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The music world lost two legendary figures recently: composer and conductor Pierre Boulez and rock star David Bowie. Bowie lost his battle with cancer at…
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The Next Idea Cool, shiny, sleek: These are the qualities we associate with top-shelf innovations. That’s because we’re constantly confronted with...
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The Next Idea It’s that time of year to reflect on what worked and what didn’t this past year here in the Great Lakes State, and to give due...
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The Next Idea Only a few decades ago, Israel was a virtual ghost town for business. Now, it’s considered one of the most innovative and energetic...
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The Next Idea The 21st century software industry owes a lot to a certain 18th century inventor. Open source innovation is a phrase we tend to associate...
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The Next Idea At the heart of every great innovation is a great compromise: In order to start something new, we have to stop something old. Think of it...
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Exported from Michigan is a documentary film that explores the way Michiganders are employing resilience, creativity, toughness, and innovation to pull...
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The Next Idea All it takes is one new innovation or successful company to change the economic fortunes of an entire city or region. More often though,...
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The Next Idea Let’s face it: The unsettling truth is that too many of us aren’t really sure whether democracy works anymore. We are marinating in a...
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The Next Idea It’s not too hard for many of us to think of words that are just used so much that instead of summoning up a powerful image, they trigger...