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11 female innovation leaders share their definition of innovation

Idea to Value

I spoke to 11 of the world’s leading female innovation experts to get their definition of “innovation” The variety in their responses may surprise you. In 2016, I wrote the article What is innovation? 15 experts share their innovation definition in order to answer the question of “What is innovation?”

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Design Thinking & Human-Centered Design Examples in Healthcare

InnovationTraining.org

Explore examples of how design thinking and human-centered design has led to innovation in healthcare. Healthcare is one industry among many that can benefit from innovative thinking and human-centered design principles. The Next Generation Heart Monitor. Image Courtesy of IDEO.

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2021 Anaqua Analysis of USPTO Patenting Statistics

Anaqua

Regardless of the unique challenges of the COVID-impacted world – and in some cases, because of the need to innovate – the data demonstrates there is still a healthy level of innovation amongst companies from the US and across the globe. Rounding out the top-five is Germany, the leading European country, with 16,639 grants.

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Three Real World Examples of Crowdsourcing in Education

IdeaScale

For example, due to its New York City location, space of all sorts is at a premium, so students suggested the dining halls be opened up as study spaces, and connected to the university’s wireless internet system. To learn more about how to use such innovative platforms, download Crowdsourcing-in-Education today!

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Can Africa’s Entrepreneurs and Innovators solve Africa’s Problems?

Destination Innovation

The best hope might lie with the innovations of its home grown entrepreneurs. Many solutions that work in the developed world do not translate well to Africa so indigenous innovations are often a better answer. The post Can Africa’s Entrepreneurs and Innovators solve Africa’s Problems?

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5G Entrepreneurs Creating Billion-Dollar Businesses

Daniel Burrus

New multibillion-dollar businesses will appear that didn’t exist before due to 5G wireless technology. The first generation (1G) of wireless came with the introduction of cell phones constrained to phone calls and high-level executives. This generation of wireless technology is already being deployed in major cities in the U.S.

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Five Digital Innovations To Help Elevate Your Retail In-Store and Online Experiences

Daniel Burrus

What people want and need changes almost daily, and companies are always introducing new, innovative solutions to the average person’s everyday problems, but more importantly, are trying to stay ahead of those changes in what consumers want and need. But how, exactly, can a retailer or hospitality industry business accomplish that feat?