Africa is locked into a strange paradox – it is clearly the future of growth and economic development on the planet, and while it is growing faster than nearly all other regions, it is growing slower than expected. It’s …
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Category: The Dean’s Blog
We have taken many trips to the Silicon Valley and here are a few videos that touch on topics related to it. Watch and feel free to comment and contact us if you would like to learn more …
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The present is NOT a clue to the future As we try to attempt the very humbling task of thinking about what the future might hold for technology (and innovation) in education, it is important to remember that …
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The summer is an interesting time to read the books you don’t usually get to during the year. So it was that I packed The Seventh Sense by Joshua Cooper Ramo with me in my suitcase as it …
READ MOREAs a professor of business plan development and as a mentor of start-ups I see too many new ventures that have a magic asterisk in their business model: 1 + 1 + * = 100. What does the …
READ MOREOne of the buzzwords that is on everyone’s lips in business, start-ups and anyone dealing with innovation these days is “disruptive innovation”. A term initially coined by Clayton Christensen, in 1995, which refers, in simple terms, to a …
READ MOREAll around the world cities, regions, and countries are looking to create innovation ecosystems, usually starting with entrepreneurial ecosystems. I have been extremely appreciative of the chance I have had to witness first-hand over the last twenty years …
READ MORE“Flavors of innovation”?! Yes, flavors. A flavor is a distinctive variation on a theme (think flavors of ice cream) and today a lot of confusion and (useless?) debate is generated because we use the same word to refer …
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