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This Is What Liberated the Power of the Internet, and Why It Matters

This Is What Liberated the Power of the Internet, and Why It Matters Peter Diamandis The earliest internet was built by the military, designed to help scientists around the nation gain access to th...

Trend Magazine | The Internet of Things Is the Next Digital Evolution—What Will It Mean?

Trend Magazine | The Internet of Things Is the Next Digital Evolution—Wh... As digital technology infuses everyday life, it will change human behavior—raising new challenges about equality...

Trend Magazine | Yield of Dreams: How Precision Agriculture Will Help Feed the Planet

Trend Magazine | Yield of Dreams: How Precision Agriculture Will Help Fe... GPS, automation, and other methods are changing farming worldwide.

Playing with the Fast Idea Generator for gender equality and social inclusion

Playing with the Fast Idea Generator for gender equality and social incl... Using the tool with activists, researchers, government representatives and international donor staff in Indonesi...

What are the skills and attitudes for successful public problem solving? | Nesta

What are the skills and attitudes for successful public problem solving?... We introduce our new competency framework on the key skills, attitudes and behaviours that public sector innovat...

HBR  When to Solve Your Team’s Problems, and When to Let Them Sort It Out

When to Solve Your Team’s Problems, and When to Let Them Sort It Out How to decide when to get involved.

HBR  How AI Is Already Changing Business

How AI Is Already Changing Business Erik Brynjolfsson, MIT Sloan School professor, explains how rapid advances in machine learning are presenting ne...

Use These 3 Tips to Become a Stronger Negotiator

Use These 3 Tips to Become a Stronger Negotiator The three keys to becoming a good negotiator are clarity, detachment and equilibrium, says attorney and negotiat...