My husband and I are active participants in the now-familiar data-informed “sharing economy”-- a collection of cloud-based networks matching temporarily available assets with the people who need them now. Avid AirBnB hosts, my former home office frequently holds vacationers and future San Franciscans as they discover The City. ZipCar members now too, we let go of our rarely needed second car (a sexy 300ZX) with…
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Warmed up by Clean Tech Open last month, I next had the pleasure of wallowing in the creative juices of GreenBiz’ VERGE@GreenBuild conference. This was PlayLand for anyone interested in building a smarter tomorrow. Focused on the built environment, VERGE opened with a 48-hour marathon of creativity referred to as HackCity. It continued with…
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As the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday approaches, I am grateful for the technology ingenuity that is busy at work, helping us break down the man-made walls separating us from our own smarter future.
One great way to thank our technology innovators is to join them on their “Hero’s Journey”. This is the raison d'être of the Clean Tech Open, the world-class mentorship program for the clean tech…
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In Austin, Texas last week, the SXSW Eco community convened for its second year to address “the need for a concerted, cross sector approach to solving the recognized challenges facing the economy, the environment and civil society”. Their aim: “to drive the conversation of sustainability beyond rhetoric and towards solutions. “
The SXSW Eco folks are perhaps naming our era as they reach out to “professionals at the…
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In the after-glow of holiday magic, we are reminded of our power - and responsibility - to create magic in the world. Suspending disbelief, we stretch our imaginations and, at least for a time, expand our view of what is possible.
Recently, my colleagues and I answered an invitation to consider how to expand our collective view of what is possible in the field of commercial space. In responding to DARPA’s One…
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You know by now that I like to quote from Vision 2050: A new agenda for business. If 30+ leaders, mostly from the C-suites of the world's largest companies, took the time to write it, I think it only right that I should take the time to read it.
This week's quote is a nice support for our spotlighted story (our first "Conversation") on Innovation Alliances for the 21st…
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As an Iowa girl who began her career at the University of Wisconsin, the Green Bay Packers were my first NFL home team. I settled in to the 45th Super Bowl ready to let the Green and Gold make me proud. After an impressive first-half Green Bay rally, followed by a comeback by the Pittsburg Steelers to make this the fight we expected to see, The Pack ultimately prevailed. I was never so happy about a football game.
But even as Green was dominating on the field, "Green" was…
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