Collaboration and partnership are the watchwords as two century-old companies, Johnson & Johnson and GE, are looking outside their walls to encourage innovation. More
Government Innovation Techonomy Events
White House Tech Advisor Focuses on Innovation
Michael Kratsios came to Techonomy2018 to show the administration's support for innovation. The audience of tech and business leaders was polite but skeptical. More
Innovation Opinion Techonomy Events
Chinese Entrepreneurs Discard Silicon Valley’s Model
A unique combination of an enormous market, tenacious entrepreneurs and a gladiatorial environment has seen China catch up with the U.S. at an incredibly rapid and unexpected pace, says Kai-Fu Lee, CEO of Beijing based Sinovation Ventures and founding president of Google China. More
Esports and Live Culture: A Major New Movement
Livestreaming apps, like esports and HQ Trivia, are thriving thanks to advancements in technology. It is only the beginning. More
Audi Electric Sport Utility: Big Auto’s First Real Tesla Rival
The rollout of the electric sport utility offers a window into how car manufacturers with global scale will approach the electric market. More
Cities Innovation Transportation
Which Countries Are Winning the Self-Driving Race?
A new study from KPMG International ranks the Netherlands as the country most ready to support driverless cars, followed by Singapore and the United States. China ranks 16th. More
Want a Recipe for Stronger Cement? Just Add Carrots
Editors Choice: The humble carrot could be the key to creating a stronger cement and reducing cement's significant carbon footprint, according to an article in architecture and design magazine Dezeen. More
Community Insights Innovation Society
What’s the Purpose of Purpose?
Purpose tells you who you are and where you’re going. A compelling long-term vision for how a business sustainably benefits stakeholders, including society, is no chore. It's an opportunity. This is how companies will attract and retain the best people, and how they learn to adapt and react quickly to change. More
Global Tech Innovation The Internet
Why the Future will Require Mesh Governance
Society is evolving quickly, with power more and more in networks. In turn, network edges are gaining in power. What this means for all of us is daunting. The author outlines a new form of order and governance he sees emerging. More
A Tech “Trend” to Make You Look Ridiculous
Today's tech brouhaha: Scooters bring big money, big talk, and big controversy. More
China Will Probably Out-Innovate the World
While China is poised to become an innovation challenger, will it out-innovate its global competitors? The answer is a qualified yes. On its current path, China could develop transformative innovations on a global scale; it is already getting good at developing short-term, consumer-focused innovations. More
Community Insights Innovation Media & Marketing
Facebook’s Failures Invite an Entirely New Industry
In the wake of the Facebook data breach, a new industry will emerge, one that truly puts our data to work serving us. More
Community Insights Healthcare Innovation
Wearables Are Nice, But Not Ready for Serious Healthcare
Wearable technologies have the potential to revolutionize health care—but to reap the benefits devices need to be more accurate, doctors need to be more receptive to using the data, and systems need to be deeply integrated. More
Community Insights Healthcare Innovation
Healthcare Innovators Need the Establishment
The tech world is often quick to dismiss "traditional" healthcare as slow. But to push the sorely needed transformation within healthcare, technology players and today's healthcare stakeholders will have to collaborate. More
Bio & Life Sciences Innovation
India: A Wellspring of Untapped Genetic Knowledge
Now is a unique time in the history of world healthcare. We can sequence faster, and we can sequence at a lower cost. Indian genomic data will unlock more of life’s source code to benefit everyone. More
From the Magazine Innovation Startup Culture
Europe Lights the Tech Fuse
Europe is taking tech seriously, from the EU on down. Startups are skyrocketing, with entrepreneurs emerging from disparate sectors. Established companies across the continent are paying attention, and France under Macron is notably a champion of investment and innovation. More
Healthcare Innovation Partner Insights
A New Goal for Health: Seamless Care
As the healthcare industry moves away from "sick care" to prevention and healthy living, a new level of collaboration between health systems is needed, says Philips North America CEO. (Note: Philips is a Techonomy partner.) More
Community Insights Innovation Techonomy Events
The Future is Now
At Techonomy 2017, a humble group of high school students are awed to hear that the future is now: speaking to machines, telepathy, mind-controlled artificial limbs, and high-tech food production are no longer restricted to science fiction and are currently being developed in actuality at research labs or tech companies. Their inventors—scientists and entrepreneurs—presented their […] More
Innovation Society Techonomy Events The Internet
Techonomy 2017: Will Machines Serve Man or Vice Versa?
Business leaders, policy experts and engineers gathered at Techonomy 2017 for two days of discussion on the promise and perils of a tech-driven future. Status Update: It’s complicated. Attendees painted a picture of great progress driven by innovation, but the way forward is fraught with peril. More
Cities Innovation Techonomy Events
Urban Space: Missed Opportunities and Looming Changes
In what has become a recurring theme of Techonomy 2017, the technology is outracing society’s capacity to thoughtfully integrate it. Monday’s sessions on the future of cities was no exception. More
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