Sat.May 20, 2017

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Lessons from the 1977 EPA Standards Manual Kickstarter Campaign

Innovation Excellence

Wen Sagi Haviv, a principal in the New York design firm, Chermayeff Geismar & offered to gift us with 1977 EPA Graphic Standards Manual, designed by the renowned Steff Geissbuhler it started us on an adventure that concluded this week when we met our goal. That means that this beautiful manual will now be available to our backers, and eventually to the public through the work of designers Jesse Reed and Hamish Smythe at Standards Manual.

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The #1 Real Estate Stock To Own Is Built On Trends – Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE)

Adam Hartung

Pharmaceutical companies traditionally built their headquarters and labs in suburban locations where development was easy. Skilled employees preferred urban environments where land was at a premium. Alexandria realized the new trend for emerging companies was to be near universities and recent grads in urban environments, and although land was costly — and development more difficult — this was the right place to leverage the trend.

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To Innovate, Invest (USA, UK, listening?)

Gregg Fraley

Ben Tarnoff’s recent article for the Guardian hits hard. America has become so anti-innovation – it’s economic suicide. This article is worth a careful reading. If you care about American Innovation, or UK Innovation for that matter, you’d better realize something; our governments are currently committing economic suicide. They are doing this by not investing in deep theoretical science and in infrastructure.

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Don’t WannaCry: How to Properly Secure your Innovation Management System from Cyberattack

Qmarkets

As we saw all over the news, the past weekend, a hacker group released a ransomware virus, which has become known as WannaCry. The attack infected 200,000 victims in over 150 countries. Large organizations which were hit include FedEx, Telefonica, Renault, and the Russian Government. Can this nightmare happen to your innovation management system? Users who were infected received a message stating that their computer was being “held hostage”, and by sending the equivalent of approximately 300 Eur

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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

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.