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    Judy Estrin - Closing the Innovation Gap: Reigniting the Spark of Creativity in a Global Economy

    Judy Estrin - Closing the Innovation Gap: Reigniting the Spark of Creativity in a Global Economy

    Kepler's Bookstore

    September 15, 2008

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    Is innovation magic, luck, or just another process to be managed? Are innovators born or taught? Written by Judy Estrin, one of the technology industry’s most respected entrepreneurs and innovators, Closing the Innovation Gap answers those and other important questions for business leaders, entrepreneurs, public policy makers, academics, and anyone interested in America’s future.

    Entrepreneur and former Cisco CTO Judy Estrin explores the evolution of science and technology after World War II to illustrate why innovation is so crucial to economic, social, and cultural development. Without a thriving “innovation ecosystem,” says Estrin, the United States will not be able to leverage rapidly-changing conditions and prevail in the emerging global economy. She outlines the distinctive life-cycles of each area of this ecosystem-- research, development, and application--and goes on to describe the forces that are eroding it, explaining clearly how and why companies and countries lose their innovative edge. Then she offers practical advice and guidance on what business leaders, policy makers, entrepreneurs, and educators can do to reignite the spark of scientific and technological creativity in organizations and the country.

    • Ticket Info

      Tickets: Free

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    • Dates & Times

      Dates:
      September 15, 2008

      Times:
      7:30pm

    • Venue Info

      Kepler's Books

      1010 El Camino Real Menlo Park, CA 94025

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