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Silicon Valley’s Role as the Global Engine of Innovation

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Tom Foremski
Principal Journalist, Silicon Valley Watcher

What do you observe? Join us as Tom Foremski of Silicon Valley Watcher shares his observations and personal perspectives on Silicon Valley’s critical role in driving global innovation. Come with your own observations, and join the discussion.

As a reporter on “the business of technology and media”, Tom Foremski acts as your daily eyes-and-ears-on-Silicon-Valley, offering news and “Foremski’s Take” on issues ranging from product releases and media’s morphing, to industry events and organizational change. Tom is passionate about Silicon Valley, and offers his expert critical view to professional and casual players alike. To get your own daily dose, subscribe to Silicon Valley Watcher now through feedburner or email.

Tom Foremski was a columnist and reporter at the Financial Times until five years ago, when he left FT to become a “journalist blogger” and founded Silicon Valley Watcher. Crowd-Powered Media names Tom as #28 in the top 50 Silicon Valley influencers, and PR Week names Tom as one of the top eight “journalists you should know about”.

The Sustainability Revolution: Inspired Community Design

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Curt Johansen
Executive Vice President, TriadCommunities

Seeking inspiration for a sustainable future? Join us as Curt Johansen, EVP of Triad Communities, shares his aspirations, experiences and insights.

The advanced protection and preservation of our environment is integral to the well-being of future generations. Socially responsible development is now immutably on the political agendas of most politicians and many business leaders. Along with economic prosperity, these three concepts formulate the basis for sustainable development and blended-value creation.

Curt’s practical experience and research over the past twenty-five years has led him to understand the role of sustainable community in the creation of a true land ethic. He will explain how localizing five critical economic sectors can create healthy balance between globalization and strong communities. He will demonstrate how his own work is leading him toward the creation of perhaps the most sustainable community in the country, right here in the Bay Area. And he will invite us to explore how we might face the challenge of incorporating sustainable principles into our careers.

Innovation on the Edge of Chaos

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Bruce Sawhill, ePluribus Research
with Jim Herriot

Dr. Bruce Sawhill will tell the story of chaos theory from the viewpoint of how the history of science influences and is influenced by the history of civilization and cannot be considered separately. In particular, why is chaos theory a relatively recent invention when in principle it could have been discovered in Newton’s time? The implications for modern day personal and business life will be discussed.

Dr. Bruce Sawhill received his PhD in theoretical physics from Stanford University in 1985. After a postdoc at the Max Planck Institut in Munich, he settled at the Santa Fe Institute from 1991-97 to study chaos and complexity science. In 1997 he co-founded the Bios Group, a complexity science consulting group formed to apply cutting edge science to business problems. In 2002 he co-founded DayJet Corp., the world’s first per-seat on-demand jet taxi service.

Innovation and Innovation Management: Perspectives from Around the World

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What is it like to work with innovators across the globe? Join us as we explore the differences innovators experience working across the world.

Panel discussion with worldy members of the Innovation Society
moderated by Sue Lebeck and Howard Lieberman

Join us as we discover what Innovation Society members observe as they work with innovators and innovation managers from across the northen hemisphere. Discover perspectives from Japan, Pakistan, China, Israel, Finland, Sweden, Spain, France, Italy, Germany, England and Canada, as we enjoy a lively panel discussion with:

Kimberly Wiefling, consultant and innovation teacher
Francine Gordon, innovation teacher
Farrukh Shah Khan, technology programming producer
Tom Buckholtz, business advisor
Max Sims, industrial designer
Harlan Jacobs, angel investor and incubator director
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Learn about our colleagues’ globe-hopping projects. Listen to what they have discovered while working with distinct innovation cultures. Hear about cultural attitudes toward innovation, innovators, idea-development, risk management, funding and more. Discover the unique innovation challenges — and advantages — that might exist in other innovation communities.