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China Gets Innovative

Sat Jan 27, 2007 at 12:09 PM

That was the title of a session in Davos today that looked at how China is moving rapidly from manufacturing to serving as a hotbed of technical and scientific innovation, as well as a fount for design and other forms of creativity. ...READ»

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Stuff By Us, Part Two

Sat Jan 27, 2007 at 11:57 AM

Another soundbite from a Davos discussion on user-generated content. In something of a metaphor for the UGC phenomenon, much of the most trenchant stuff came not from the formal panel members but from the audience. Jeff Jarvis, ...READ»

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Davos: Last Day

BY Neil KaneSat Jan 27, 2007 at 5:55 AM

Today is the last day of my maiden voyage to Davos. I'm getting more emboldened in my belief that the real benefit to coming here is the networking...both deliberate and serendipitous. Our company (Advanced Diamond Technologies ...READ»

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Stuff By Us, Part One

Fri Jan 26, 2007 at 10:05 AM

A panel at Davos on user-generated content--or "stuff by us"--brought together some interesting folks, including Michael Wolf, the recently ousted president and chief operating officer of MTV, Thomas Glocer, the CEO of Reuters, and ...READ»

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Davos: Out too late

BY Neil KaneFri Jan 26, 2007 at 4:46 AM

I was told prior to coming that the real action, and the real value of Davos happens at night. During the day they have workshops, lectures, conferences (mostly outstanding), but the nighttime is what its about. I had that experience ...READ»

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Coverage from the World Economic Forum

BY Lynne d JohnsonThu Jan 25, 2007 at 1:15 PM

Fast Company editor, Mark Vamos, is in Davos attending the annual World Economic Forum, and he's already addressed the overwhelming theme of global warming and climate change. Today, he wrote about engineering living body parts. As ...READ»

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Davos: Tech Pioneers Gathering

BY Neil KaneThu Jan 25, 2007 at 12:14 PM

I spent the afternoon in a "closed" meeting of the Tech Pioneers. Unlike the previous sessions I've attended, this one was a workshop, and my group spent nearly two hours talking about "Crossing the Chasm" by the subject-master on ...READ»

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The Real Star Power At Davos

Thu Jan 25, 2007 at 10:25 AM

Last night, I went to a reception hosted by the Burda media group of Germany. The room at the Steigenberger Belvedere, the hotel where the real masters of the universe stay in Davos, was crowded with corporate luminaries like Michael ...READ»

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Engineering Living Body Parts

Thu Jan 25, 2007 at 10:12 AM

That's the name of a fascinating talk this afternoon in Davos given by Linda Griffith, professor of biological and mechanical engineering at MIT. Just her job title tells you a lot about the extraordinary developments in this ...READ»

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One Hour Later

BY Neil KaneThu Jan 25, 2007 at 7:06 AM

I gave Sergey Brin a tie clip that I had made for him with his name written in diamond using our diamond deposition process. It generated a nice discussion where he made quite a few suggestions about business opportunities and new ...READ»

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First Visit to Davos

BY Neil KaneThu Jan 25, 2007 at 5:51 AM

I feel like I was asked to the prom by the head cheerleader. Our company was recently selected as a Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum, and one of the privileges of that distinction is that I get to attend the WEF Annual ...READ»

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The Climate's Changing At Davos

Wed Jan 24, 2007 at 10:16 AM

The World Economic Forum is getting underway in earnest--and I do mean earnest--today in Davos. A major theme is climate change. It's a hot topic of discussion, if you'll forgive the expression, and the subject of several formal ...READ»

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