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The New Polymath

The New Polymath

Profiles in Compound-Technology Innovations

by Vinnie Mirchandani
Hardback
Publication Date: 16/07/2010

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Prepare for a world of compound innovation which blends 3, 5, 10 strands of infotech, greentech, biotech and healthtech to solve the "Grand Challenges" our world faces-and the more routine ones Polymath is the Greek word for a Renaissance person like Leonardo Da Vinci or Ben Franklin who excels in many disciplines. The New Polymath is an enterprise which has learned to amalgamate 3, 5, 10 strands of technology-infotech, cleantech, healthtech, nanotech, biotech-to create compound new products and to innovate internal processes.

Anchors around case studies on innovations and creative processes at 8 New Polymath enterprises - BP, Cognizant, GE, Kleiner Perkins, National Hurricane Center, Plantronics, salesforce.com, WRHambrecht+Co

Details eleven building blocks these Polymaths are utilizing - from cloud computing to sustainability to social networks

Calatogs over 100 mini case studies of other innovators who are defining state-of-the-art in those eleven building block areas

The New Polymath brims with innovation examples from a variety of industries, countries and business processes.
ISBN:
9780470618301
9780470618301
Category:
Business innovation
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
16-07-2010
Language:
English
Publisher:
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Country of origin:
United States
Pages:
384
Dimensions (mm):
236x160x31mm
Weight:
0.59kg

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