Innovation

American Science and the Solar Eclipse of 1878

Aug 14
North America
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As the U.S. preps for a rare total solar eclipse on August 21, a journalist looks back on the furor surrounding that same event when it happened back in 1878.

Science — No Longer Just Fiction — at Comic-Con

Aug 10, 2017
North America

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Real-world science was prominently on display alongside pop culture at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con.

The Road Ahead for Connected Vehicles

Jul 28, 2017
Global Focus, North America

Mass-market driverless cars are farther off in the future than media hype would suggest, and big automakers will maintain major strategic advantages.

Saving Journalism: What Big Media Can Learn from Non-profits

Jul 27, 2017
North America

Innovation in media is often led by non-traditional organizations. For-profit brands can learn a lot from them, notes this opinion piece.

Bay Area 2.0: How Hong Kong and China are Forging a New Innovation Economy

Jul 25, 2017
Asia-Pacific, China

Hong Kong’s relationship with China is more sustainable than many think because it is beneficial economically for the island and the mainland, writes Wharton Dean Geoffrey Garrett in this opinion[…]

Why Smart Cities Need to Be Happy Ones, Too

Jul 07, 2017
Asia-Pacific, India, North America

Sam Pitroda, who revolutionized India’s telecom industry among other accomplishments, says that technology alone won’t make smart cities successful.

Mapping Critical Knowledge for Digital Transformation

Jul 06, 2017
Global Focus
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When companies digitalize in the context of their strategic knowledge, it can uncover powerful growth opportunities.

Disruptors Need to Continue Innovating – or Be Disrupted

Jun 19, 2017
North America
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In the digital era, companies that have distinguished themselves as disruptors cannot afford to rest on their laurels, according to a new paper from Wharton's Mack Institute.