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Ganesh Bell: How to Get the Most Out of Your Industrial Assets

Ganesh Bell GE
October 08, 2014
Every industry today is being transformed by the power of software and data, and expectations are high that Big Data will boost profits and give you a competitive advantage.
 

Whatever your industry, you may have invested in Big Data in the hopes it will increase your efficiency and save you money. Perhaps you have a vision of a self-optimizing plant that gets smarter over time, gives you end-to-end visibility and saves you millions. But the results haven’t materialized, and you’re still looking for a way to turn that data into dollars.
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Helping Drones Colonize the World — Q&A with Chris Anderson

Chris Anderson 3d Robotics
GE Look Ahead
October 01, 2014
The U.S. government is expected to allow commercial drone operations in 2015, which has already helped to spark a burgeoning market for small, cheap robotic aircraft. Chris Anderson, former editor-in-chief of Wired magazine, has been at the forefront of the industry, first by starting the popular DIYDrones.com website, and now as founder and CEO of drone maker 3D Robotics.
 
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Three Ways Companies Can Improve Trust in Data

Naveen Menon A T Kearney
July 11, 2014
Strengthening trust in the use of personal data has become a priority for policy-makers and business leaders. A recent survey by the telecoms operator Orange shows that an overwhelming 78 percent of consumers think that it is hard to trust companies with personal data, and that service providers hold too much information about them.
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Does Your Innovation Plan Make You Disruption-Ready?

Ariel Avitan Signals Intelligence Group
June 26, 2014
Can you create a bulletproof plan for innovation in a rapidly changing world? Most executives recognize that “planned, structured and repeatable processes” have enabled sustained and successful innovations at companies like Apple, Google, Samsung, P&G, and Nike.
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Survey: Companies ‘Disruption Ready’ as Anxiety Turns Into Action

June 16, 2014
A global shift is on. Executives are overwhelmingly embracing the idea that their companies must become “disruption ready” to remain competitive, according to the 2014 GE Global Innovation Barometer, which was unveiled today.
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Big Data Gets Personal in U.S. Cities

Ben Hecht Living Cities
June 06, 2014
Much has already been said about how big data is dramatically changing the way that organizations make decisions. Today, more data is being created from more places than ever before. Blogs, Facebook, YouTube videos, retailer loyalty cards, mobile phones, and sensors on buildings are producing tons of data daily.
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7 Reasons to be Optimistic about Africa

Michael Hastings Kpmg International
May 08, 2014
When I meet young Africans who have graduated from overseas universities, I’m struck by their excitement for Africa. They have a vision for their countries of origin, and a passion to return to, and invest in, their homelands. This new desire for engagement is a sign of incredible optimism and hope. There are many other signs of hope.
1. A communication revolution, a data revolution
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State of Innovation: The Global Brain Comes Online

Beth Comstock GE
March 28, 2014
We are witnessing the rise of the global brain, when a buzzing hive of knowledge, connectivity, technology and access unites the human and the machine, the physical and the digital, in previously unimaginable ways.
Scientific discovery, information sharing and sheer ingenuity are giving us the ability to hack our human brains to learn, do, be more. At the same time, we can model human intelligence into machines to help us gain insights, increase speed and know more.
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U.S. Giving Up Its Internet ‘Bodyguard’ Role

Robert D Atkinson Information Technology And Innovation Foundation
March 17, 2014
Last Friday the U.S. government indicated it’s giving up its traditional “bodyguard” role of Internet governance.
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Warren Zevon’s Prescription for Innovation

Henry Doss T2 Venture Creation
February 17, 2014
“Send lawyers, guns, and money… to get me out of this.” ­­– Warren Zevon
When the mythical narrator in the above-quoted Warren Zevon tune found himself in a bit of trouble, he knew he needed three things: “lawyers, guns, and money.”

Innovation, likewise, has its own magic triumvirate solution. But in the case of innovation, it’s not “lawyers, guns and money” – it’s brokers, role models, and risk-takers.
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