Want to know what to expect next year? Take some cues from the hot trends gaining momentum in the last 11 months. Here’s what nearly two dozen executives saw happening in 2017. 1. People held businesses accountable through social media. “Social media is increasingly a stage for unsatisfied customers to speak their minds and demand […]
Sometimes I get to interview people who are making amazing advances for business and design around the world… and sometimes I get to interview someone who has found their purpose in changing the world. “When we lose a child, it’s important to understand that this is not just that parent’s child, this is a global
Early today, Slate pointed out that breakthrough technologies always seem to be “five to 10 years away,” citing numerous tech forecasts (energy sources, transportation, medical/body-related technologies, etc.) containing that exact phrase. The also included some quotes predicting breakthroughs in “Robots/A.I.” in “five to 10 years,” but the earliest was from 2006 and rest were from
The Great American Eclipse of 2017 was the first total eclipse visible in the continental U.S. in over 38 years. From travel to manufacturing and beyond, it affected lots of industries. Here is a roundup of the winners and losers from the Eclipse of 2017. Travel Besides the 12 million people who already live in
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Dog Against Machine iRobot was one of the earliest plays in the connected home market. Having developed robots for defense and space applications for 13 years prior to its introduction of the Roomba robotic home vacuum in 2002, iRobot was a pioneer and a visionary in small autonomous devices. I have a dog that sheds
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It is an incredible time to be a product developer. Like solving problems? Enjoy being creative? Today, you do not have to start a business to launch an idea into the market. You can go the licensing route and begin receiving passive income for your creativity instead. That’s the beauty of open innovation, the increasingly
When Occupy Wall Street took over Zuccotti Park, in the heart of the financial district in Lower Manhattan, they inspired the nation and the world. Soon, similar protests soon began popping up in nearly 1000 cities in 82 countries. It was a massive outpouring, but within a few months the protesters had disappeared, achieving little
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