“Obama sees everything backward. Where Americans see individual achievement, he sees government's work. Where we see failing companies, he sees innovation worth subsidizing. Where we see the need for economic growth, he sees a need for higher taxes.” NeedsGovernmentIndividualGrowthCompanyFailingEconomicHigherTaxesAchievementInnovationEconomic GrowthIndividual Achievement Author:Reince Priebus
“Innovations that drive lasting economic growth emerge from the most advanced science, mathematics and technology.” GrowthTechnologyEconomicInnovationMathematicsLastingEconomic Growth Author:Susan Hockfield
“If the positive innovations connect exponentially before the massive breakdowns reinforce one another, the system can re-pattern itself to a higher order of consciousness and freedom without the predicted economic, environmental, and social collapse...If the system could go either way, a slight intervention to assist the convergence of the positive can tip the scales of evolution in favor of the enhancement of life on Earth.” IfsWayEarthOrderSocialConsciousnessEconomicEvolutionHigherInnovationHarmonyEnvironmentalPatternsFavorsScalesMassiveCollapseInterventionBreakdownConvergenceEnhancement Author:Barbara Marx Hubbard
“The foremost challenge is that of the knowledge revolution. Economic power will depend on creativity and innovation. Creation of wealth will move from traditional resources to the one asset: knowledge.” MovingChallengesWealthCreativityEconomicCreationRevolutionDependsResourcesInnovationTraditionalAssetsCreativity And InnovationEconomic Power Author:Talal Abu-Ghazaleh
“We must build an agenda for speedy yet sustainable economic growth that is inclusive of all, is respectful of individuals, responsive to innovation and responsible towards the future generations.” IndividualGrowthGenerationsEconomicIndiaInnovationResponsibleAgendasGovernanceFuture GenerationEconomic GrowthRespectful Author:Narendra Modi
“Synthetic Worlds is a surprisingly profound book about the social, political, and economic issues arising from the emergence of vast multiplayer games on the Internet. What Castronova has realized is that these games, where players contribute considerable labor in exchange for things they value, are not merely like real economies, they are real economies, displaying inflation, fraud, Chinese sweatshops, and some surprising in-game innovations.” WorldBookRealPoliticalValuesGamesSocialEconomyIssuesPlayerEconomicInternetLaborInnovationProfoundChineseFraudSurprisingInflationEmergenceSyntheticEconomic IssuesSweatshops Author:Tim Harford
“College has been oversold. It has been oversold to students who end up dropping out or graduating with degrees that don't help them very much in the job market. It also has been oversold to the taxpayers, who foot the bill for subsidies that do nothing to encourage innovation and economic growth.” Has BeensEndsHelpingJobsGrowthFeetEconomicStudentsCollegeDegreesInnovationBillsGraduatesTaxpayersDroppingEconomic GrowthSubsidiesDropping Out Author:Alex Tabarrok
“Surely, nothing can be more plain or even more trite common sense than the proposition that innovation [...] is at the center of practically all the phenomena, difficulties, and problems of economic life in capitalist society.” ProblemCommonEconomicDifficultyInnovationCommon SenseCapitalistPropositions Author:Joseph A. Schumpeter
“Electricity is an example of a general purpose technology, like the steam engine before it. General purpose technologies drive most economic growth, because they unleash cascades of complementary innovations, like lightbulbs and, yes, factory redesign.” PurposeGrowthTechnologyEconomicExampleInnovationEnginesFactoriesElectricityEconomic GrowthSteamComplementaryCascadeSteam EnginesRedesign Author:Erik Brynjolfsson
“The Congressional Budget Office is a reactionary socialist institution which does not believe in economic growth, does not believe in innovation, and does not believe in data that it has not internally generated.” BelieveDoeRealityPoliticalPoliticsGrowthLeadershipMoneyPartyTechnologyEconomicPolicyOfficeCapitalismInnovationInstitutionsIndividualityIdeologyDataBudgetsFree SpeechSocialistPolitical PartiesFree MarketEconomic GrowthReactionariesPartisanship Author:Newt Gingrich
“Yes, NFL players deserve to be paid well. Unfortunately, economic realities are forcing everyone to make tough choices and the NFL is no different. These are not easy negotiations, but the outcome can be positive. If both sides give a little, everyone, including fans, will get a lot and the game will improve through innovation. Even in difficult economic times, a new CBA presents us with the opportunity to secure the future of our game.” IfsGivingWellsLittlesDifferentRealityChoicesOpportunityGamesEasyDifficultSidesPlayerFansEconomicDeserveToughPaidInnovationIncludingSecureOutcomesNflBoth SidesNegotiationBeing PositiveNfl PlayersTough Choices Author:Roger Goodell
“What seems extraordinary is that the richest countries in the world, in terms of economic output, are the ones where we work hardest. You would have thought that the end of all this innovation, technological advancement, and financial wizardry should be to create less work, not more of it.” WorldShouldEndsCountrySeemsTermEconomicHard WorkInnovationExtraordinaryFinancialHardestTechnologicalAdvancementOutputWizardryTechnological Advancement Author:Tom Hodgkinson
“I see Lord Buddha doing to our collective spiritual well-being what global trade did to our collective economic well-being and the digital internet did to our collective intellectual well-being.” WellsSpiritualLordEconomicInternetIntellectualIndiaInnovationTradeWell BeingCollectivesDigitalLord Buddha Author:Narendra Modi
“Let us combine 'Look East' with 'Link West' & with our global vision, we can provide a new platform for our economic structure.” LooksVisionEconomicIndiaInnovationStructureWestEastLinksPlatforms Author:Narendra Modi
“Entrepreneurship is the engine fuelling innovation, employment generation and economic growth. Only by creating an environment where entrepreneur- ship can prosper and where entrepreneurs can try new ideas and empower others can we ensure that many of the world’s issues will not go unaddressed.” WorldTryingIdeasGrowthIssuesEnvironmentGenerationsEconomicCreatingInnovationEntrepreneurShipsEmploymentEntrepreneurshipEmpoweringEnginesNew IdeasEconomic Growth Author:Klaus Schwab
“Ambition without knowledge is like a boat on dry land -movie - Karate kid"What is the calculus of innovation?" "The calculus of innovation is really quite simple: knowledge drives innovation, innovation drives productivity, productivity drives our economic growth."” KidsGrowthSimpleEconomicLandAmbitionInnovationProductivityBoatDryEconomic GrowthKarateCalculusDry Land Author:William R. Brody
“The recent period has been marked by a transformation to an economy that is more productive as competitive forces become increasingly intense and new technologies raise the efficiency of our businesses...While these tendencies were no doubt in train in the "old," pre-1990s economy, they accelerated over the past decade as a number of technologies with their roots in the cumulative innovations of the past half-century began to yield dramatic economic returns.” Has BeensPastForceNumbersHalfTechnologyEconomyDoubtEconomicCenturyReturnPeriodsRootsTransformationInnovationRaisesTrainDecadesIntenseTendenciesDramaticNo DoubtProductiveYieldEfficiencyOver The PastNew TechnologyCumulative Author:Alan Greenspan
“Inappropriate macro economic policies in some economies, characterised by [a] low savings rate and high consumption [and] failure of financial supervision and regulation to keep up with innovation which allowed financial derivatives to spread.” EconomyEconomicPolicyLowsInnovationRateFinancialSpreadSavingRegulationConsumptionSavingsInappropriateDerivativesEconomic PolicySupervisionMacro Author:Wen Jiabao
“Any system, biological, economic, or social, that gets so encrusted that it cannot self-evolve, a system that systematically scorns experimentation and wipes out the raw material of innovation, is doomed over the long term on this highly variable planet.” LongSelfSocialTermEconomicPlanetsMaterialsInnovationEvolveLong TermDoomedScornWipeExperimentationVariablesRaw Materials Book:Thinking in Systems: A Primer Source: Thinking in Systems: A Primer
“Through our government's updated science, technology and innovation strategy, we are making the record investments necessary to push the boundaries of knowledge, create jobs and opportunities, and improve the quality of life of Canadians. Our government's Canada Research Chairs Program develops, attracts and retains top talent researchers in Canada whose research, in turn, creates long-term social and economic benefits while training the next generation of students and researchers in Canada.” LongGovernmentJobsTurnsNextOpportunitySocialTermQualityTechnologyRecordsGenerationsEconomicTalentStudentsBenefitsTrainingResearchProgramInnovationStrategyInvestmentBoundariesLong TermCanadaChairsNext GenerationQuality Of LifeResearchersScience TechnologyTechnology And Innovation Author:Ed Holder
“Our Government understands that local, community organizations are essential in addressing social issues like economic development, poverty, education and integration in Canadian communities. The Community and College Social Innovation Fund will connect the innovative talent of researchers and students at colleges and polytechnics to meet the research needs of local community organizations to build stronger, safer, healthier communities.” NeedsGovernmentSocialCommunityPovertyIssuesEconomicTalentStudentsCollegeDevelopmentEssentialsResearchOrganizationStrongerInnovationLocalsFundIntegrationSocial IssuesInnovativeResearchersEconomic DevelopmentLocal CommunitySocial Innovation Author:Ed Holder