“When the Internet first came into public use, it was hailed as a liberation from conformity, a floating world ruled by passion, creativity, innovation and freedom of information. When it was hijacked first by advertising and then by commerce, it seemed like it had been fully co-opted and brought into line with human greed and ambition.” WorldFirstsHumansUsePassionLinesCreativityInformationInternetAmbitionInnovationGreedAdvertisingLiberationConformityCommerceFloating Author:Neil Strauss
“For those who believe that ecological disaster will somehow be averted, it must also be clear that, over the next decade or so, sustainable development will constitute one of the biggest opportunities in the history of commerce. And innovation will be the name of the game.” BelieveNextOpportunityGamesNamesClearDevelopmentInnovationEnvironmentalDecadesDisasterSustainabilityCommerceEcologicalSustainable Development Book:Capitalism at the Crossroads: Next Generation Business Strategies for a Post-Crisis World Source: Capitalism at the Crossroads: Next Generation Business Strategies for a Post-Crisis World
“No nation has embraced Total Quality Management, e-commerce and e-government with greater enthusiasm than Dubai. Such innovations have given Dubai a competitive edge and an accelerated growth rate that few could match.” GovernmentGivenNationsGrowthQualityGreaterInnovationManagementRateEdgesEnthusiasmCommerceAccelerateE CommerceDubaiQuality Management Author:Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair
“Technological innovation is the successful implementation (in commerce or management) of a technical idea new to the institution creating it.” IdeasSuccessfulCreatingInnovationManagementInstitutionsCommerceTechnologicalImplementation Author:Lewis M. Branscomb
“The combination of moral intentionality and human innovation is a powerful force. And that's the force behind the humane economy. By embracing its tenets, we help animals, but we also advance commerce in a more sustainable, and profitable, way. I think we have every reason to believe it is the way of the future.” ThinkingWayBelieveHumansReasonHelpingForceAnimalPowerfulBehindsMoralEconomyInnovationCombinationCommerceHumaneProfitableE CommerceIntentionality Author:Wayne Pacelle
“Once you get to the Enlightenment, the way that powers get to be hyperpowers isn't just by conquest. It's through commerce and innovation. Societies like the Dutch Republic and the United States used tolerance to become a magnet for enterprising immigrants.” WayStatesUsedUnitedUnited StatesEnlightenmentInnovationToleranceImmigrantsRepublicCommerceConquestDutchMagnetEnterprising Author:Amy Chua
“Space offers extraordinary potential for commerce and adventure, for new innovations and new tests of will. As Americans, we can't help but reach for the stars. It's our nature. It's our destiny.” HelpingStarsSpaceDestinyAdventureOffersTravelTestsInnovationExtraordinaryCommerceFunny TravelOur Destiny Author:Bill Frist