The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 2, 2021

The paper highlights how corporate venturing is a rapidly expanding endeavor, and corporate investments in startups have grown from 980 in 2013 to 3,232 per year today. Maintaining an innovation agenda is paramount for the long-term survival of organizations,” the researchers say. ” Making it work.

Venture Funding 127

Venture Funding Short-term Long-term Innovation 127

The Horizons Tracker

JULY 21, 2021

One of their proposals would be the development of a Sovereign EU Tech Fund to address the shortfall in funding that undermines the growth of startups across Europe. They argue for a €100 billion fund that recruits from both public and private sources and aim for a long-term focus. Alternative investments.

Venture Funding 117

Venture Funding Entrepreneur Proposal Media 117

The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Suffice to say, the very nature of the Hult Prize means that the company are at a very nascent stage of their development, but one organization that is further along their journey are San Francisco-based social enterprise Samasource, who work with gig workers in India, Kenya and Uganda to provide ethical access to the AI marketplace.

Power 69

Power Ethics Venture Funding Quality 69

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2012

In the creative economy, innovation is more important than ever. Innovation is the only insurance against irrelevance. Innovation, in operations, products, business models and ecosystems, isn't merely a competitive advantage, it's the competitive advantage. We all get it: innovation is the lifeblood of every organization.

Innovation 15

Innovation Process Competitive Advantage McKinsey 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2011

Editor's note: This post is part of a three-week series examining educational innovation and technology, published in partnership with the Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University. One of the most poignant summaries of the market for innovative technology solutions in education is that it is forever in its infancy.

Education 15

Education Innovation Entrepreneur Venture Funding 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 24, 2016

But it’s important to remember what comes between the motivated employee and the satisfied customer: the innovative product or service that the employee creates and the company sells. With the rapid development of the Internet of Things , incorporating up-to-the-minute digital technology has become critical to its product innovation.

Morale 12

Morale Metrics Motivation Venture Funding 12

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 22, 2014

They knew the answer was not by relying on traditional internal processes and practices for R&D and innovation. IBM, a company with a long and successful tradition of internally-focused R&D activities, is adapting to this new world of creating platforms and enabling open innovation. So how does it work?

Venture Funding 14

Venture Funding Entrepreneur Agility Business Model 14