Hipster Habit App

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A really simple low-tech way to change your habits. Print it out, fold it, and put it in your pocket.

API stands for Application Programming Interface. APIs allow software programs to share data and functionality with each other. Historically, APIs were used mainly by large software companies but their usage is becoming more democratic. There have been several technological eras over the past 250 years that have transformed the global economy through new technologies like steam power, electricity, oil, and information technology. Each era brought major paradigm shifts to business operations through new innovations. The information technology era introduced new computing platforms and infrastructure that enabled digital transformation across industries. APIs play an important role in this era by facilitating connectivity between systems and enabling new business models, distribution channels, partnerships, and crowdsourced product development.

To be or not to Be: frustrations & innovation in education

Vicki Davis

White House State of the Union 2014 Enhanced Graphics Poster

Obama White House

Retail is a lot like dating.

Alfredo Muccino

Navicor - An Oncology Focused Advertsing Agency - MedAd News profile

The Navicor Group

The Navicor Group experienced significant growth and success in 2012: - The agency grew by 39% overall, increasing its staff from 48 to 73 employees. - It gained several new clients and expanded work with existing clients, resulting in high double-digit growth. - Major campaigns like those for Omontys and ADCETRIS were highly successful in bringing attention to client brands at important medical conventions. - Over two-thirds of Navicor's business is now digital-focused, reflecting its expertise in this important area of marketing.

Gunderson Dettmer: IPO By The Numbers

Gunderson Dettmer

- The document analyzes 71 venture-backed companies that went public in 2013, examining their IPO prospectuses and governance documents. - Key findings include that over 90% of companies took advantage of JOBS Act confidential filing provisions, and a majority have independent boards and board committees. Nearly all companies adopt stock plans including evergreen provisions. - While defensive measures like poison pills are rare, over 70% adopt exclusive forum provisions, and supermajority requirements for charter amendments are common.

digihealth pulse: Understanding Active Digital Health Consumers

Enspektos, LLC

These slides are from a Webinar introducing digihealth pulse, the world's first ongoing study of active digital health consumers. These individuals go online to find health content, use social media and have searched online for health content for themselves or others. digihealth pulse is designed to shed light on how digital technology adoption patterns are changing in health. It is also focused on providing new information on how online health content influences awareness, perceptions and behavior. Learn more about digihealth pulse at www.digihealthpulse.info.

The document discusses finding great ideas by identifying the "answer-shaped hole." This is the intersection between affordances, or creative possibilities within a subject, and desiderata, which are key objectives that support goals. A great idea uses the inherent possibilities to achieve multiple objectives. The "Aha! Spot" is reached when ideas converge in a way that solves problems. Identifying desires through questions like "Wouldn't it be great if?" helps reveal the shape of compelling solutions. When ideas overlap in a surprising way that sparks an "Aha!" moment, the "Aha! Spot" has been found.

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NASA Open Government Initiative

Game On and Be Playful

Sharna Jackson

NYC Hurricane Evacuation Map

Zeb Dropkin

New York City ordered evacuations ahead of a major hurricane making landfall. Residents in low-lying and coastal areas were instructed to leave their homes and seek shelter further inland to avoid the storm surge and flooding expected when the powerful hurricane hits. Emergency officials warned that the hurricane posed a significant threat and those who did not evacuate could face dangers from high winds, flooding rain, and storm surge.

SOFIA's Outreach Programs Partnerships on Earth and in the Sky

NASA Dryden

Over-arching Goals of SOFIA's outreach programs: – Enhance Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math education in communities across the U.S. and Germany – Support NASA and the DLR’s goals of inspiring the next generation of explorers. – Contribute to general public understanding of the value of scientific research. – Foster international visibility of the SOFIA program’s achievements and discoveries.

Webinar: Structural Collaboration with Consumers

InSites on Stage

Transformative Foresight

shiftN

This document discusses transformative foresight and its role in transitioning complex socio-technical systems. It uses examples from the building of Chartres Cathedral and the ATLAS experiment at CERN to illustrate principles of managing uncertainty and enabling breakthrough innovation without a master plan. Both cases involved decentralized collaboration, ongoing learning and experimentation, and cultivating optionality. The document argues this approach can inform long-term challenges like Germany's "Energiewende" transition to renewable energy. Foresight can help articulate shared goals, support strategic exploration, and cement partnerships in transition governance.

Profile

Confidential

Sterling International is an engineering and contracting company established in 1984 that provides solutions for complex mechanical, electrical, civil, and oil and gas projects. They offer services such as HVAC, instrumentation, process piping, water treatment, gas line installation, and more. Sterling International has experience in various sectors including telecommunications, fire systems, road lighting, building construction, and more.