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Crystal Pepsi, seen here on sale recently as part of a nostalgia campaign, was considered one of Pepsi’s epic fails. (Creative Commons)

Enabling innovation: Lessons from Crystal Pepsi

It can be much easier to develop a new product than to actually get people to try it, even for big established brands. Where did launches for products like Crystal Pepsi go wrong?
Refugee Talent, a digital matching platform to assist refugees in finding work in Australia, emerged out of one of the Techfugee Sydney Hackathon events. alan jones/flickr

Refugees are helping others in their situation as social entrepreneurs

Social enterprises set up by refugees are also helping countries to overcome some of the challenges of economic and social integration of new arrivals.
University students experiment with human-robot interaction and autonomous manipulation, two elements of manufacturing’s future. Nikolaus Correll

To really help US workers, we should invest in robots

Today, the U.S. is leading the robotics revolution. But without timely investment, China will overtake us, and could permanently put Americans out of work.
Finding the way from lab bench to patent office can be hard. anyaivanova/Shutterstock.com

How to boost the business of science for the benefit of us all

Australia has never been short of inventors, scientists aren’t always at home in the ruthless world of commerce. But if they can be given a helping hand, it could help the entire economy.
Herman Mashaba, businessman and member of the Democratic Alliance, now mayor of Johannesburg. Jurgen Marx

Business people can make great politicians, but …

Business people who become politicians can bring fresh energy into the public service. They come from an ecosystem that is driven by urgency to produce measurable results.

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