. “We want our stores to be the third place,” their new policy states.

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Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.

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Greatest. Idea. Ever.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Ander Christensen is an absolute legend. In the middle of a global pandemic, amidst rising societal unrest, he took the time to go to town hall to air a grievance of grave importance, to bring attention to an issue that has plagued his local community and society as a whole for far too long: the issue of how boneless chicken wings are named. Say what you will about the New York Times reporting of late but they absolutely nailed this story: “The City Council meeting on Monday in Lincoln, Ne

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Innovation 360 Group

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

How do you build an electric motorcycle that can be composted but can still be an icon for the fashionable set.

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