Tag: innovation
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Innovation isn’t in your workplace
You sit through strategy planning meetings or retreats. Goals are set. Everyone is excited. You’re convinced about the new corporate direction. Four months later, nothing happens. More talks follow and still, little or no action – even Marvin Gaye would ask, “what’s going on?” So, how can you tell that your innovation meetings are just…
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Innovative School District to provide educational equity for all children
At last week’s State Board of Education meeting, Eric Hall officially announced the North Carolina Innovative School District, which he will lead as its first superintendent. With this launch, North Carolina added a tool to provide educational equity for all children. We at NorthCarolinaCAN are excited to partner with Dr. Hall, as well as the…
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Fundo do Vale do Silício tem US$ 120 milhões para autotechs
Fundo é focado em autotechs que operam em áreas como condução autônoma, sistemas de infotainment, segurança cibernética e muito mais. Fundado em Menlo Park, Califórnia, o Autotech Ventures é um fundo de Venture Capital focado em autotechs que operam em áreas como condução autônoma, sistemas de infotainment, segurança cibernética e muito mais. A companhia…
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Lambton investing with Bioindustrial Innovation Canada
Lambton County is set to become an investor in a non-for-profit agency helping new bio-chemical companies set up their first manufacturing sites. County council recently authorized finalizing a $2.5-million five-year loan and a $2-million investment in a Bioindustrial Innovation Canada’s investment fund so it can fully access $4.5 million in matching federal funds. The loan…
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Canadá diz que não é sua tarefa ensinar os EUA a governar
O presidente Donald Trump e o primeiro-ministro do Canadá, Justin Trudeau realizaram uma coletiva de imprensa conjunta após o lançamento do Conselho Canadá-Estados Unidos para o Avanço das Mulheres Empresárias e Líderes Empresariais. Durante a coletiva, Trump afirmou que “nestes tempos perigosos, é mais importante do que nunca que continuemos a fortalecer nossa aliança vital”.…
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Innovation is much more than we think…literally
Such ominous words were uttered to a room of corporate executives—to “scare” them into making innovation their top strategic priority, especially in the face of digital disruption. As part of its Integrated Learning Program on Innovation, Ayala Corp., in partnership with global innovation consulting firm IXL Center and the Global Innovation Management Institute, recently…
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Silicon Valley’s immigration woes could be great news for Canada
The U.S. government is making it more difficult for companies to quickly hire talent from other countries, with a cap on expedited visas for highly skilled workers and a pending plan to overhaul the H-1B visa program. Meanwhile, Canada is testing new, speedier visas. On Monday, the Canadian government started its new program to issue work permits and temporary…
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Couple donates $20 million to encourage innovation at Sutter Health
Do you have $20 million to spare to give to a cause you love? Michael and Judith Gaulke apparently do. The Silicon Valley couple has donated that amount to create the Michael and Judith Gaulke Innovation Hatchery Endowment Fund at Sacramento, California-based Sutter Health. It’s the single largest donation in Sutter’s history, and it’s geared toward breathing air…
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China is rapidly closing the innovation gap
By 2020, 60 percent of European companies in China expect Chinese firms to have closed the innovation gap, according to the EU Chamber of Commerce in China’s annual business confidence survey. “This should serve as a wake-up call for European companies,” the report said. “While this catching up is most likely to occur in…
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A strategy that will make Canadian innovation flourish
Wal van Lierop is President and CEO at Chrysalix Venture Capital. Despite a decade of policies meant to foster entrepreneurship, Canada’s technology industry remains frail. The Conference Board gives Canada a “D” on innovation, ranking us 13th among 16 peer countries. They are surpassing Canada in income per capita, productivity and quality of social programs. Canada is…
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