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Twitter is the preferred channel for quick banter for over 175 million users around the world including our political leaders. Over half of the heads of states and governments of the G20 meeting in Seoul on November 11 and 12... |
With billions of people who can connect with each other almost instantly, the community is global - even smaller communities are global in scale. In a market of voices, how do you help people 'Connect Better'? What you want to... |
With the internet, the concept of the nation-state as something bounded by distance is beginning to die. We now have many nations within each other, bounded by culture and values. Ben will be asking what the internet means for... |
Entrepreneur Jean-Claude Biver, famous for his work at Hublot, talks about innovation, creativity, and his philosophy that can be summarized by three commandments: "be the first, be unique, be different". |
Lifted Up! Participants of Lift Conference 2011 pour into the main auditorium at the CICG in Geneva. Photography by Ivo Näpflin; Music by Loveshadow ft. Snowflake & Alex Beroza. |
"What an amazing time in human history. Among other things, there is a revolution in revolutions. Up until three weeks ago [during the events in Tunisia], all revolutions throughout history had leaders..."
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Dorian Selz's companies are great examples of what could be deemed virtual organizations. Flat hierarchies, less management, geographically dispersed teams are all part of his daily life with local.ch and now Memonic. He will... |
What happens if we stop trying to understand consumers’ needs, and start cultivating empty spaces where people can innovate for themselves? In other words, letting go of the dream of a perfect, scientific innovation process by... |
Artist Yuri Suzuki talks about his experience with dyslexia, approaching music for dyslexics and presents his "Color Chaser 2010" project. |
With the advent of gamification, we've seen a recent proliferation of points, badges and other game mechanics in lots of on-line services. Based on various projects, Steffen offers an insightful and critical perspective on how... |
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