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Entrepreneurship
Waves of change: Understanding the driving force of innovation cycles
Expert Dorothy Neufeld has analyzed the 6 different waves of innovation, from water power in 1775 to robots and drones in 2020.
Leadership
The growth triple play: Creativity, analytics, and purpose
Only 7% of companies focus on creativity, analytics and purpose as a combined priority, yet businesses that do enjoy revenue growth rates of around 12%.
COVID-19
How not to create a civic tech organization and what to do instead
Civic tech organizations have an important role to play in the COVID-19 recovery. A new guide offers advice for creating organizations for change.
Entrepreneurship
How industrialisation could future-proof MENA’s Gulf economies
MENA business leaders describe how encouraging industrialisation has bolstered economic diversification in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region.
UpLink
12 innovators improving the lives – and livelihoods – of Indonesia’s informal sector workers
Indonesia's waste problem has reached an alarming scale. These solutions are contributing to the country's plan to reduce marine plastic leakage by 70%.
Advanced Manufacturing and Production
'Makerspaces' boost community resilience. It's time to support them
Aligned to the Maker movement, these workshops encourage local innovation and production in times of crisis. It's time for governments to support them
Innovation
The 3 pillars of China's booming start-up ecosystem
In recent decades, China has shifted from being a manufacturing hub to an innovation powerhouse. What made the transition possible?
Entrepreneurship
In Paris, refugees are becoming fashion designers, thanks to this project
The Reprise Project offers training for migrants to transform second-hand clothes into fashionable menswear, from a workshop in a southern Paris suburb.
Entrepreneurship
3 ways to unlock the world-changing power of start-ups
Technology pioneers don't just need a genius idea – they need to develop in an ecosystem that nurtures them with all the elements needed to grow.
Gender Parity
8 female CEOs on bridging the gender gap in tech
Leading women from this year's group of World Economic Forum Technology Pioneers share their thoughts on overcoming gender bias.
Africa
Funding for Africa's startups is at a record high - this is where it's going
A new report by AfricArena predicts that venture capital funding for African startups will reach a record of $2.25 billion and $2.8 billion this year.
Private Investors
How female founders and investors are shaking up venture capital
DecaBillion+ is an initiative that recognizes female talent and plans to mobilize $10 billion in venture capital investment by 2026 to close the gender gap
Private Investors
The secret to a successful startup? Letting employees own it
A study conducted by Wharton finance professors has identified potential outcomes when venture capital firms have common ownership of startups.
Leadership
This 4-step technique is helping leaders set meaningful goals
Nano Tools for Leaders are leadership tools which take less than 15 minutes to learn, with the potential to significantly improve leadership success.
Leadership
12 new leadership books, recommended by Adam Grant
Organizational psychologist Adam Grant has described reading a great book as 'a great investment.' Here he makes 12 recommendations for your reading list.