Sentences with phrase «of key innovations»

One of the key innovations of the standalone headset is a feature Google is calling WorldSense.

One of the key innovations of bitcoin and other virtual currencies is the ability to transact pseudonymously.

During the talk, Wu outlined some of the key innovations he would like to see adopted by the Bitcoin network to help it grow over the coming years.

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One of the key innovations was the development of a black flexible material that included a mesh of carbon nanotubes enclosed within clinical grade silicone precisely applied to an optical fibre.

During the talk, Wu outlined some of the key innovations he would like to see adopted by the Bitcoin network to help it grow over the coming years.

Roy was also the driving force behind a number of key innovations that Manulife brought to market, including the award - winning Manulife MOVE insurance product.

Mr. Gori was also the driving force behind a number of key innovations that Manulife brought to market, including the award - winning Manulife MOVE insurance product.

However, if the payout of an innovation program is past the retirement horizon of the decision - makers, they have less incentive to go along with it.7 One potential carrot here is to consider extending the payout of key innovation decisions for some extended period as those decisions become fruitful.

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In 2009, Canada ranked 24th out of 35 countries in granting university degrees in science and engineering, a key benchmark for innovation.

The key thing, he says, is figuring out how to promote innovation while preventing scammers from taking advantage of the system and stopping impossible projects before they are funded.

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.

The use of Big Data has also become a key driver of innovation these days, as it involves aggregating large amounts of information and helps companies better understand their customers on a macro level.

Then we submitted the leaders of those companies to our distinguished advisory board of business experts, the members of which gave each CEO a score out of five on four key criteria: vision, innovation, strategic thinking and social responsibility.

Oftentimes leaders focus on strategically influencing innovation at the organizational level and can overlook the key role it can play in influencing a culture of openness and ideas through interpersonal effectiveness.

During his tenure as leader of the chain's retail pharmacy business, he directly managed all aspects of our retail pharmacy business and partnered on key innovations including the ScriptPath prescription management system, the Rx Savings Finder, medication adherence programs and home delivery.

«It really comes down to this combination of funding and mentoring — the two key areas high - growth startups need,» says Michael Goldberg, visiting assistant professor of design and innovation at Case Western Reserve University's Weatherhead School of Management where he created an online course that uses Cleveland as a model for other communities.

According to a recent report by research firm IBIS World, President Obama's policy goals are expected to be key drivers of potential revenue growth, innovation and available federal subsidies in a handful of industries.

But San Francisco has become the key battleground, as some people living there find the proliferation of electric scooters has turned the city into a «petri dish for transit innovation.»

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

The companies most adept at change, innovation, and transformation all prioritize some mix of the following key factors:

XYZ can help you manage the «people side» of your businesses more effectively, avoiding compliance pitfalls and creating key benefits for the businesses and your employees, while simultaneously freeing up time for owners and executives to concentrate on growing their businesses by focusing on operations, strategy, and innovation.

Knowing what innovations or changes are on the horizon is key to business evolution and staying one step ahead of the competition.

As a result of this and other factors, Coady says, the oil and gas industry is already being forced to reorient itself: «In CSR, market - based innovation and shifts are key.

When Tim Cook, the chief executive of Apple, the largest publicly traded company in the world, came out as gay on Thursday, it sent a pretty powerful message to business owners around the globe: Openness and inclusion of diversity are key drivers of innovation and productivity.

Reuters reported earlier this month that the Justice Department believed the merger would raise costs for rival entertainment distributors and stifle innovation and could allow AT&T to withhold key content from HBO, CNN or other of its channels from competitors.

The key is to reward the spirit of innovation and forward thinking, which will keep those ideas coming.

For example, they might identify as an industry disruptor that inspires innovation, or declare giving back a key part of their organizational culture.

COPENHAGEN, Jan 16 - Jewelry maker Pandora, known for its silver charm bracelets, plans to double new product launches by 2022 to rectify a recent lack of innovation and weak growth in key markets, its chief executive told investors on Tuesday.

The meat and a book that cleans dirty water are the latest innovations in food technology that could be key to sustainability in a world of finite resources.

As with most things in the Russian Federation, the presence of key government figures is what lends Open Innovations its heft.

COPENHAGEN, Jan 16 - Jewellery maker Pandora, known for its silver charm bracelets, plans to double new product launches by 2022 to rectify a recent lack of innovation and weak growth in key markets, its chief executive told investors on Tuesday.

One of Facebook's key business innovations is a «growth team» — today made up of hundreds of people — that designs tactics for various parts of the company, relying on a rigorous set of metrics to gauge success.

However, the consensus among panelists speaking on the topic of growth and innovation at the Fortune Most Powerful Women summit was that constraints were the key to new and exciting solutions.

Fear of failure or a negative outcome is a key factor that prohibits innovation and creation.

The GoKart 600 process reinforces fearless exploration and purposeful innovation, two of the company's key cultural traits.

One of the keys to any successful business, regardless of its size, is innovation.

ONE of the world's largest suppliers to the automotive industry has secured a key development role in an Australian innovation set to speed the introduction of electronic steering for passenger vehicles.

A key legal question is whether Seattle - based Amazon has grown to the point of discouraging innovation from competitors.

«The leaked New York Times innovation report is one of the key documents of this media age.»

Great technology is a key source of innovation — but it's not enough.

This is an advance that makes the blockchain a «key technological innovation», according to the Bank of England, which has a dedicated team looking into the technology.

This policy is particularly key in the technology industry, where innovation, consistency and longevity are imperative to stay ahead of the ever - evolving competition.

As the newly - appointed Group President and CEO of DNV GL, I believe leadership and collaborative technology innovation will play a key role in -LSB-...]

In his speech, Yifei emphasized the importance of 2018 for China's long - term economic strategy, and discussed how the central bank's gold and silver department used problem - oriented, market - oriented, and livelihood - oriented «philosophy, style and methods» to promote reform and innovation in «key areas» of «currency bullion» as well as «currency gold and silver business.»

We've showcased this trend in the illustration on the following page, highlighting how four key markets: health, food, water, and energy, interact with technology in order to push the boundaries of innovation.

A few months later, Jim Euchner, the CIO of Goodyear, interviewed me for the Research - Technology Management journal and I summarized some key excerpts from the discussion here: Corporate Innovation Management: A Methodology Discussion For those of you thinking about corporate innovation, I've recently covered the issues that most frequently come up and the lessons we have learned based on our experience working with various organizations:

Product demos are an integral part of technology trade shows and your booth provides an excellent backdrop for showing product innovations and key differentiators.

Our Corporate Open Innovation program, which enables corporations to have a front row seat to these startups and their innovations, has brought Driscoll's Berries, Trimble, Land O'Lakes, Wells Fargo, Coca Cola, Wilbur Ellis, Verizon, Yamaha, Corteva, and other key leaders to the conversation and the continued development of the ecosystem.

One of the world's largest urban innovation hubs, MaRS supports a new generation of makers and innovators who aim to make the world a better place by creating solutions that address key societal challenges.