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Weekly Trend: Two Ways Electric Vehicles Will Progress in 2015 | 1776

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Weekly Trend: Two Ways Electric Vehicles Will Progress in 2015. January 23, 2015. World Leaders Seek Innovative Solutions to Climate Change. Electric vehicles broke sales records in 2014, charging past expectations. Yet, as we look toward President Barack Obama’s ambitious goal of 1 million EVs on the road by the end of 2015, new records may not be enough. Tesla also projected a record year, estimating 33,000 vehicles delivered globally. So why haven’t EVs caught on as quickly as expected? But that’s not...

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3 Ways Smartphones—and Startups Using Them—Are Disrupting Health Care | 1776

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3 Ways Smartphones and Startups Using Them Are Disrupting Health Care. February 7, 2014. Energy Columnist, 1776. 5 Digital Health Trends Showing the Power of the People. Smartphones have become ubiquitous in everyday lives, with mobile games such as Candy Crush Saga and Angry Birds providing distraction to millions of users. Now, though, companies and startups are leveraging the technology of smartphones to innovate in the health care market. Which aims to use smartphone technology to help people with di...

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2015: Looking to Startups for New Solutions to Public Safety Problems | 1776

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2015: Looking to Startups for New Solutions to Public Safety Problems. January 9, 2015. Chief of Police, Washington Metropolitan Police Department. Member Spotlight: Boxer Analytics Makes Sense of Emojis. So how do we continue to leverage technology to serve as a force multiplier when police resources may be stretched thin? How can others help us create practical solutions to difficult problems? We’re looking to startups for answers. Chief of Police, Washington Metropolitan Police Department. Business De...

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Are Startup Visas the Only Way for Global Cities to Lure Foreign Talent? | 1776

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Are Startup Visas the Only Way for Global Cities to Lure Foreign Talent? January 22, 2015. Challenge Cup Reporting Fellow, 1776. Member Spotlight: Boxer Analytics Makes Sense of Emojis. When it comes to startups, cofounders place a particular premium on who they hire to execute their vision. From an investment standpoint, too, the team who is behind the venture is everything. What does it take for a startup city or nation to become a magnet for talent? This isn’t a unique desire. To an extent, it is ...

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From Army Beginnings to National Recognition and Acquisition, RideScout Flourishes | 1776

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From Army Beginnings to National Recognition and Acquisition, RideScout Flourishes. September 5, 2014. Teresa K. Traverse. Member Spotlight: Boxer Analytics Makes Sense of Emojis. Sometimes the best startups are born out of necessity. When transportation app RideScout’s CEO and cofounder Joseph. He was wrong. And so RideScout. We’re surrounded by all these options. We just can’t see the options, Kopser says. What was just an idea is now pretty darn exciting that so many people are involved with it. Our t...

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Health | 1776

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Ostendio Protects Against Health Data Breaches. Teresa K. Traverse. How Wearables Can Go From Hype to Impact. Health Innovation for the 99 Percent. Executive Director, La Clínica del Pueblo. Robotic Integration Into Our Daily Lives: Now and the Future. 5 Digital Health Trends Showing the Power of the People. An NFL Opportunity for Startups. Innovating Around Pharma Price Hikes. Curator, Health Startup Digest. Connecting Clinics to Kitchens: Health for America at MedStar Health Creates WellRooted.

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2015: The Year Competency-Based Education Displaced Traditional College Degrees | 1776

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2015: The Year Competency-Based Education Displaced Traditional College Degrees. January 8, 2015. President, Balance Inc. Innovative Models for Low-Cost Graduate Degrees. This piece is the first article in a two-part series. Look forward to part two next week. These felicitous facts have created unanticipated competition for universities, now threatened in their traditional role as the necessary mobility portal for our society. In order to innovate sustainably, companies will roll out implementation plan...

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How Female Empowerment Can Stop Ebola and Power Innovation | 1776

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How Female Empowerment Can Stop Ebola and Power Innovation. December 8, 2014. Cofounder and President, Memunatu Magazine. Photo courtesy of Menunatu.). 5 Digital Health Trends Showing the Power of the People. Fact: The Ebola crisis continues to drastically affect communities in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea. We see stalled economies, thousands dead, and thousands more left to live with the psychological and social effects for year to come. West African women and girls are the most affected. A stunted...

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6 Tips for Edtech Success | 1776

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6 Tips for Edtech Success. October 20, 2014. Founder and CEO , ThinkCERCA. Photo courtesy of NWABR, Flickr / Creative Commons). Innovative Models for Low-Cost Graduate Degrees. Innovation is the key to making equitable access to excellence possible. It is truly exciting to see the amount of talent, knowledge, skill and capital that education has attracted over the past couple of years. Here are six of the most important things I’ve learned along the way and my top tips for fellow edtech entrepreneurs.

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12 Ways to Create a ‘Virtual Startup’ Within Your Large Organization | 1776

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12 Ways to Create a ‘Virtual Startup’ Within Your Large Organization. July 14, 2014. Chief Innovation Officer, MedStar Health. 5 Digital Health Trends Showing the Power of the People. In part 1, I discussed the three reasons why large organizations are in need of the nimbleness, energy and future focus of startups. Innovation centers are the rising tide. After all, who can be against innovation? What exactly does an innovation center within a healthcare system do? Piloting and incubating projects for new...