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fromFast Company
1 day ago

5 lessons from disruptive innovators who changed the world

Disruptive innovations repeatedly transform societies by enabling broader access, preventive approaches, and rapid technological shifts that reshape daily life and institutions.
fromFortune
4 days ago

Economist awarded Nobel prize before his morning coffee or walking his dog: 'I had no clue that anything like this was going to happen' | Fortune

Three researchers who probed the process of business innovation won the Nobel memorial prize in economics Monday for explaining how new products and inventions promote economic growth and human welfare, even as they leave older companies in the dust. Their work was credited with helping economists better understand how ideas and technology succeed by disrupting established ways - a process as old as steam locomotives replacing horse-drawn wagons and as contemporary as e-commerce shuttering shopping malls.
World news
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Higher education
fromHarvard Gazette
3 weeks ago

Lawrence Katz named Citation Laureate - Harvard Gazette

Lawrence Katz was named a 2025 Citation Laureate for influential, highly cited research on wages, inequality, and technological change.
fromOpen Culture
4 weeks ago

A 107-Year-Old Irish Farmer Reflects on the Changes He's Seen During His Life (1965)

Talk to a clear-head­ed 107-year-old today, and you could expect to hear sto­ries of ado­les­cence in the Great Depres­sion, or - if you're lucky - the Jazz Age seen through a child's eyes. It's no com­mon expe­ri­ence to have been formed by the age of radio and live deep into the age of the smart­phone, but arguably, Michael Fitz­patrick lived through even greater civ­i­liza­tion­al trans­for­ma­tion. Born in Ire­land in 1858, he sat for the inter­view above 107 years lat­er in 1965, which was broad­cast on tele­vi­sion.
History
fromEntrepreneur
1 month ago

How I Built a Business That Thrives Through Constant Disruption - and How You Can Too | Entrepreneur

It’s not just noise - it’s acceleration. Thanks to positive feedback loops like Wright's Law, the pace of technological change really is speeding up. Better tools lead to better tools.
Business
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fromFortune
3 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy: AI will mean fewer jobs and we already cut 27,000 people from Amazon's workforce

fromFortune
3 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy: AI will mean fewer jobs and we already cut 27,000 people from Amazon's workforce

Women in technology
fromForbes
2 months ago

Leading Through Rapid Change: 6 Key Challenges To Master Today

Leaders must address the challenges of balancing empathy with accountability, navigating hybrid work, and adapting to rapid technological advancements.
Philosophy
fromThe Walrus
2 months ago

The AI Revolution Is a Heist | The Walrus

AI technology will swiftly displace existing jobs and industries, showcasing the principle of creative destruction.
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