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Die Cast’s 3D Printing Makeover

September 08, 2014

Die casts are industry’s unsung workhorses, giving functional form to a whole host of manufactured goods — from belt buckles to car engines — that people largely take for granted.

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Jennifer Brant: Protecting Trade Secrets to Stimulate Knowledge Flows

Jennifer Brant Innovation Insights
September 04, 2014
As part of a debugging project, an employee of an Indian company, Geometric Ltd., was given access to software source code owned by SolidWorks, a U.S.-based client of the firm.
 

After leaving Geometric, the employee was caught trying to sell the software code to SolidWorks’ competitors. Because Indian law does not recognize the misappropriation of trade secrets, it was not possible to sue the individual. Since the source code belonged to SolidWorks — not Geometric — he technically had not stolen from his employer.
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5 scientific breakthroughs that could change the world

August 22, 2014
Scientists and engineers are designing new and creative ways of reducing carbon emissions and creating clean, renewable sources of power.
It’s a low-carbon future where electricity supply isn’t constrained by the price and  availability of coal – it’s enhanced by innovative solutions that will change the way we  think about energy.

To coincide with National Science Week, here’s our list of the top five scientific advances that will change the world.

1. Super sensors way down under

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BFM Innovation @ Work Forum, Sponsored by GE 2014

August 05, 2014
What drives innovation? - Intellect? Ideas? The guts to go against the grain? While a definitive answer may be the subject of a drawn out debate, in the corporate environment, globalisation and emerging technologies have spurred companies to be more innovative to ensure they stand out amongst competition.
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Lettuce See the Future: LED Lighting Helps Farming Go High-Tech In Japan

July 10, 2014
Humans have spent the last 10,000 years mastering agriculture. But a freak summer storm or bad drought can still mar many a well-planted harvest. Not anymore, says Japanese plant physiologist Shigeharu Shimamura, who has moved industrial-scale farming indoors thanks to special LED lights developed by GE.
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What is a National Innovation System and Why Does it Matter?

Robert D Atkinson Information Technology And Innovation Foundation
July 03, 2014
In the conventional view, innovation is something that just takes place idiosyncratically in “Silicon Valley garages” and research and development (R&D) laboratories. But in fact, innovation activities are best understood as being embedded in a broader national innovation system (NIS), which is central to innovation-based growth and the ultimate health of an economy.
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Drive Innovation and Profits By Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Suzanne Apple World Wildlife Fund
July 02, 2014
Climate change presents a real economic liability of increased risks to growth and productivity of American business. However, the silver lining in all the dire news about climate change is the opportunity for the private sector to not only quell the rising tide, but do it profitably.
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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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The Rise of Emerging Market Startups

Ryan Kaiser Booz Allen Hamilton
June 20, 2014
Startups are playing a larger role in almost every major company’s innovation strategy.
According to the 2014 GE Global Innovation Barometer, which surveyed 3,200 innovation executives in businesses of various sizes and industries across the globe, 85 percent said their companies were working on strategies to create partnerships with startups and entrepreneurs.
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Be Bold

Beth Comstock GE
June 19, 2014
I spend a lot of time thinking about how to be bold, aspiring to be bold, fretting over not being bold enough – not just clever, smart or imaginative, but audacious.
The tough part is that the world keeps shifting and taking away the firm ground that would allow us to take action. The rise of new technologies, the flood of analytics and data and the accelerating speed of the global enterprise can complicate decision making for even the most confident executive. So, how do we stay bold?
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