Innovation

Ray Tomlinson – the alpha email

WHEN Ray Tomlinson inadvertently invented the email, he had no idea his coding and revolutionary use of the ‘@’ sign would change the world...
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UK sows seeds for farming breakthroughs

INNOVATIVE agricultural projects are in line for £30m in UK government funding. In a push for sustainable food production, a fund has been set up...

Clay Guillory: Printing a Dream House

Titan Robotics is based in an anonymous unit just off an interstate in Colorado Springs, tucked behind the Spruce Lodge motel and next door...
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Grit and gumption are key to ‘innovation nation’

‘Innovative’ is the word that binds together some of the UK’s greats, from James Dyson to George Bernard Shaw. JULIAN BIRKINSHAW, of the London Business School,...
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Slip into something ethical, like plastic-free workwear

ECO-FRIENDLY uniforms are the next step in the bid to cut plastic use. The plastics issue is high on the global agenda. The UK introduced...
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Many flavours of change: digital is the sweetest of all

As some of the mighty fall, others are on the rise — thanks to embracing ‘significant cultural transformation’ SINCE 2000, over 50 percent of Fortune...
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In for the long haul: Qantas to experiment with non-stop trips...

QANTAS Airways is planning to run test flights between London and Sydney to discover how planes, crews and passengers will cope with the longest...

Sallie Krawcheck (CEO Ellevest): Pouring scorn on outdated ideas

BEING ousted from a company during ‘restructuring’ is never pleasant for anyone. For many, it’s a time handed over to duvet days, crises of...

The big win

Business Vision’s Naomi Majid takes a look at successful corporate governance in South Africa to determine why it’s working, and if it can be...

Mary Robinson: A Lifetime Dedicated to Human Rights

Lawyer, legislator, social reformer, politician, and UN High Commissioner, Mary Robinson has been a powerful force for change in her native Ireland and across...