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Technology Progresses When Business, Government, and Academia Work Together

Harvard Business Review

The Joint Center For Energy Storage Research (JCESR) has a five-year mandate to develop next generation battery technologies. “But here, we can operate within the time frame of the next coffee break.” In battery research, for example, scientists have long focused on finding materials with greater energy density.

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How to Revive a Tired Network

Harvard Business Review

When it comes to stepping up to leadership, your network is a tool for identifying new strategic opportunities and attracting the best people to them. But just because you know that a network is important to your success, it doesn’t mean you are devoting sufficient time and energy to making it useful and strong. The list goes on.

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7 Charts Show How Political Affiliation Shapes U.S. Boards

Harvard Business Review

Boards of companies operating in the consumer discretionary industry have a disproportionately high representation of Democrats, while boards operating in the industrials and energy and utilities industries skew more Republican. food, beverage & tobacco, household and personal products); Energy & Utilities (e.g.,