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Healthcare Debate in US: Can We Talk?

Henry Doss T2 Venture Creation
February 07, 2014
The health care system in the U.S. is Dickensian: We find ourselves in both the best and worst of times.
Medical advances – devices, diagnostic tools, drugs, facilities, and virtually all of the basic mechanics – are improving every day. We are better at medicine, know more about medicine and have an R & D infrastructure that holds the promise of solving many, if not most, of the intractable problems associated with basic human health.  We seem to be in a near-Golden Age.
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Welcome to the Era of the Hardware Startup

Beth Comstock GE
February 06, 2014
As new technologies go, 3D printing is a bit of an attention hog. In recent years, we’ve seen printers with increasingly amazing capabilities: from ones that extrude plastic to create small objects to machines with lasers that melt metal powder into amazingly intricate jet engine parts.
But the cool factor of 3D printing sometimes obscures a movement in manufacturing that could have an even bigger impact: platforms that help us share ideas, suppliers and marketplaces. That emerging network is why I’m optimistic that 2014 marks the rise of the hardware startup.
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Innovate With Your Hands, Old School

Michael Graber Southern Growth Studio
Jocelyn Atkinson Southern Growth Studio
February 05, 2014
While the industrial revolution encouraged efficiency, it led to the decline of hand-made creations. We stopped tinkering altogether and started simply operating machines, becoming inherently less ingenious.
Over the past century, new product development hinged on access to expensive machines that were generally out of reach for the individual. Thus, only companies with the cutting edge equipment could achieve new production development and innovation.
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Is Cancer Research and Treatment Moving From Evolution To Revolution?

Dr Len Lichtenfeld American Cancer Society
January 30, 2014
Is our evolution becoming a revolution? Am I in danger of becoming a victim of the same “hope and hype” that I derided as a young oncologist in the 1970s and ‘80s and is now the focus of criticism around recent glowing media reports touting the successes of cancer research and treatment?

Manufacturing Institutes: A Key to Revitalizing U.S. Manufacturing

Robert D Atkinson Information Technology And Innovation Foundation
January 30, 2014
In Tuesday’s State of the Union, President Obama announced that his Administration will launch six new Institutes of Manufacturing Innovation—joining ones already established to promote innovation in additive manufacturing in Youngstown, Ohio and in next-generation power electronics manufacturing in Raleigh, North Carolina—as part of a National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI).
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Fueling Transition to Next Generation Fuel Cell Vehicles

Tom Stricker Toyota Motor North America Inc
January 30, 2014
A decade from now, the phrase “eat my dust” could very well be replaced by “eat my water vapor,” due in large part by the commercial success of next generation fuel cell vehicles.

Facebook, Games and the Power of Failure

Rina Onur Peak Games
January 24, 2014
Disruptive innovators must be willing to fail. This a lesson you pick up from spending time in Palo Alto, California – that little corner of the world from where so many world-changing companies have emerged. There is a profound sense of freedom there that comes from a cultural belief that it’s okay to try and fail, because you can always try again. I believe we need more of that freedom, not only in my country, Turkey, but across Europe.
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Are You Ready for the Internet of Everything?

John Chambers Cisco
January 20, 2014
The Internet of Everything is the connection of people, data, process and things. It is revolutionizing the way we do business, transforming communication, job creation, education and healthcare across the globe. As we’re beginning to witness, when we connect people, communities, cities – even countries – amazing things are possible.

Data Innovation 101

Travis Korte Center For Data Innovation
January 16, 2014
Excited about data? Join the club. Data, both “big” and small, has the potential to grow the economy, cut costs in government and improve the health and welfare of individuals around the world.
While some organizations have been slow to adopt data-driven innovations, there has been a great deal of innovation through the entire “data lifecycle,” which includes collection, storage, analysis, use and dissemination. Not all data-driven initiatives have pieces that fall into all categories, but most projects have some aspects of each category.

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US Army's ‘CoCreate’: Supporting Soldier Innovation

Sergeant Major Jose Quinones Jr Ref
January 14, 2014
The U.S. Army wants your ideas—large or small—to help them better equip and prepare its soldiers on the battlefield.  In military jargon the Army is looking for “soldier-focused tactical solutions.”
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