The Gallup Management Journal recently published an article on what drives innovation in organizations. Shelley Mika disentangles innovation from creativity and identifies four driving principles of innovation, based on discussions with key thinkers and leaders. All four principles are focused on people: “Finding and fostering talent” — people settle where their talent is similar to [...]

New Scientist’s Robert Adler writes: “…we are fast approaching a new dark age. That, at least, is the conclusion of Jonathan Huebner, a physicist working at the Pentagon’s Naval Air Warfare Center in China Lake, California. He says the rate of technological innovation reached a peak a century ago and has been declining ever since. [...]

Article link: How U.S. should commit to technological innovation Jim Puzzanghera at the San Jose Mercury News writes, “a high-powered panel of business, academic and government leaders Wednesday [in a report] warned that without a major commitment to technological innovation, the United States risks abdicating its position as the world’s leading economic power.” Furthermore, “some [...]

Article link: Top EU countries outperform US in education survey EurActiv reports that a “the latest PISA survey has revealed a widening gap between student performances in OECD countries.” The Programme for International Student Assessment‘s tests of 15-year-olds’ mathematics, science, literacy and problem-solving skills show that EU students outperform US students, particularly in areas of [...]

Article link: Innovation and disruption still going hand in hand The New York Times reports that “the cutthroat environment of ever increasing competition could actually hinder future technological advances.” The drive for innovative business models in an increasingly deregulated and globalized environment creates rapid continuous change in the global economy. An American school textbook publisher, [...]