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0511 | Larry Downes: Full Transcript

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I think our principal observation was that what was happening was that disruptive innovations driven by largely information technology but lots of other technologies on the fringe here that are getting ready to exhibit the same kind of characteristics were entering the market in kind of this better and cheaper way.

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Entrepreneurs Take On Manufacturing

Harvard Business Review

But in my research, and in conversations with hardware entrepreneurs throughout the country, I have noticed several developments that have put manufacturing start-up activity on a faster, more commercial track. By contrast, the emergence of new cloud-enabled, incubator-supported manufacturing startups could widen the aperture.

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The Reality of What Makes Silicon Valley Tick

Harvard Business Review

embarked on a quest to develop the ultimate patch to the nasty bugs of humanity." This is the reality of artists, musicians, community organizers, many of them non-techies, working side by side with techies to hack not so much technologies but ways of working, living, creating, and organizing. Creativity Economy Innovation'

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Building a Software Start-Up Inside GE

Harvard Business Review

Key selection criteria included experience in innovative software and service (versus product) development, and an ability to manage a start-up in a very large, complex company. Bill and his team set out to develop a system that could bring all GE machines onto one efficient cloud -connected platform. Bill Ruh was selected in 2011.

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Want to Do Corporate Innovation Right? Go Inside Google Brain

Harvard Business Review

Apple fuses technology with design. That passion has continued and Google invests billions of dollars every year on research and development. An internal incubator. “The time we spent incubating in Google X was really essential,” Corrado says. ” The result of that incubation period was an actual product.

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What Happened When Linkin Park Asked Harvard for Help with Its Business Model

Harvard Business Review

Technology has forced music artists to completely rethink the way they approach their businesses. They’re extending their brand into areas like technology, gaming, fashion, and lifestyle content — essentially becoming entertainment platforms. We’ve all had to adapt. of course). and Harajuku Lovers.

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How Brigham & Women’s Funds Health Care Innovation

Harvard Business Review

One of the biggest challenges in health care is how to provide innovative, high technology specialty care while reining in costs at the same time. These health workers also engaged with BWH hospital-based and outpatient providers to develop care plans for managing super-user patients. But it needn’t always be.