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Defeating the Nemesis of the ‘Innovation Echo Chamber’

Henry Doss T2 Venture Creation
February 20, 2014
[Editor’s Note:  Ideas Lab Contributor Henry Doss conducted the following interview with internationally recognized innovation consultant Alistair Brett as a part of our special series on Innovation.]
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Study: Keystone XL Pipeline Won’t ‘Significantly’ Impact Climate Problem

Geoffrey Styles Gsw Strategy Group Llc
February 20, 2014
I recently participated in a webchat hosted by The Energy Collective about the emissions and market impact of the Keystone XL Pipeline (KXL). It was prompted by last week’s release of the State Department’s “Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement” (SEIS) on the project.
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Self Interest Must Not Be Allowed to Derail Trade Negotiations

Hendrik Bourgeois GE
Emma Marcegaglia Businesseurope
February 19, 2014
Negotiators met in Washington this week to advance talks on the Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership (TTIP).
Concluding an ambitious and comprehensive agreement will yield significant economic benefits. It will signal that both sides are open for business and form the basis for the world’s largest internal market, liberalizing a third of global trade and boosting employment.
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Where are the Women in Leadership?

Janet Crawford Cascadance
February 19, 2014
When it comes to discussion about the absence of women in leadership, there’s something in the air. In the past year, articles, books, and studies have flooded the press, so much so that a new term has emerged: Gender fatigue.

As a female scientist in my early fifties, I’ve lived with this question my entire adult life.  In the early 1980s, I was on the forefront of a movement of women into science and leadership and I naively assumed that equity of representation and pay would soon follow. The numbers, however, tell a very different story.
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Innovation Surfing, Riding Waves of Change

Scott Gillespie Is An Ecosystem And Venture Architect With The T2 Venture Creation
February 18, 2014
Passionate surfers find secret spots like Mavericks rather than accept the local spots with small waves or the crowded, well-known spots.

Google Hangout: Innovation in Natural Gas

February 17, 2014
What technologies are currently driving the natural gas industry? What innovative technologies can we expect to see developed in the next two, five or even 10 years? We’ve assembled a team of experts who will answer these questions and more—and will shed light on the future of the natural gas industry.
Join us for a live Google+ Hangout on Innovation in Natural Gas
Date: Monday, Feb. 24
Time: 2:00pm ET

Use #Energy2020 to submit questions for the panelists.

Our Expert Panel Includes:

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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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On The Very Same Road Again

Joseph Kopser Ridescout
February 14, 2014
Transportation services are a hot topic dominating the news today. With the introduction and proliferation of services like Zipcar, Uber, Sidecar, and car2go, the average city dweller has reaped the benefits of a more robust urban transportation infrastructure.
But not all response has been positive.
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‘You Bought It, You Own It’ Not So Fast…

Andrew Mcdiarmid Center For Democracy Technology
February 13, 2014
The phrase “you bought it, you own it,” sounds simple enough, but it turns out that this raises a lot of tricky issues when “it” is a digital good.
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Share and Ride Alike: Mobility Innovation for the Sharing Economy

February 12, 2014
The sharing economy is changing the way we understand transportation on a global scale. The city bus driver sees ridesharing apps like Uber and Lyft as a threat to his livelihood; meanwhile, major car manufacturers see the sharing trend jeopardizing private vehicle ownership.
But the rapid pick-up in ridesharing is likely to bridge the distance between people and their destinations, according to transportation technology experts, all while changing the culture of transportation to focus less on exclusivity and more on accessibility and efficiency.
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