Sentences with phrase «on social innovation»

The curriculum also has mandatory classes on social innovation and the law, Indigenous law, legal innovation, the business of law, and issues of diversity in the legal profession.

13, in Professor Fernando Reimers» course on social innovation, they came up with a business model around high school students designing and building parklets.

For background information and deeper perspectives on social innovation and its supporting elements, visit the SiG Knowledge Hub.

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Blackberry sued Facebook for patent infringement, saying the social network's messaging apps infringed on the former phone maker's intellectual property related to such innovations as showing an unread message indicator on top of an icon and showing multiple incoming messages in an inbox.

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.

«Where we need innovation and where I think we are going to finally see social entrepreneurs spend more and more time is the public sector, because the big challenge that is facing every community on the planet is that government and public policy are not moving at the pace of technology or even meeting expectations of constituents,» says Blumenthal.

«One of the main tenets of the social contract is a focus on innovation and research to help patients,» Saunders told Fortune.

On the one hand innovation is clearly at an all time high unleashed by smart phones, fast telecom networks, social networks that spread commerce and the fact that we are all one click away from buying things on Amazon, Apple, Google or PayPaOn the one hand innovation is clearly at an all time high unleashed by smart phones, fast telecom networks, social networks that spread commerce and the fact that we are all one click away from buying things on Amazon, Apple, Google or PayPaon Amazon, Apple, Google or PayPal.

Innovations in distribution mechanisms (facebook, iphone / ipad, other «social») make it possible for startups to appear compelling without having to actually solve the distribution problem in a novel way, just assume garnering success on one of these platforms.

Social networks are amazing at letting families and friends stay in touch with each other, and the filters on instagram make our photos look 100 % more beautiful — these are wonderful innovations.

We're looking for people who can speak on summit topics such as fintech, crowdfinance, online lending / debt, P2P marketplaces, equity crowdfunding, royalties, new funding models, alternative finance, crowdsales (ICOs), rewards and product pre-sale, social impact, real estate, crowdsourcing, innovation and other trending topics.

From disruptive innovation, to social media disasters, to mistaken technical investments, to gender discrimination, to misunderstood competition, companies need to be able to anticipate crises and prepare to deal with them head on.

In the social sector, there has been a lot of interest because people are seeing the kinds of results that innovation is having in business, and they see an opportunity to make better, faster progress on intractable social issues.

Program supported by Ontario government focuses on youth leadership, 21st century skills and social innovation

Using PRIME's proprietary social media analytics methods and technology, the research firm identified 13 million relevant social media posts from March 2013 to December 2013 on the subject of mobile payment innovation in the context of MasterCard and its industry peers; sentiment analysis shows the majority of posts were driven by news - story sharing 92 % positive / factual, only 8 % negative tone overall which is a reflection of the original content as it appeared in traditional news outlets.

Focused on directing private capital into projects and ventures whose aims are to deliver measurable social outcomes, impact investment (or social finance) has the potential to foster innovation in the social sector.

The MaRS white paper entitled «How legislative innovations may improve access to capital for Ontario's social entrepreneurs» provides additional discussion on the matter.

About MaRS MaRS Discovery District (www.marsdd.com) is a mission driven innovation centre in Toronto focused on building Canada's next generation of high growth technology and social purpose businesses.

Miller Thomson LLP, one of Canada's most prominent law firms, has announced a multi-faceted partnership with MaRS Discovery District, Canada's leading mission - driven innovation centre, focused on supporting emerging high - tech entrepreneurs and social innovators.

«They are leading the debate on public and social innovation in Canada and beyond.

We've launched Next, our section on creative innovation, leadership and social entrepreneurship that features visionary and practical content and spotlights Christian forerunners in our generation.

Though such successive innovations in theological study as the social gospel, social ethics, religious education, psychological counseling and ecumenical relations may receive much publicity the schools seem to go on their accustomed way, teaching what they have always taught: Biblical and systematic theology, church history and preaching.

Ever since coming up with the pizza emojis — that, when tweeted @dominos, would serve as a pizza delivery order — Dominos has maintained a social media presence based on innovation, light humor and being plain unexpected.

Among his many responsibilities has been getting that message of innovation out on social media and in the company's cable television advertising.

The Palm Oil Innovation Group (POIG) is a collective of progressive palm oil companies and brands together with environmental and social NGOs that are working to build on the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil standards and commitments by both demonstrating innovation to implement RSPO existing standards as well as additional critical issues.

Hershey's senior director of sustainability, corporate social responsibility and social innovation Jeff King told ConfectioneryNews: «We will provide progress against these KPIs yearly on our Cocoa For Good website, along with stories and updates about what we have learned as we execute our Cocoa For Good projects.

«The whole goal is building one team with one culture and one purpose, but the capability in Denver is around digital social influencer marketing, and innovation - all around D [Katz]; whereas in Huntington [Long Island] we'll focus on product supply, and running sales and finance.»

Social benefits were also a core concern as well as innovations on ease of opening.

It honours chefs who have a positive impact on society as a whole, showing how gastronomy can be a driver for change in spheres such as innovation, education, the environment, social and economic development and health.

These chefs have focused on everything from innovation to education, health, research, sustainability, social entrepreneurship and philanthropy, and the preservation of local cultures.

The one - day conference includes speakers and panel discussions on big data, payment and reservation technologies, social media, and other key topics that highlight how «hi - tech» solutions can support the «hi - touch» of hospitality through collaboration and innovation.

This will happen by adopting a culture of innovation and continuous improvement that works to implement best practices across a full spectrum of sustainability dimensions — social, ecological, economic, cultural and accountability — for the benefit of all of agriculture and the peoples of the world that depend on it.

Anyone with a professional culinary career — regardless of their culinary culture and nationality — can win this award, based on their work in fields such as culinary innovation, health, nutrition, education, the environment, the food industry, social or economic development, among others.

An interdisciplinary group of experts analyzes the candidate profiles and chooses 10 finalists based on their work in areas such as culinary innovation, health, nutrition, education, the environment, the food industry, social or economic development, among others.

This could be through culinary innovation, a commitment to social responsibility, sustainability or the economic development of their community; involvement in health or environmental campaigns, the promotion of pioneering cultural projects, or works that benefit society through their positive impact on the food industry.

I do not aim to use this criticism to justify social conservatism or conservationism «on the sly», since this reifies immutability to just as damaging an extent as materialism glorifies innovation.

For someone who is singularly focused on expanding industry and technological innovation, Kravtsov is a bit of a Luddite, shunning email and social media.

She told the Commons» business, innovation and skills committee that while current listing requirements do not cover a company's record on environmental and social issues, Britain's corporate governance rules provide the public oversight needed.

Monday 11 March 2013 2.30 pm Oral Questions Plans to tackle inequality in income and wealth in the UK - Lord Dubs Consequences for access to justice for those who will not be able to receive free legal advice on social welfare law matters from 1 April - Lord Bach Future railway re-openings - Lord Faulkner of Worcester Progress towards achieving the projected increase in the size of the UK's reserve forces - Lord Rosser Legislation Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill - Report stage (Day 4)- Viscount Younger of Leckie Short Debate Recommendations of the Francis Report into the Mid-Staffordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - Lord Patel Short Debate Impact of NHS innovation and research strategies on health improvement and wealth creation - Lord Kakkar

Ayeni told newsmen on Saturday in Abuja that «Mbele is a social enterprise in Nigeria that uses technology innovation to provide access to quality and fun learning environment for all».

«I am totally aware of the unprecedented demands being made on science, technology and innovation to contribute as an essential part of Brazil's social and economic development,» he said in a statement.

But if you strip away all the paraphernalia then really what culture is about at its core is about innovations that are not encoded in the genome somehow and are passed on, not by genetic transmission, and are not sort of shaped by natural selection, which is the normal stuff of evolution; but it is transmitted socially through social learning.

Research minister Șerban Valeca, an engineer appointed by the new social - democratic government in January, has dismissed almost the entire membership of four councils that provide advice on funding policy, research strategy, ethics, and innovation.

We measured influence based on a variety of factors, such as depth of study, community impact, social media following, and contributions to yoga's many aspects, from philosophy to physiology, tradition to innovation.

So the major innovation in dating is going to be infusing social networking, social profiles, who you know in common, who your friends are on top of the dating process.

Societies that nurture binding social capital and pluralism have always been more creative, as they can draw on and bring to bear the best talent from anywhere, build on multiple perspectives, and nurture creativity and innovation.

Contrary to the initial reaction of Shkreli on social media — he played down the achievements of the students arguing «learning synthesis isn't innovation» and «almost any drug can be made at small scale for a low price» — this was a tale of resilience and persistence.

Maro: «I think that's the point: Harnessing the exclusivity on the disabled collectivity, which is where we have to focus, also give out all the adjustments to the instruments, all the innovations that we are introducing both for batucada and for social intervention.

MARIO HERGER is CEO, founder and partner of Enterprise Gamification Consultancy LLC, a strategic consulting group focused on gamification, innovation, social business, and intrapreneurship in the enterprise.

They include Emily Callahan and Amber Jackson, who are using their skills and intellect to turn oil rigs into coral reefs; Nate Parker, the activist filmmaker, writer, humanitarian and director of The Birth of a Nation; Scott Harrison, the founder of Charity Water, whose projects are delivering clean water to over 6 million people; Anthony D. Romero, the executive director of the ACLU, who has dedicated his life to protecting the liberties of Americans; Louise Psihoyos, the award - winning filmmaker and executive director of the Oceanic Preservation Society; Jennifer Jacquet, an environmental social scientist who focuses on large - scale cooperation dilemmas and is the author of «Is Shame Necessary»; Brent Stapelkamp, whose work promotes ways to mitigate the conflict between lions and livestock owners and who is the last researcher to have tracked famed Cecil the Lion; Fabio Zaffagnini, creator of Rockin» 1000, co-founder of Trail Me Up, and an expert in crowd funding and social innovation; Alan Eustace, who worked with the StratEx team responsible for the highest exit altitude skydive; Renaud Laplanche, founder and CEO of the Lending Club — the world's largest online credit marketplace working to make loans more affordable and returns more solid; the Suskind Family, who developed the «affinity therapy» that's showing broad success in addressing the core social communication deficits of autism; Jenna Arnold and Greg Segal, whose goal is to flip supply and demand for organ transplants and build the country's first central organ donor registry, creating more culturally relevant ways for people to share their donor wishes; Adam Foss, founder of SCDAO, a reading project designed to bridge the achievement gap of area elementary school students, Hilde Kate Lysiak (age 9) and sister Isabel Rose (age 12), Publishers of the Orange Street News that has received widespread acclaim for its reporting, and Max Kenner, the man responsible for the Bard Prison Initiative which enrolls incarcerated individuals in academic programs culminating ultimately in college degrees.