Some 20 years of research by hundreds of experts have found that successful global leaders have great soft skills.
There’s a difference between leading a global company and being a global leader. America has a lot of people who can lead a global company, but not so many who can be global leader.
Continue reading… “Why American leaders of global corporations aren’t global leaders”
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Technology is all about standing on the shoulders of giants, with companies taking and refining each others’ ideas. But which technologies were truly transformative, blazing trails that the rest of the tech industry would soon follow?
Continue reading… “Top 10 most influential gadgets ever”
Business, tech and entrepreneurship types – get to know your graduate and post-doctoral counterparts and encourage them to take advantage of the collegiate environment.
The “University Technology Transfer through Entrepreneurship: Faculty and Students in Spinoffs” study found that graduate and post-doctoral students are critical participants in university commercialization efforts.
At the new Tesla factory in Fremont, Calif., a robot might do up to four jobs: welding, riveting, bonding and installing a component.
On the coast of China at the Philips Electronics factory hundreds of workers use the old way of working to assemble electric shavers by using their hands and specialized tools.
Continue reading… “Global manufacturing is changing with a new wave of robots”
Futurist Thomas Frey: In the late 1980s I was still working at IBM, but had taken on a number of side projects to expand my horizons. One of those projects was working with the City of Denver on the redevelopment of Stapleton Airport.
Continue reading… “Building Remarkable Communities of the Future”
With the arrival of the big smartphone platforms, we’ve reverted back to 1999.
Mobile app startups are failing like it’s 1999 with the long cycle times for developing the apps. It’s like we’ve forgotten all the agile and rapid iteration stuff that we learned over the last 10 years.
Continue reading… “Mobile app startup failures look more like 1999”
The decision to finish an MBA can be difficult.
Twenty-seven year old Natasha Pecor just finished her first year in the MBA program at Duke’s Fuqua School of Business. But after interning this summer at Freestyle Capital, a San Francisco venture capital firm that finances early-stage startups, she may not pursue a second year.
Continue reading… “Would-be-MBA’s dropping out in favor of work”
Google’s self-driving car.
According to a plugged-in industry source Google is eyeing a new project: same-day delivery. At first, this seemed like a ridiculous idea. But after some thought the idea kind of makes sense.
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Futurist Thomas Frey: In July, David Kappos, Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, announced expansion plans for the USPTO that would involve opening satellite offices in Denver, Dallas, and San Francisco. These coupled with the previously announced office in Detroit would draw on a diverse new talent pool for future examiners.
Continue reading… “Four Key Trends Driving the Future of Patents”
Success is a catalyst for failure.
Successful people and successful organizations don’t become very successful automatically. Greg McKeown, CEO of THIS Inc., says there is one important explanation that he calls “the clarity paradox.” This can be summed up in four predictable phases:
Continue reading… “What is the difference between successful and very successful people?”
Single-copy magazine sales continue to fall.
Sales of U.S. single-copy magazine fell nearly 10% in the first half of 2012, a troubling sign for publishers that suggests Americans are still being careful about discretionary spending.
Continue reading… “Single-copy magazine sales fell 10%, troubling sign for publishers”
Disruptive technologies are a potential pot of gold.
If you are looking to get ahead at your current job or you are a budding entrepreneur, just keep your eyes on these four technologies to help put you ahead of the curve.
Continue reading… “Top four disruptive technologies to cash in on”
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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