“For centuries people assumed economic growth resulted from the interplay between capital and labor. Today we know that these elements are outweighed by a single critical factor: innovation.
Presented by Joel A. Barker, futurist, author, filmmaker
The document discusses the challenges of transitioning to a green economy including obstacles related to ideas, implementation, politics, and international cooperation. It notes the negative externalities of fossil fuel consumption and analyzes potential solutions like a green new deal as well as debates around climate science and pricing carbon. Implementation problems, varying public support across countries, and challenges of past international agreements on climate change are also summarized.
The document discusses several topics related to globalization and a "flat world" including: America needing to produce knowledge workers to succeed; other countries racing to the top not the bottom; potential "races to the bottom" in areas like taxes and regulations; shortages of scientists and engineers in the US; the potential of green energy technology; criticisms of corporate capitalism; and examples of pro- and anti-corporate websites focused on large brands like McDonald's, Starbucks, and Nike.
Elon Musk is an entrepreneur and engineer known for founding companies like Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink, and The Boring Company. Some key points:
- He co-founded Tesla in 2004 and leads the company in developing electric vehicles and alternate energy solutions. SpaceX, founded in 2002, is a private spaceflight company and the first to launch commercially operated rockets.
- With an IQ of 155, Musk has founded multiple ambitious companies focused on sustainable energy, space exploration, and human augmentation. He hopes to reduce global warming and lessen human extinction risks.
- Despite failures and bankruptcy, Musk's perseverance led to successes like SpaceX becoming the first private company to launch
There's plenty of talk about corporate innovation, but little about its dark side. And even less about other kinds of innovation flourishing today. LMK what you think.
The document discusses the limits of technology from the perspective of the Luddites during the Industrial Revolution. It notes that while the Luddites feared the consequences of technology, they were not against technology itself. It provides perspectives from authors who argue that modern society's dependence on technology can change its character and that new technologies should improve upon existing technologies without disrupting relationships. The document raises questions about whether the costs of technology are justified and if some problems could be solved without it.
Technology evolves by exchange of ideas. With speciality began prosperity. After one idea comes another idea, by combining ideas into new ideas. In this lecture we look at the fundamental reason for technological progress and it is similar to that of how species evolve in nature.
At any given time, with all the knowledge we have, new knowledge can emerge. We call this the adjacent possible. It explains why new inventions are invented when they are, and why they are not possible before.
The document discusses several theories of innovation, including that new technologies are created by combining existing technologies in new ways (combinatory process), that innovation happens through exchange of ideas in liquid networks like coffee houses, and that the prepared and collaborative environment of these networks allows for serendipitous discoveries and "slow hunches" to develop into major innovations over time. Major innovations often have origins many years before becoming widely adopted due to the time it takes to build new platforms and for them to diffuse through populations according to theories like the adjacent possible and the 10/10 rule.
Emerging technologies are those perceived as capable of changing the status quo, with examples including iPhones, drones, hover boards, self-driving cars, computers, and gaming consoles. The report discusses how emerging technologies like the K7 beta robot, Tesla Model X, and other advances will progress further in the future and potentially change the world by becoming more high-tech and powerful over time. Sources for emerging technology information include Wikipedia and Tesla websites.
The document discusses the challenges of transitioning to a green economy including obstacles related to ideas, implementation, politics, and international cooperation. It notes the negative externalities of fossil fuel consumption and analyzes potential solutions like a green new deal as well as debates around climate science and pricing carbon. Implementation problems, varying public support across countries, and challenges of past international agreements on climate change are also summarized.
The document discusses several topics related to globalization and a "flat world" including: America needing to produce knowledge workers to succeed; other countries racing to the top not the bottom; potential "races to the bottom" in areas like taxes and regulations; shortages of scientists and engineers in the US; the potential of green energy technology; criticisms of corporate capitalism; and examples of pro- and anti-corporate websites focused on large brands like McDonald's, Starbucks, and Nike.
Elon Musk is an entrepreneur and engineer known for founding companies like Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink, and The Boring Company. Some key points:
- He co-founded Tesla in 2004 and leads the company in developing electric vehicles and alternate energy solutions. SpaceX, founded in 2002, is a private spaceflight company and the first to launch commercially operated rockets.
- With an IQ of 155, Musk has founded multiple ambitious companies focused on sustainable energy, space exploration, and human augmentation. He hopes to reduce global warming and lessen human extinction risks.
- Despite failures and bankruptcy, Musk's perseverance led to successes like SpaceX becoming the first private company to launch
There's plenty of talk about corporate innovation, but little about its dark side. And even less about other kinds of innovation flourishing today. LMK what you think.
The document discusses the limits of technology from the perspective of the Luddites during the Industrial Revolution. It notes that while the Luddites feared the consequences of technology, they were not against technology itself. It provides perspectives from authors who argue that modern society's dependence on technology can change its character and that new technologies should improve upon existing technologies without disrupting relationships. The document raises questions about whether the costs of technology are justified and if some problems could be solved without it.
Technology evolves by exchange of ideas. With speciality began prosperity. After one idea comes another idea, by combining ideas into new ideas. In this lecture we look at the fundamental reason for technological progress and it is similar to that of how species evolve in nature.
At any given time, with all the knowledge we have, new knowledge can emerge. We call this the adjacent possible. It explains why new inventions are invented when they are, and why they are not possible before.
The document discusses several theories of innovation, including that new technologies are created by combining existing technologies in new ways (combinatory process), that innovation happens through exchange of ideas in liquid networks like coffee houses, and that the prepared and collaborative environment of these networks allows for serendipitous discoveries and "slow hunches" to develop into major innovations over time. Major innovations often have origins many years before becoming widely adopted due to the time it takes to build new platforms and for them to diffuse through populations according to theories like the adjacent possible and the 10/10 rule.
Emerging technologies are those perceived as capable of changing the status quo, with examples including iPhones, drones, hover boards, self-driving cars, computers, and gaming consoles. The report discusses how emerging technologies like the K7 beta robot, Tesla Model X, and other advances will progress further in the future and potentially change the world by becoming more high-tech and powerful over time. Sources for emerging technology information include Wikipedia and Tesla websites.
For the most time of human history, life was local and linear. Local in the way that anything that happened was close by, a least within a walking distance. Linear in the way that your life was the same as your father and your childs. Nothing changed.
Just like the evolution of man, technology improvements follow an evolutionary progress. New ideas or products are to begin with immature and fragile with slow improvements. Then the progress accelerates until the products become mature and taken for granted. Then the cycle repeats and a new layer of technology is added to the previous. This process is exponential. One such observation of exponential is Moore’s Law.
Any new technology that gets wide acceptance in society needs to be adopted by people. We will explore that type of people are the first to adopt new things, and what types come later.
At any given moment it is easy to look back to see how technology has changed over time. At the same time it is difficult to see what transformations are taking place in current moment, and even more difficult to see where things are going.
In the late 19th century a revolution in science took off. It was easy to see the vast number of inventions and entrepreneurial spirit of the time. At the dawn of the 20th century, it seems that everything had been invented. Yet, in the 20th century we saw more innovations and more technologically advanced than in all history of mankind before that. Never in history have we seen such dramatic changes in the way people live and work.
In this lecture we explore what to make of technology. We define the term we will use in the course. Terms defined are technology, product performance, and innovation to name few.
The world is amazing! Everyday there are more and more remarkable discoveries, inventions and technologies being developed. It can seem overwhelming, trying to plan for every possible scenario, trying to decipher the impact each new innovation will have on our businesses, communities and our joint future. Industries that have seemed steady and unchanged are being rocked to their core. But for those of us willing to look deeper we will not only begin to understand the "why's" but will see the unique and once in a lifetime opportunities hiding in emerging technologies and philosophies. John McElliott, (CEO and Founder of 3TC Development, Robotics and Technology as well as CEO of The Fortress) will give us a crash course in emerging topics in technology, development and community building, and he will discuss some of the endless possibilities for the utility industry if we shift mindset and Embrace Disruption.
The Maker Movement and Where It’s GoingPete Prodoehl
The document discusses the Maker Movement and the rise of makerspaces. It explores whether the Maker Movement is simply DIY or something more that combines DIY with technology. It notes that maker culture emphasizes learning through doing in a social environment. It then discusses the decline of shop class in schools and the rise of over 1000 active makerspaces that provide community workshops for makers, builders, and learners to create real-world things with tools most individuals do not own. The document outlines several prominent makerspaces and highlights how the Maker Movement is fueled by sharing and learning via the internet on sites like Instructables, Make Projects, and YouTube as well as companies like Adafruit and SparkFun.
For the most time of human history, life was local and linear. Local in the way that anything that happened was close by, a least within a walking distance. Linear in the way that your life was the same as your father and your children. Nothing changed.
Just like the evolution of man, technology improvements follow an evolutionary progress. New ideas or products are to begin with immature and fragile with slow improvements. Then the progress accelerates until the products become mature and taken for granted. Then the cycle repeats and a new layer of technology is added to the previous. This process is exponential. One such observation of exponential is Moore’s Law.
Any new technology that gets wide acceptance in society needs to be adopted by people. We will explore that type of people are the first to adopt new things, and what types come later.
What happens when the web2.0 architecture of participation meets the marginalised? What are the trends in web-enabled social innovation, and how can we encourage them.
Innovation is the change in technology. The question is this: how does innovation happen? Many people have believe that new ideas come from brilliant inventors that have lightbulb moments or an epiphany. Greek scholar Archimedes had a Eureka moment, Newton discovered the theory of gravity when the apple fell on his head, and so on. This idea has been popularized, but the truth is quite different. Most discoveries are based on long evaluation - slow hunches, and collaboration.
In this lecture we look at how innovation happens. We look at the slow hunch, the liquid network, and serendipity.
Singularity University Executive Program - Day 0Empatika
The document summarizes the agenda for Day 0 of the Singularity University Executive Program. The schedule includes an orientation and introductions to exponential technologies and their ability to digitize, disrupt, demonetize and democratize industries. Examples are given of technologies like drones, 3D printing and solar energy that have accelerated exponentially. The concepts of abundance, moonshot thinking and exponential frameworks are also introduced.
This document discusses the importance and benefits of web mapping, open source GIS, and collaboration. It notes that group contributions create more powerful results than individuals alone. Examples are given showing how OpenStreetMap harnessed hundreds of thousands of contributors to create detailed maps. The document also discusses how open source is important because it allows for many eyes to find bugs and ensures free access and sharing of information and ideas. Specific open source GIS software and tools are mentioned along with reasons for using open source technologies like portability, dependability and being cost-free. The remainder gives an example demo of creating a heatmap of Wikipedia article word lengths for Hawaii as a demonstration of open source GIS in action.
Larry Scheinfeld: Top 6 Leadership Traits of Elon Musk by Larry ScheinfeldLarry Scheinfeld
Akin to Leonardo da Vinci, who was also talented in multiple disciplines, Elon Musk has developed an impressive number of incredible innovations across a variety of fields. Here are 6 of the core leadership traits Elon Musk exhibits everyday presented by Larry Scheinfeld.
Apple is a vertically integrated company that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and personal computers. Founded by Steve Jobs, Apple produces popular products like the iPhone, iPad, and Mac computers. As the world's largest information technology company by revenue, Apple faces competition from Microsoft, Dell, and others. Apple appeals to a wide demographic and has experienced tremendous growth over the years from a small startup to a massive, globally recognized brand. Ongoing legal battles between Apple and Samsung regarding alleged patent infringements make frequent headlines.
Elon Musk is a South African-born American entrepreneur and engineer. He is the CEO and CTO of SpaceX, CEO and product architect of Tesla Motors, chairman of SolarCity, and co-chairman of OpenAI. Some of his accomplishments include co-founding PayPal which sold to eBay for $1.5 billion, founding SpaceX which is developing reusable rockets to make spaceflight more affordable, and leading Tesla Motors to produce the first fully electric sports car.
Presentation for the George Washington World Executive MBA Program. Explores the challenges of getting from successful crowdstorms to early stage products, services and organizations. Introduces Urban.Us network as a way a way to get more ideas into action in the context of urban challenges.
Keynote: The future of personal finance - Sander DuivesteinWijzer in geldzaken
Symposium: Financial Resilience throughout Life
Keynote by Sander Duivestein: The future of personal finance
Wednesday 20th of April 2016
Beurs van Berlage - Amsterdam
The document discusses entrepreneurship and provides profiles of several successful entrepreneurs:
- Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Ellison, and Aliko Dangote are profiled with their net worths and accomplishments.
- They have all founded or financed innovative commercial ventures and assumed significant risks, becoming billionaires or multi-millionaires as a result.
- They each invest their wealth wisely and use it to affect positive change in the world through philanthropic efforts.
Success is never achieved alone but through teamwork. The document outlines examples of famous inventors, business people, and entrepreneurs like Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, Henry Ford, Steve Jobs, and Bill Gates who all worked collaboratively in teams to achieve their successes. It emphasizes that teamwork means working together cooperatively by using individual skills and providing constructive feedback despite any personal conflicts.
This document discusses the three bare essentials of evaluating websites for research: usefulness, reliability, and understandability. It explains that websites should contain information that is interesting and relevant to the topic of research. The information should also be truthful and unbiased from a trustworthy source. Finally, the information on the website should be easy to understand and explain in one's own words. The document provides examples and criteria for evaluating websites according to these three essentials of evaluating online sources.
This document discusses establishing healthy technology habits for kids. It recommends treating technology balance like nutrition by teaching proper usage from a young age. This includes setting clear limits using a "My Tech Use Policy" template, monitoring screen time, taking breaks, and maintaining open communication and trust between parents and children. The goal is to help kids live and thrive with technology by avoiding isolation and overuse.
For the most time of human history, life was local and linear. Local in the way that anything that happened was close by, a least within a walking distance. Linear in the way that your life was the same as your father and your childs. Nothing changed.
Just like the evolution of man, technology improvements follow an evolutionary progress. New ideas or products are to begin with immature and fragile with slow improvements. Then the progress accelerates until the products become mature and taken for granted. Then the cycle repeats and a new layer of technology is added to the previous. This process is exponential. One such observation of exponential is Moore’s Law.
Any new technology that gets wide acceptance in society needs to be adopted by people. We will explore that type of people are the first to adopt new things, and what types come later.
At any given moment it is easy to look back to see how technology has changed over time. At the same time it is difficult to see what transformations are taking place in current moment, and even more difficult to see where things are going.
In the late 19th century a revolution in science took off. It was easy to see the vast number of inventions and entrepreneurial spirit of the time. At the dawn of the 20th century, it seems that everything had been invented. Yet, in the 20th century we saw more innovations and more technologically advanced than in all history of mankind before that. Never in history have we seen such dramatic changes in the way people live and work.
In this lecture we explore what to make of technology. We define the term we will use in the course. Terms defined are technology, product performance, and innovation to name few.
The world is amazing! Everyday there are more and more remarkable discoveries, inventions and technologies being developed. It can seem overwhelming, trying to plan for every possible scenario, trying to decipher the impact each new innovation will have on our businesses, communities and our joint future. Industries that have seemed steady and unchanged are being rocked to their core. But for those of us willing to look deeper we will not only begin to understand the "why's" but will see the unique and once in a lifetime opportunities hiding in emerging technologies and philosophies. John McElliott, (CEO and Founder of 3TC Development, Robotics and Technology as well as CEO of The Fortress) will give us a crash course in emerging topics in technology, development and community building, and he will discuss some of the endless possibilities for the utility industry if we shift mindset and Embrace Disruption.
The Maker Movement and Where It’s GoingPete Prodoehl
The document discusses the Maker Movement and the rise of makerspaces. It explores whether the Maker Movement is simply DIY or something more that combines DIY with technology. It notes that maker culture emphasizes learning through doing in a social environment. It then discusses the decline of shop class in schools and the rise of over 1000 active makerspaces that provide community workshops for makers, builders, and learners to create real-world things with tools most individuals do not own. The document outlines several prominent makerspaces and highlights how the Maker Movement is fueled by sharing and learning via the internet on sites like Instructables, Make Projects, and YouTube as well as companies like Adafruit and SparkFun.
For the most time of human history, life was local and linear. Local in the way that anything that happened was close by, a least within a walking distance. Linear in the way that your life was the same as your father and your children. Nothing changed.
Just like the evolution of man, technology improvements follow an evolutionary progress. New ideas or products are to begin with immature and fragile with slow improvements. Then the progress accelerates until the products become mature and taken for granted. Then the cycle repeats and a new layer of technology is added to the previous. This process is exponential. One such observation of exponential is Moore’s Law.
Any new technology that gets wide acceptance in society needs to be adopted by people. We will explore that type of people are the first to adopt new things, and what types come later.
What happens when the web2.0 architecture of participation meets the marginalised? What are the trends in web-enabled social innovation, and how can we encourage them.
Innovation is the change in technology. The question is this: how does innovation happen? Many people have believe that new ideas come from brilliant inventors that have lightbulb moments or an epiphany. Greek scholar Archimedes had a Eureka moment, Newton discovered the theory of gravity when the apple fell on his head, and so on. This idea has been popularized, but the truth is quite different. Most discoveries are based on long evaluation - slow hunches, and collaboration.
In this lecture we look at how innovation happens. We look at the slow hunch, the liquid network, and serendipity.
Singularity University Executive Program - Day 0Empatika
The document summarizes the agenda for Day 0 of the Singularity University Executive Program. The schedule includes an orientation and introductions to exponential technologies and their ability to digitize, disrupt, demonetize and democratize industries. Examples are given of technologies like drones, 3D printing and solar energy that have accelerated exponentially. The concepts of abundance, moonshot thinking and exponential frameworks are also introduced.
This document discusses the importance and benefits of web mapping, open source GIS, and collaboration. It notes that group contributions create more powerful results than individuals alone. Examples are given showing how OpenStreetMap harnessed hundreds of thousands of contributors to create detailed maps. The document also discusses how open source is important because it allows for many eyes to find bugs and ensures free access and sharing of information and ideas. Specific open source GIS software and tools are mentioned along with reasons for using open source technologies like portability, dependability and being cost-free. The remainder gives an example demo of creating a heatmap of Wikipedia article word lengths for Hawaii as a demonstration of open source GIS in action.
Larry Scheinfeld: Top 6 Leadership Traits of Elon Musk by Larry ScheinfeldLarry Scheinfeld
Akin to Leonardo da Vinci, who was also talented in multiple disciplines, Elon Musk has developed an impressive number of incredible innovations across a variety of fields. Here are 6 of the core leadership traits Elon Musk exhibits everyday presented by Larry Scheinfeld.
Apple is a vertically integrated company that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and personal computers. Founded by Steve Jobs, Apple produces popular products like the iPhone, iPad, and Mac computers. As the world's largest information technology company by revenue, Apple faces competition from Microsoft, Dell, and others. Apple appeals to a wide demographic and has experienced tremendous growth over the years from a small startup to a massive, globally recognized brand. Ongoing legal battles between Apple and Samsung regarding alleged patent infringements make frequent headlines.
Elon Musk is a South African-born American entrepreneur and engineer. He is the CEO and CTO of SpaceX, CEO and product architect of Tesla Motors, chairman of SolarCity, and co-chairman of OpenAI. Some of his accomplishments include co-founding PayPal which sold to eBay for $1.5 billion, founding SpaceX which is developing reusable rockets to make spaceflight more affordable, and leading Tesla Motors to produce the first fully electric sports car.
Presentation for the George Washington World Executive MBA Program. Explores the challenges of getting from successful crowdstorms to early stage products, services and organizations. Introduces Urban.Us network as a way a way to get more ideas into action in the context of urban challenges.
Keynote: The future of personal finance - Sander DuivesteinWijzer in geldzaken
Symposium: Financial Resilience throughout Life
Keynote by Sander Duivestein: The future of personal finance
Wednesday 20th of April 2016
Beurs van Berlage - Amsterdam
The document discusses entrepreneurship and provides profiles of several successful entrepreneurs:
- Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Ellison, and Aliko Dangote are profiled with their net worths and accomplishments.
- They have all founded or financed innovative commercial ventures and assumed significant risks, becoming billionaires or multi-millionaires as a result.
- They each invest their wealth wisely and use it to affect positive change in the world through philanthropic efforts.
Success is never achieved alone but through teamwork. The document outlines examples of famous inventors, business people, and entrepreneurs like Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, Henry Ford, Steve Jobs, and Bill Gates who all worked collaboratively in teams to achieve their successes. It emphasizes that teamwork means working together cooperatively by using individual skills and providing constructive feedback despite any personal conflicts.
This document discusses the three bare essentials of evaluating websites for research: usefulness, reliability, and understandability. It explains that websites should contain information that is interesting and relevant to the topic of research. The information should also be truthful and unbiased from a trustworthy source. Finally, the information on the website should be easy to understand and explain in one's own words. The document provides examples and criteria for evaluating websites according to these three essentials of evaluating online sources.
This document discusses establishing healthy technology habits for kids. It recommends treating technology balance like nutrition by teaching proper usage from a young age. This includes setting clear limits using a "My Tech Use Policy" template, monitoring screen time, taking breaks, and maintaining open communication and trust between parents and children. The goal is to help kids live and thrive with technology by avoiding isolation and overuse.
Akademi Tahfiz Al-Ameen berpusat di Kuantan. Suasana pembelajaran adalah di dalam kawasan perumahan yang majoritinya adalah orang Melayu. Jauh dari kawasan kesibukan kota raya.
Educating a Highly Involved Parent Community About Adaptive Testing Jeff Dungan
This document discusses one school's efforts to educate their highly involved and diverse parent community about adaptive testing and their children's MAP test results. It outlines the school's commitment to consistent communication and hosting parent coffees and continued staff professional development to help parents understand growth and goals assessments from the MAP and SAS tests and use data to guide their children's learning. The school aims to continue these initiatives to engage parents in their children's progress.
1. This document outlines the organizational chart of Darul Haafizhiin Islamic learning center.
2. Mohd Najib bin Ali is appointed as the principal of the center with 37 years of age and experience teaching at other Islamic institutions.
3. Hanani Madiha binti Hassan is appointed as the assistant principal with a diploma in Islamic studies.
4. The teaching staff includes Mohd Taqiyyuddin, Mohd Suhairi, and Hamidi bin Emuh who have diplomas in memorizing and reciting the Quran.
Quotes and info from the SOSV Climate Tech Summit 2021, including Bill Gates, Vinod Khosla, Tony Fadell, Bill Gross, Amazon Climate Pledge Fund, Prelude Ventures, Form Energy, Pivot Bio, LanzaTech and many more.
Download: https://bit.ly/sosv-climate-insights
The document discusses using appreciative inquiry (AI) to create a culture of innovation and sustainable value through identifying strengths. It provides examples of how AI was used by organizations like Fairmount Minerals to achieve 40% annual growth and sustainability awards. AI involves discovering an organization's strengths and envisioning future possibilities to design new approaches. The document argues this can elevate strengths, combine them to broader impacts, and extend organizations in a revolutionary way.
Green Thought Leaders realize that current business practices are unsustainable and that transitioning to a green economy requires growing new systems and ideas over time, built upon the foundations laid by previous pioneers. The document profiles several influential thinkers in the sustainability field like Gro Harlem Brundtland, Hazel Henderson, Herman Daly, and John Elkington who have helped define concepts like sustainable development and the triple bottom line. It also highlights business leaders taking practical steps towards sustainability through initiatives at companies like Interface, Herman Miller, and Ceres. The future requires both holding onto established knowledge and innovating for a sustainable world through broad, organization-wide leadership.
Tom peters-reimagine-business-excellence-in-a-disruptive-age1093guest72d387
This document contains the slides from a presentation by Tom Peters on reimagining business for a disruptive age. Some of the key points discussed include: the need for constant innovation to ensure long-term success; acquiring companies for innovation rather than just market share; treating history as the enemy; encouraging dissent and weird ideas; and using technology like IS/IT as a disruptive tool to transform organizations. The presentation advocates embracing change, risk-taking, and focusing outside the box to find new opportunities for growth.
David Cooperrider Sustainability For Profit And Value Through Appreciative In...dlc6
The document discusses business opportunities in sustainability and positive change. It provides examples of companies like Fairmount Minerals that have used Appreciative Inquiry to bring together stakeholders to jointly design sustainable initiatives, creating new business value. Walmart's packaging sustainability efforts are highlighted as preventing millions of pounds of waste while saving money. The potential for organizations to catalyze positive change through strengths-based approaches like Appreciative Inquiry is discussed.
This document summarizes and discusses several topics related to globalization, including how the US can succeed in a flat world through knowledge workers, the concept of races to the bottom in global competition, shortages in US scientists and engineers, green energy as the next global industry, criticisms of corporate capitalism, and examples of brands like McDonald's, Starbucks, and Nike that are targets of anti-corporate groups. It also briefly mentions Tom Friedman, Naomi Klein, and various pro- and anti-corporate websites focused on these brands.
Tom Peters at International Institute for Research in Lisbonbizgurus
The document is a collection of quotes and passages on various topics related to business excellence and innovation. Some key points:
- Excellence requires being responsive to change, growing revenue, innovating or risking death, decentralizing decision-making, executing strategically, and holding oneself accountable.
- Organizations must take risks, try new things even if they fail, move up the value chain by solving customer problems, and view all roles as value-adding rather than just support functions.
- The future belongs to those who hang out with and benchmark themselves against innovators, have diversity of thought at the top, and focus on outcomes like customer success over just transactions.
One of the great irony of successful companies is how easily they can fail. New companies are founded to take advantage of some new technology. They become highly successful and but when the technology shifts, something new comes along, they are unable to adapt and fail. This is the innovator’s dilemma.
Then there are companies that manage to survive. For example, Kodak survived two platform shift, only til fail the third. IBM has survived over 100 years. What do successful companies do differently?
This document summarizes a two-day workshop on sustainable value and profit. The workshop will explore how social and environmental issues can create business opportunities through cases studies of companies like GE, Walmart, and Unilever. Participants will discuss innovations in sustainable value using Appreciative Inquiry methods to identify organizational strengths. The goal is to envision what business and sustainability will look like in 2014.
David Cooperrider and Chris Laszlo team up for an executive education leadership program on creating sustainable value through whole system Appreciative Inquiry methods. The course is taught at the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University and in companies around the world.
The document discusses several perspectives on predicting the future including that the future is uncertain, predictions are often wrong, and it's difficult to foresee changes. It also explores trends related to population growth, economic development, environmental challenges, and reducing poverty that will impact the future global landscape. Futures thinking is presented as a way to stimulate imagination, encourage creativity, and help identify opportunities to shape the future in a wiser way.
One of the great irony of successful companies is how easily they can fail. New companies are founded to take advantage of some new technology. They become highly successful and but when the technology shifts, something new comes along, they are unable to adapt and fail. This is the innovator’s dilemma.
Then there are companies that manage to survive. For example, Kodak survived two platform shift, only til fail the third. IBM has survived over 100 years. What do successful companies do differently?
Like every year, BETC Digital travelled to Austin to bring you fresh inspiration and new ideas from SXSW, the famous digital festival.
Where is digital heading in the following years? We attended conferences by people such as Eric Schmidt, Julian Assange or Edward Snowden to gather their views of the topic.
Wealth migrate welcome to the future of real estate - sapoa (3)Wealth Migrate
This document introduces an online real estate crowdfunding platform called Wealth Migrate. It discusses how major economic, social, and technological forces are changing the real estate industry. The traditional real estate model lacks transparency, has misaligned interests, and performs poorly. Wealth Migrate aims to disrupt this by creating a global real estate marketplace using technology to increase transparency, align interests, and allow many individuals to invest together in real estate around the world. It provides examples of how real estate crowdfunding has already seen success and is projected to become a $250 billion industry by 2020.
This document discusses the economics of ideas, focusing on non-rivalrous and excludable goods like ideas. It introduces the concepts of rivalrous vs. non-rivalrous goods and how ideas are non-rivalrous but can be made excludable. This gives rise to increasing returns and imperfect competition in markets for ideas. The document also presents a basic Romer-style model of endogenous growth driven by increasing returns from new ideas. It questions whether growth will continue indefinitely and discusses challenges to US growth from factors like demographics, debt, and environmental constraints.
A Presentation about the deep-seated anxiety consumers and clients feel about Climate Change and the leadership role brands and businesses can take in empowering people to address the future with confidence.
The document discusses how principles of open collaboration, known as wikinomics, can help non-governmental organizations (NGOs) operate more effectively. It provides examples of how industries have used mass collaboration through open platforms, marketplaces for ideas, and engaging consumers as co-producers. The document argues that applying these principles can help NGOs enhance their approaches to development, management, and evaluation.
The document discusses opportunities and challenges for homeland security and policing in an era of accelerating change. It notes that many areas like technology, globalization, and innovation are accelerating rapidly while others remain constant. It argues that managing globalization and shrinking the "non-integrating gap" between connected and disconnected parts of the world will be important strategic priorities for security.
The genesif of ideas and the future of imaginationJayant Murty
1. The document discusses a presentation by Gabor Forgacs about cultured meat, which is real meat grown from animal cells without slaughtering animals. Gabor ate a sample of cultured meat and believes this method has the potential to help address various economic and environmental issues.
2. The document then discusses the origins and development of ideas through history. It explores how diversity, physical spaces, communities, and timing can play a role in the genesis of ideas. It also notes that ideas do not always lead to commercial success.
3. Finally, the document outlines some ideas that may change the human future, such as autonomous transportation, robotics, machine learning, healthcare advances, 3D printing, and renewable resources. It encourages
In the rapidly evolving landscape of technologies, XML continues to play a vital role in structuring, storing, and transporting data across diverse systems. The recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) present new methodologies for enhancing XML development workflows, introducing efficiency, automation, and intelligent capabilities. This presentation will outline the scope and perspective of utilizing AI in XML development. The potential benefits and the possible pitfalls will be highlighted, providing a balanced view of the subject.
We will explore the capabilities of AI in understanding XML markup languages and autonomously creating structured XML content. Additionally, we will examine the capacity of AI to enrich plain text with appropriate XML markup. Practical examples and methodological guidelines will be provided to elucidate how AI can be effectively prompted to interpret and generate accurate XML markup.
Further emphasis will be placed on the role of AI in developing XSLT, or schemas such as XSD and Schematron. We will address the techniques and strategies adopted to create prompts for generating code, explaining code, or refactoring the code, and the results achieved.
The discussion will extend to how AI can be used to transform XML content. In particular, the focus will be on the use of AI XPath extension functions in XSLT, Schematron, Schematron Quick Fixes, or for XML content refactoring.
The presentation aims to deliver a comprehensive overview of AI usage in XML development, providing attendees with the necessary knowledge to make informed decisions. Whether you’re at the early stages of adopting AI or considering integrating it in advanced XML development, this presentation will cover all levels of expertise.
By highlighting the potential advantages and challenges of integrating AI with XML development tools and languages, the presentation seeks to inspire thoughtful conversation around the future of XML development. We’ll not only delve into the technical aspects of AI-powered XML development but also discuss practical implications and possible future directions.
A tale of scale & speed: How the US Navy is enabling software delivery from l...sonjaschweigert1
Rapid and secure feature delivery is a goal across every application team and every branch of the DoD. The Navy’s DevSecOps platform, Party Barge, has achieved:
- Reduction in onboarding time from 5 weeks to 1 day
- Improved developer experience and productivity through actionable findings and reduction of false positives
- Maintenance of superior security standards and inherent policy enforcement with Authorization to Operate (ATO)
Development teams can ship efficiently and ensure applications are cyber ready for Navy Authorizing Officials (AOs). In this webinar, Sigma Defense and Anchore will give attendees a look behind the scenes and demo secure pipeline automation and security artifacts that speed up application ATO and time to production.
We will cover:
- How to remove silos in DevSecOps
- How to build efficient development pipeline roles and component templates
- How to deliver security artifacts that matter for ATO’s (SBOMs, vulnerability reports, and policy evidence)
- How to streamline operations with automated policy checks on container images
TrustArc Webinar - 2024 Global Privacy SurveyTrustArc
How does your privacy program stack up against your peers? What challenges are privacy teams tackling and prioritizing in 2024?
In the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey, we asked over 1,800 global privacy professionals and business executives to share their perspectives on the current state of privacy inside and outside of their organizations. This year’s report focused on emerging areas of importance for privacy and compliance professionals, including considerations and implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, building brand trust, and different approaches for achieving higher privacy competence scores.
See how organizational priorities and strategic approaches to data security and privacy are evolving around the globe.
This webinar will review:
- The top 10 privacy insights from the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey
- The top challenges for privacy leaders, practitioners, and organizations in 2024
- Key themes to consider in developing and maintaining your privacy program
Pushing the limits of ePRTC: 100ns holdover for 100 daysAdtran
At WSTS 2024, Alon Stern explored the topic of parametric holdover and explained how recent research findings can be implemented in real-world PNT networks to achieve 100 nanoseconds of accuracy for up to 100 days.
How to Get CNIC Information System with Paksim Ga.pptxdanishmna97
Pakdata Cf is a groundbreaking system designed to streamline and facilitate access to CNIC information. This innovative platform leverages advanced technology to provide users with efficient and secure access to their CNIC details.
Why You Should Replace Windows 11 with Nitrux Linux 3.5.0 for enhanced perfor...SOFTTECHHUB
The choice of an operating system plays a pivotal role in shaping our computing experience. For decades, Microsoft's Windows has dominated the market, offering a familiar and widely adopted platform for personal and professional use. However, as technological advancements continue to push the boundaries of innovation, alternative operating systems have emerged, challenging the status quo and offering users a fresh perspective on computing.
One such alternative that has garnered significant attention and acclaim is Nitrux Linux 3.5.0, a sleek, powerful, and user-friendly Linux distribution that promises to redefine the way we interact with our devices. With its focus on performance, security, and customization, Nitrux Linux presents a compelling case for those seeking to break free from the constraints of proprietary software and embrace the freedom and flexibility of open-source computing.
“An Outlook of the Ongoing and Future Relationship between Blockchain Technologies and Process-aware Information Systems.” Invited talk at the joint workshop on Blockchain for Information Systems (BC4IS) and Blockchain for Trusted Data Sharing (B4TDS), co-located with with the 36th International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering (CAiSE), 3 June 2024, Limassol, Cyprus.
Threats to mobile devices are more prevalent and increasing in scope and complexity. Users of mobile devices desire to take full advantage of the features
available on those devices, but many of the features provide convenience and capability but sacrifice security. This best practices guide outlines steps the users can take to better protect personal devices and information.
Removing Uninteresting Bytes in Software FuzzingAftab Hussain
Imagine a world where software fuzzing, the process of mutating bytes in test seeds to uncover hidden and erroneous program behaviors, becomes faster and more effective. A lot depends on the initial seeds, which can significantly dictate the trajectory of a fuzzing campaign, particularly in terms of how long it takes to uncover interesting behaviour in your code. We introduce DIAR, a technique designed to speedup fuzzing campaigns by pinpointing and eliminating those uninteresting bytes in the seeds. Picture this: instead of wasting valuable resources on meaningless mutations in large, bloated seeds, DIAR removes the unnecessary bytes, streamlining the entire process.
In this work, we equipped AFL, a popular fuzzer, with DIAR and examined two critical Linux libraries -- Libxml's xmllint, a tool for parsing xml documents, and Binutil's readelf, an essential debugging and security analysis command-line tool used to display detailed information about ELF (Executable and Linkable Format). Our preliminary results show that AFL+DIAR does not only discover new paths more quickly but also achieves higher coverage overall. This work thus showcases how starting with lean and optimized seeds can lead to faster, more comprehensive fuzzing campaigns -- and DIAR helps you find such seeds.
- These are slides of the talk given at IEEE International Conference on Software Testing Verification and Validation Workshop, ICSTW 2022.
Enchancing adoption of Open Source Libraries. A case study on Albumentations.AIVladimir Iglovikov, Ph.D.
Presented by Vladimir Iglovikov:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/iglovikov/
- https://x.com/viglovikov
- https://www.instagram.com/ternaus/
This presentation delves into the journey of Albumentations.ai, a highly successful open-source library for data augmentation.
Created out of a necessity for superior performance in Kaggle competitions, Albumentations has grown to become a widely used tool among data scientists and machine learning practitioners.
This case study covers various aspects, including:
People: The contributors and community that have supported Albumentations.
Metrics: The success indicators such as downloads, daily active users, GitHub stars, and financial contributions.
Challenges: The hurdles in monetizing open-source projects and measuring user engagement.
Development Practices: Best practices for creating, maintaining, and scaling open-source libraries, including code hygiene, CI/CD, and fast iteration.
Community Building: Strategies for making adoption easy, iterating quickly, and fostering a vibrant, engaged community.
Marketing: Both online and offline marketing tactics, focusing on real, impactful interactions and collaborations.
Mental Health: Maintaining balance and not feeling pressured by user demands.
Key insights include the importance of automation, making the adoption process seamless, and leveraging offline interactions for marketing. The presentation also emphasizes the need for continuous small improvements and building a friendly, inclusive community that contributes to the project's growth.
Vladimir Iglovikov brings his extensive experience as a Kaggle Grandmaster, ex-Staff ML Engineer at Lyft, sharing valuable lessons and practical advice for anyone looking to enhance the adoption of their open-source projects.
Explore more about Albumentations and join the community at:
GitHub: https://github.com/albumentations-team/albumentations
Website: https://albumentations.ai/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/100504475
Twitter: https://x.com/albumentations
In his public lecture, Christian Timmerer provides insights into the fascinating history of video streaming, starting from its humble beginnings before YouTube to the groundbreaking technologies that now dominate platforms like Netflix and ORF ON. Timmerer also presents provocative contributions of his own that have significantly influenced the industry. He concludes by looking at future challenges and invites the audience to join in a discussion.
GraphSummit Singapore | The Future of Agility: Supercharging Digital Transfor...Neo4j
Leonard Jayamohan, Partner & Generative AI Lead, Deloitte
This keynote will reveal how Deloitte leverages Neo4j’s graph power for groundbreaking digital twin solutions, achieving a staggering 100x performance boost. Discover the essential role knowledge graphs play in successful generative AI implementations. Plus, get an exclusive look at an innovative Neo4j + Generative AI solution Deloitte is developing in-house.
Encryption in Microsoft 365 - ExpertsLive Netherlands 2024Albert Hoitingh
In this session I delve into the encryption technology used in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Purview. Including the concepts of Customer Key and Double Key Encryption.
Observability Concepts EVERY Developer Should Know -- DeveloperWeek Europe.pdfPaige Cruz
Monitoring and observability aren’t traditionally found in software curriculums and many of us cobble this knowledge together from whatever vendor or ecosystem we were first introduced to and whatever is a part of your current company’s observability stack.
While the dev and ops silo continues to crumble….many organizations still relegate monitoring & observability as the purview of ops, infra and SRE teams. This is a mistake - achieving a highly observable system requires collaboration up and down the stack.
I, a former op, would like to extend an invitation to all application developers to join the observability party will share these foundational concepts to build on: