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Enjoyed hearing Daniel Susskind on IMFPodcast, talking about economic growth, innovation, and ideas. His main assertion is that economic growth - with #innovation as its primary driver - stems from ideas. Therefore, policies that enable people to unleash their #creativity and facilitate ideation are key to driving development. We need to balance thinking and doing, yes, but let’s continue to harness and leverage the power of imagination and ideas as we move humanity forward. #EconomicGrowth #innovation https://lnkd.in/dzcr5VMT

Learning.com CEO, Lisa O'Masta was on a recent podcast discussing the importance of using technology safely and preparing students for using tech in the real world by teaching the use of technology in the classroom. Give it a listen!

Today's episode of Tech Talks features a conversation with Sir Vince Cable, former Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, and leader of the Liberal Democrats. What can you expect if you tune in? The slides feature a few quotes to give you a flavour, but I think there are three main areas of discussion 👇 Government's Role in Supporting Tech A key focus of Sir Vince's tenure was promoting and co-financing R&D in emerging industries like fintech and advanced manufacturing. However, he warns government against "picking winners" by heavily subsidising individual firms, arguing this approach has often backfired: "That's not what the government should be doing." Balancing Regulation and Innovation Sir Vince acknowledges the delicate balance to strike between regulating powerful tech giants and allowing innovation to flourish. On one hand, he points to China's heavy-handed crackdown on tech leaders, versus the other extreme where a hands-off approach in the US has allowed tech titans like Elon Musk to accumulate immense, unchecked power. Ultimately, Sir Vince believes the UK must find a "middle way" that prevents the abuse of monopoly power without stifling innovation. Positioning the UK for Tech Leadership Sir Vince argues the UK must shed its "delusions of grandeur" and believes the UK should focus on building robust regional tech clusters and improving access to growth capital for startups - areas where the country has historically underperformed. It's on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and all the usual places now! Thank-you to Rory Burton for helping set this interview up 🙏 Harvey Nash Nash Squared #Technology #Podcast #Leadership

🎙️ Revolutionizing AI: How Stephanie Sylvestre is Empowering People Through Technology What if technology wasn’t just about solving problems but about making people feel smarter, more confident, and empowered? That’s exactly what Stephanie Sylvestre, co-founder of Avatar Buddy, LLC, has dedicated her career to achieving. In the latest episode of the Flourish Media Co Podcast, hosted by Thais Tuffi Graham , EE, MSPPM, Founder and Head of AI at InteliArt.ai, and a former Fortune 500 leader at Royal Caribbean and General Motors, Stephanie shares her journey from corporate IT to launching Avatar Buddy. With 30 years of experience driving tech innovation at companies like Burger King, Subway, and HP, Stephanie reveals: 💡 Key Takeaways: 1️⃣ What inspired her to create Avatar Buddy, a generative AI platform designed to help people level up in business and life. 2️⃣ The transformative power of generative AI in uplifting marginalized communities, as highlighted in her TEDx talk. 3️⃣ Why inclusion and accessibility are at the heart of impactful technology. ✨ Be Inspired: Visit avatarbuddy.ai to explore how Avatar Buddy can help you solve challenges and grow with confidence. 📽️ Watch Stephanie’s TEDx talk, The Unseen Revolution: Generative AI’s Impact on Marginalized Communities, here: https://lnkd.in/eisqZTZ2. 📅 Don’t Miss Out: Join us this February in Miami for the Flourish Media Conference, where women entrepreneurs come together to network, learn, and collaborate with inspiring leaders like Stephanie. 🔗 Explore the Flourish Media Membership: Ready to elevate your business and connect with a thriving community? Learn more about Flourish Media Membership here: https://lnkd.in/eBk_cGks. 💻 Want to connect with your perfect audience through a podcast like this? Learn more about InteliBytes at https://lnkd.in/eC33QV3N. Follow Flourish Media Co on LinkedIn for more tools, strategies, and stories that empower women entrepreneurs to thrive. Together, we’re building opportunities and breaking barriers. #WomenInBusiness #AIForStartups #FlourishMediaPodcast #AvatarBuddy #GenerativeAI #WomenEntrepreneurs #TechForGood

Our Innovation Labs provide a collaborative environment where entrepreneurs can come to innovate, create and grow, together! Whether you’re developing new green technologies it’s pioneering sustainable practises, our facilities have everything to you need to help turn ideas into reality. For more information, listen to the below video where our Innovation Manager Grant Walker discuss the concept of the labs in more detail, or visit our website: https://lnkd.in/ePRsZPv8 Thanks to Johnston Media for helping us create the podcast this video snippet is from. #msipdundee #MSIPInnovationLabs #sustainableinnovation

Thrilled to have joined the "Today in Tech" series for a riveting conversation on the evolution of innovation. Over the last two decades, we've witnessed groundbreaking advancements predominantly emerging from intrepid Silicon Valley pioneers backed by venture capital. However, the tides are shifting.   Research laboratories, academic minds, and dedicated R&D teams are increasingly becoming the architects of tomorrow, sculpting the future of product and technology development. In my discussion with Keith Shaw, we explored these transformative trends and the fresh paradigms shaping the next 10 to 20 years.   As we stand on the cusp of these exciting changes, it's clear that collaboration and interdisciplinary approaches will pave the way for the next wave of breakthroughs.   Listen to the full episode to uncover the insights into the future of tech and innovation. https://lnkd.in/g2QZ32iU   Join the conversation and share your vision for the future of technology!   #InnovationEvolution #TechTrends #ResearchAndDevelopment #CollaborativeInnovation #FutureTech #TechPodcast

I recently recorded a new episode of the Beyond Value Creation podcast with Noah Healy who has a remarkable personal story of a battle with the Patent office that has led to him developing some startlingly different thoughts on the future of the relationship between man and technology. Noah is an Algorithmist with a Conscience who takes a lot of inspiration from Alan Turing and sees a fundamental disconnect in the modern world between those of us that have grown up with a typical Aristotelian view of the world, based on human logic and a new generation of thinkers who apply computational logic. Whilst this could become a highly philosophical debate, Noah has a remarkable knack of using real life examples to illustrate how we need to change our perspective of the world to really be able to transform it with technology. Whilst technology is moving at a sometimes terrifyingly fast pace, we humans are simply not keeping up and that needs to change. Tune in to the next episode, live now, and find out why we need to look to the younger generations to better adapt ourselves for the future that is coming. https://lnkd.in/ew_NsCiQ

If you focus on the negative and the cost of things, you will never see just how wonderful it actually is. There are miracles happening every day, and people are making them happen, you simply have to be the person to see it. Focusing on just the cost in the negative side will prevent you from ever seeing the world of possibilities that are closer to you than you think. Listen to the most recent episode of my #podcast: There Is Reason To Be Optimistic https://lnkd.in/eqccPrKR

The teams at Skills Society and Social Innovation Canada, with a host of key helpers, are convening an important conversation in May about the future of social innovation labs. The first of several podcasts is available below. While labs are clearly only one, complementary and niche way to contribute to the scale and depth of change we need to make on stubborn societal challenges, they bring a lot to the table. So, what do they look like? What niche role do they play in change-making work? What kind of results are reasonable to expect? How do design and implement excellent initiatives? What type of funding, policy, cultural eco-system do we need to help them thrive? These are some of the questions explored in this series and the face to face event in May. Take a look!