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Innovation

The Future Of Travel: New York To Hong Kong In 2050

Bill Danon
May 19, 2017

Everyone knows that the future of transportation involves self-driving cars, and they’re coming to a ride-sharing service near you, possibly sooner than you think.

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Student challenge: change the world in 90 days

October 21, 2016
Want to make a difference? A group of Sydney-based universities and GE are testing the hypothesis that bringing together student spark and digital-industrial know-how can accelerate change.
The experiment: take 30 engineering and IT students from Australia’s top universities; add mentors, training, and a powerful software platform; place in a Generator with a tangle of real-world industrial challenges; and shake!
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Catching a unicorn—recruiting for jobs of the future

October 19, 2016
Seeking: Software developer with an entrepreneurial spirit. Must have an insatiable desire to collaborate with clients. You will lead projects in new markets, and work with big, dirty datasets to create digital solutions to problems both known and as yet unimagined. Only those with a highly developed sense of curiosity will be considered. Awareness of Predix an advantage. Think you’re the full stack? Apply in code to the world’s biggest digital industrial company.
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Reinventing GE culture: global new directions

October 13, 2016
GE is famous for its constant reinvention, which explains why it's often referred to as a 124-year-old startup. Yet right now the company is arguably going through the greatest, fastest, and most exciting period of transformation in its history: to become the digital industrial company that transforms the world.
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The Future of Work

You’re Not Safe In Your Cubicle: Middle-Skilled Workers Will Be Left Behind

Brad Hershbein
September 12, 2016

Workers need new skills to compete in today’s economy, some more urgently than others -- but on whose dime?

 
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jobs

Here's How Advanced Manufacturing Is Transforming The Factory

April 04, 2016
Advanced Manufacturing is creating disruption — as well as opportunities — for workers. This infographic explores the implications for the jobs of the future.
 

The 4th Industrial Revolution is ushering in a new era in manufacturing by merging hardware and software and reimagining how products are designed, made and serviced. Advanced manufacturing has profound implications for the future of work, as well.
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economy

Ian Bremmer: 3 Risks Poised to Disrupt a Fast-Changing World by 2021

Ian Bremmer Eurasia Group
March 29, 2016

The forces of technological change and geopolitical decentralization are set to transform the world over the next five years. Here are the three biggest risks to watch.

 

We spend a significant amount of time looking at the year ahead at Eurasia Group. But given how quickly the world is changing — especially when the absence of global leadership means considerably more geopolitical conflict — I thought it would be useful to look further out on the horizon.

Here are the top three risks I see coming down the pike for the coming five years:

 
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Robotics

Robot Law: Preventing Serious And Subtle Threats — An Interview With A. Michael Froomkin

A Michael Froomkin Laurie Silvers And Mitchell Rubenstein Distinguished Professor Of Law At University Of Miami Law School
March 24, 2016

From the Brink: As part of a regular series featuring content from BRINK, A. Michael Froomkin discusses the legal complexities and challenges of robotics.

 

Robots aren’t people. So whom do we blame — and how do we react — when they spy on, injure or even kill us? And how could robots undermine even our most trusted professionals?
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Robots

Jim Lawton: When Humans and Robots Work Together

Jim Lawton Chief Product And Marketing Officer At Rethink Robotics
October 20, 2015

How collaborative robotics is accelerating the next industrial revolution.

When you hear about innovative technological advances that are reshaping industries, chances are you aren’t thinking about a factory floor. Not much has changed there since the first industrial robots were deployed in the 1960s — until now.
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Perspectives

How to Fix America's Entrepreneurship Crisis — Interview with Jon Lieber of Thumbtack

Jon Lieber Thumbtack Com
September 02, 2015

Local governments can help address the crisis in entrepreneurship by cutting red tape.

 

The state of entrepreneurship in America is in a “crisis.” While the cost of starting a small business continue to decline, the number of new firms as a share of all companies has dropped 44 percent since 1978.
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