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Innovation
What 'systems thinking' actually means - and why it matters for innovation today
‘No man is an island’ is a well-known phrase, yet in practice, how often do we understand the interconnectedness of everything around us? Enter systems thinking.
Innovation
These 'New Champions' are the business innovators the world needs now
Business pioneers are central to building a better collective future in the face of emerging technologies, environmental challenges and radically changing markets.
Artificial Intelligence
AI could make weather forecasts more accurate. Here’s how
A new model can analyze past weather patterns to predict future events, much more efficiently and potentially more accurately than today’s technology, researchers have found.
Innovation
Measuring innovation? Forget company value, and ask how inclusive the community is
Try looking at innovation from the angle of daily quality of life, measuring social mobility or a sense of wellbeing. Leuven in Belgium is a city being awarded for doing so.
Artificial Intelligence
Here's how opinions on the impact of artificial intelligence differ around the world
This data on worldwide opinions of artificial intelligence and job automation highlight how education, gender, location, age and income all play a role.
Agriculture, Food and Beverage
Maggots on the menu: the pet foods using insect protein to help the planet
Edible insects are being used in cat and dog food as a healthy, more sustainable and low-carbon alternative to meat.
Artificial Intelligence
Designing a robot? AI can tell you which shape will work best
Researchers’ at Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a robotics system which can optimize its shape for traversing various terrain types.
Climate Change
Why this mushroom could be your next house, handbag or ‘hamburger’
Derived from fungus, mycelium is proving to be a sustainable alternative material – in the worlds of fashion, packaging and food production.
Global Health
Industry innovation: How has COVID-19 changed global healthcare?
Healthcare leaders can learn from the rapid response to the COVID-19 crisis when innovating in future, according to McKinsey.
COVID-19
This is how COVID-19 is changing the design of buildings
The International WELL Building Institute oversees a global set of standards for buildings aimed at promoting the health of their occupants, now with a focus on COVID-19.
Food2020
How Food Innovation Hubs will scale technology to transform our food system
To ensure everyone in the global food system can benefit from technology, Food Innovation Hubs will drive solutions to meet local challenges and scale impact.
Pioneers of Change Summit 2020
This man designed a sleeping-bag coat to help the homeless keep warm
The death of a homeless man in the Netherlands prompted a young designer to act.
Pioneers2020
Cities that fly the rainbow flag are also the most innovative. Here's why
A new report has found a correlation between innovation and LBGT+ inclusivity in the world's cities. Who scored highest - and who still has work to do?
Pioneers2020
These countries spend the most on research and development
Spending on R&D can help an economy out-compete its rivals, attract more investment, boost its exports and more – but some countries are stagnating.
Pioneers of Change Summit 2020
If pandemic productivity is up, why is innovation slowing down?
A new study by commissioned by Microsoft and conducted by Boston Consulting Group and KRC Research, shows that working from home has caused productivity to go up, but at the expense of in...