Why do organisations find it difficult to change when facing a disruption? In part, because over time, what they know how to do migrates from resources to processes and finally values.
Politics Podcast: Bill Ferris on Australia’s innovation mission
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Innovation and Science Australia chair Bill Ferris launched a report this week setting out a plan that seeks to put Australia into the top tier of innovation nations by 2030.
The Australia 2030: Prosperity Through Innovation report offers five “imperatives for action”: Education, Industry, Government, Research and Development, and Culture and Ambition.
Research shows the ability to act strategically for the long term is a key component of successful leadership – and sorely lacking in Congress these days.
Scientists are rewarded with funding and publications when they come up with innovative findings. But in the midst of a ‘reproducibility crisis,’ being new isn’t the only thing to value about research.
President Trump’s first year was a rough one for scientists and others who value truth and expertise. Many rallied to the cause, while others used research to make the case for the value of science.
In their relentless pursuit of research commercialization, and bigger robots, universities might miss the real opportunity of technology - to make our world a better place.
Will nurses eventually be replaced by robots? Nurses themselves need to engage with the ongoing technological revolution in healthcare - to shape the future of the profession.
Artificial intelligence has so much beneficial potential that fears about it shouldn’t prompt new regulations. Existing rules already govern human and machine behavior.