Sentences with phrase «n't focus on innovation»

I know that this will raise a howl of denial from many senior members of the profession but the reward structure for law students is generally not focused on innovation.

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Overall, the scorecard highlighted several overarching trends: globally, women don't get access to an equal share of resources; men still dominate in key leadership positions; and growth capital and innovation ecosystems primarily focus on businesses run by men.

Tribal branding is focused on a new kind of consumer — one that isn't a consumer, but a prosumer, helping to form the direction for demand and innovation rather than absorbing the new direction created by the producer.

This edition is focused on everything not related to the sexual harassment scandal: Startup failure rates, Blue Apron, and corporate innovation.

Other companies with world - class R&D groups built radical innovations only to see their company fumble the future and others reap the rewards (think of Xerox and the personal computer, Fairchild and integrated circuits, Kodak and digital photography, etc.) Common themes in these failures were, 1) without a direct connection to the customer advanced R&D groups built products without understanding user needs, and 2) the core of the company was so focused on execution of current products that it couldn't see that the future didn't look like the past.

There's a bit more moving money around, focusing on innovation, which is clearly in the interest of business, but our view here is that innovation must be lead by business not by government.

«Ultimately, there does not seem to be a systematic problem associated with failure (or fraud) on Kickstarter, and the vast majority of projects do seem to deliver,» says Professor Ethan Mollick, who has a focus on innovation and entrepreneurship, in Kickstarter's statement announcing the results of the research.

The end of 20 percent time won't be the end of innovation at Google, though: engineers will continue to work on new ideas, albeit in a more focused way, at Google X lab.

«In a moment where, for example, the financials can focus on innovation, not just regulation, they need someone to help them.

Travis Kalanick, co-founder and CEO of ride - hailing service Uber, said Wednesday he's going to take as long as possible to go public — responding to critics and stressing he's focused on product and innovation, not liquidity.

To successfully scale your culture and remain a company that values innovation, focus on your relationships and not your bottom line.

And in a culture like Japan's, where it is customary to remove your shoes upon entering someone's home, it makes sense that innovation would focus on making sure there aren't any smells coming from your feet.

«The challenge isn't just selling better features and specifications today, but also focusing on meaningful innovation that makes the next gadget purchased more valuable than the last», Stephen Baker, NPD's vice president of industry analysis, says.

Co-founder of Appstori.com, a crowdfunding platform, makes the following four predictions: (i) Vertical platforms will emerge to focus on select market segments; (ii) Crowdfunding platforms will evolve into «full - service» communities to better meet the needs of their members; (iii) Creativity and innovation through online crowdfunding will be supported not just by individuals but by organizations as well; and (iv) Benefits - based crowdfunding will complement equity - based platforms

Additionally, except as noted below in certain circumstances, we do not provide cash or equity incentives tied to performance criteria, which could cause employees to focus solely on short - term returns at the expense of long - term growth and innovation.

This time, however, it is not increasingly complex and sophisticated financial instruments that they are focused on but a different kind of innovation.

GFI's innovation department has two primary areas of focus — firstly, encouraging scientists and entrepreneurs to join the plant - based and cultured meat industries, and secondly, supporting the ongoing success of existing companies in the industry.26 They have assembled a list of potential companies based on what they believe are promising ideas that have not been capitalized on, 27 and they have developed a list of more than 220 entrepreneurs and scientists, many of whom take part in monthly video calls led by GFI.28 In the last year, they have had some success in assisting in the founding of a plant - based meat company in India, Good Dot, and a plant - based fish company in the U.S., SeaCo.29 The companies have both raised millions in venture capital and are making progress towards competition with animal products.30 Although venture capitalist funding is a good indication that the companies themselves will be successful, and while the companies might not exist without GFI, it is unclear what portion of the responsibility for the companies» outcomes should be attributed to GFI.

Jovic didn't elaborate on Office Depot's values, but the company's site lists «integrity, innovation, inclusion, customer focus and accountability» as its values.

Wouldn't be nice if the media focused more on these types of innovations, rather than beating * only * the pizza as a veggie drum?

Adrian Holovaty is the poster boy for this type of innovation, and the creation of a «Tools Team» at WashingtonPost.com — talented developers who focus on content and are part of the newsroom, not the I.T. department — pays dividends for that site on what seems like a weekly basis.

«The policy innovation at the state level has largely been focused on power and not on comprehensive solutions,» said John Larsen, an analyst at the Rhodium Group.

The focus on innovation is just as important for other types of biotechnology companies, even ones that are not in the business of making drugs.

Q: We're pretty far from Brussels, so I thought it would be safe to ask this question: Given the breathtaking pace in China and India, isn't it time for the E.U. to stop spending the lion's share of its budget on agricultural subsidies, and focus much more heavily on research and innovation?

Or is it just the innovation needed to begin to shake up higher education policy and place greater power and focus on the students, and not just on the institutions?

Clear Expectations Required for Next Hillsborough Superintendent, Expert Says Tampa Bay Times, 1/22/15 «Andres Antonio Alonso, a professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, said Elia's abrupt dismissal without cause came as a surprise to the world that knows the Hillsborough district as one focused on stability and innovation, not turbulence.»

It's striving to be a supportive partner for states and an engine of innovation, not an agency focused primarily on compliance.

This is because we wanted to focus on how learning is organised and might be organised in new situations, not on how schooling is currently organised when many blame its bureaucratic structures as a brake on innovation.

The report concluded that while plans did not largely focus on STEM innovation, there were four main policies that continuously appeared.

City - based education organizations, or «harbormasters» and others who coordinate efforts to improve education within a city to incubate new school models; work to attract talented entrepreneurs to develop break - the - mold innovations; and build an infrastructure of charter school supports that allow operators to focus more energy spent on innovative educational approaches, not operations.

Yet, this year, I find that I am not as focused on analyzing best practices employed, the innovations undertaken in implementing more technology in my classroom, or even my end - of - course student growth data measures.

(e) The board shall establish the information needed in an application for the approval of a charter school; provided that the application shall include, but not be limited to, a description of: (i) the mission, purpose, innovation and specialized focus of the proposed charter school; (ii) the innovative methods to be used in the charter school and how they differ from the district or districts from which the charter school is expected to enroll students; (iii) the organization of the school by ages of students or grades to be taught, an estimate of the total enrollment of the school and the district or districts from which the school will enroll students; (iv) the method for admission to the charter school; (v) the educational program, instructional methodology and services to be offered to students, including research on how the proposed program may improve the academic performance of the subgroups listed in the recruitment and retention plan; (vi) the school's capacity to address the particular needs of limited English - proficient students, if applicable, to learn English and learn content matter, including the employment of staff that meets the criteria established by the department; (vii) how the school shall involve parents as partners in the education of their children; (viii) the school governance and bylaws; (ix) a proposed arrangement or contract with an organization that shall manage or operate the school, including any proposed or agreed upon payments to such organization; (x) the financial plan for the operation of the school; (xi) the provision of school facilities and pupil transportation; (xii) the number and qualifications of teachers and administrators to be employed; (xiii) procedures for evaluation and professional development for teachers and administrators; (xiv) a statement of equal educational opportunity which shall state that charter schools shall be open to all students, on a space available basis, and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, sex, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age, ancestry, athletic performance, special need, proficiency in the English language or academic achievement; (xv) a student recruitment and retention plan, including deliberate, specific strategies the school will use to ensure the provision of equal educational opportunity as stated in clause (xiv) and to attract, enroll and retain a student population that, when compared to students in similar grades in schools from which the charter school is expected to enroll students, contains a comparable academic and demographic profile; and (xvi) plans for disseminating successes and innovations of the charter school to other non-charter public schools.

And many do not consider the advantages of turning to neuroscience, or focusing on STEAM which adds both opportunities for furthering curiosity and inquiry and also preparing students for 21st century innovations and careers.

«Deliberately or not, President Obama, whom I supported, has shifted the focus from resources and innovation and collaboration to blaming it all on dedicated teachers,» Weingarten says.

Furthermore, their focus on charter expansion indicates that improving the traditional public school system in the local area is not the top priority and that AF views charters as alternatives to district schools, not labs for innovation.

Lincoln's body of work is exceptional, and focuses not only on what's - next innovation and quality, but also on bettering the community through sustainable practices.

Nissan Intelligent Mobility encompasses three core areas of innovation, not solely focused on autonomous drive:

They just need to focus more on improving on what they know best and coming out with innovations that can't be found on any other mobile platforms.

With such a positive response for the Tablet S we expect the company will focus on the strength of its recognizable design and veer away from experimenting with more unique form factors, but don't be surprised if Sony pulls out another quirky tablet innovation sometime this year.

NSFX believes strongly in innovation — not innovation for the sake of it but rather practical innovation geared toward being a market leader with a focus on making our client's trading experience user - friendly, seamless, intuitive, and quick.

Tabacaru implies that Western art has become too dry, intellectual, and abstracted — the vocabulary she employs asks the listener to focus on the alterity of the African works and grasp not just the artists» innovation, but how their innovation might be of use to Western consumers and collectors.

He studies what you might call the ecology of innovation, with a particular focus these days on fostering advances that don't harm the environment.

Of course they are focusing on near term solutions such as renewable energy, cool materials, life cycle of electronics, etc., but we also are encouraging them to think about how technological solutions may not only have cascading implications on the environment, but how a new innovation may further disadvantage poor people or others with limited access.

Public financing for energy alternatives should be focused on fostering innovation and achieving the largest possible reduction in heat - trapping emissions per dollar invested — not on promoting the growth of an industry that has repeatedly shown itself to be a highly risky investment.

Successful mitigation of climate change is not about finding «a solution,» but developing appropriate institutional and policy options for technological innovation — options that allow experimentation and progress on multiple fronts, tolerate risk, accept that there will be both successes and failures, and focus on creating the initial conditions for progress.

Cooling solutions are an essential need for everyday life — from cold supply chains for fresh produce, safe storage of life saving vaccines and medicines, to safe work and educational environments that increase productivity — cooling needs are not just an air conditioner, but a necessity that puts the focus on super-efficient technologies and innovation to meet our needs.

Adding an agency lens would in this context be to not only bring a ready - made solution or technology, but also focus on supporting people's ability to make informed choices and to develop their own innovations.

Since global emissions are just a function of energy infrastructure (mostly), I don't know why the COP aren't already focusing on energy innovation instead of emissions...

If they don't, then companies will focus on other, more urgent demands: price, quality, innovation, design and branding,» he said.

But I can't help but note that the relentless focus on the techno - fix, and the absolute certainty that we can and should deliver «business as usual» through innovation and technology is mirrored by an equally stubborn and immovable belief from others that we can not.

And while Apple is obviously responding to consumer demand and we would be silly not to appreciate the amazing evolution of computing technology that has brought us the level of power and performance that can be packaged into such a tiny frame, we can't help thinking that a company like Apple, with all of its focus on innovation and a long - range view, could figure out a way to incorporate both its design goals and the ability to disassemble its products if it were important to them.