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Could Solar Power The Next Industrial Revolution?

The Horizons Tracker

This growth has been driven by the tremendous technological strides made by solar power. For instance, Hello World , one of the finalists in the recent MIT Solve competition aims to use solar power to build Wi-Fi education hubs in parts of the world that lack access to both energy and the internet. Sharing the wealth.

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From Exponential Technologies to Exponential Innovation

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is an introduction to Report 2 in the 2013 Shift Index series, published by Deloitte University Press. Bob''s blog entries Deloitte University Press From Exponential Technologies to Exponential Innovation John Hagel III John Seely Brown (JSB) Michael Lui Report 2 in the 2013 Shift Index series Tamara Samoylova'

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“It’s always about resilience”: The Female Lead’s Edwina Dunn OBE on women’s fight for recognition

Chartered Management Institute

In a recent CMI Leading Issue event, she shared insights including the power of the “invisible pound” and the importance of sorting out childcare support. In 2013, Edwina launched the Female Lead , a non-profit organisation that connects women with role models – since named as one of the world’s top initiatives for female empowerment.

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The Surprising Power of Business Experiments

Skip Prichard

His new book, Experimentation Works: The Surprising Power of Business Experiments , takes you through his research and best practices to show how to experiment and test before acting. Both revolutions were about the potential of new experimentation tools, processes, and cultures and what companies should do to unlock their power.

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The Power of Your Network is the "Ask"

Mills Scofield

; 3) quietly confident that connecting the people they introduce will result in something great even if it’s not yet clear; and, perhaps most importantly 4) who understand the power of the ask. Let me share a brief story about a couple of normal (well, in their eyes) people and a kid to illustrate the Power of the Ask.

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2012 Women in Business and the Gender Gap Research and Statistics

Women on Business

The year is almost over, and as we prepare to enter 2013, it’s the perfect time to reflect on the data that quantifies the gender gap that women in business face. Let’s hope the numbers continue to change for the positive in 2013 so companies hire and promote powerful, diverse teams and leaders. Women in Technology.

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Nuclear Power is Clean, Safe, and Reliable… But Can It Be Competitive?

Strategy Driven

An evolving energy market, led by cheap natural gas and subsidized renewable generation, threatens the long-term financial viability of America’s remaining nuclear power plants. Unlike other clean energy sources, nuclear power is available during all weather conditions, offers price stability, and on-site long-term fuel supplies.