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“If you want to have whole-scale culture change, start by having some successful experiments that are exciting and engage people from the sectors that can make a difference.” Heather Munroe-Blum, President Emerita and Professor in the Faculty of Medicine, McGill University. Insufficient employment – People can and are qualified to do more work Underserved population … Read more i4j Menlo Park 2014: Heather Munroe-Blum

 “One of the main things in education that needs to be fixed today is the culture of the classroom.” Esther Wojcicki, innovator in journalism education, interviewed at the Innovation for Jobs Summit 2014 Culture of the classroom must change Some traditions of education are outdated – classroom not adapting to changing world Teacher lecture students … Read more i4j Menlo Park 2014: Esther Wojcicki

“Canada has in its constitution peace, order, and good government rather than life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” John Manley, CEO of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives and former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, interviewed at the Innovation for Jobs Summit 2014 Reassessment of the relevance of government programs What programs needed to … Read more i4j Menlo Park 2014: John Manley

http://youtu.be/dc1_-jW9Xqw “Include women in these conversation because they are ultimately going to be addressing your large consumer base.” Anu Bhardwaj, Founder of the Women Investing in Women Institute, interviewed at the i4j Summit in Menlo Park 2014. Women are economically underutilized Economic access is difficult for many women Economic outreach efforts should be made toward … Read more i4j Menlo Park 2014: Anu Bhardwaj

“I would like to see a society in which people find that learning something is actually an important societal value…” Vint Cerf, Chief Internet Evangelist at Google and advisory chair and seed sponsor of the I4J Summit, interviewed at the Innovation for Jobs Summit 2014 I4J summit goals Understand the relationship between innovation and job … Read more i4j Menlo Park 2014: Vint Cerf

(Text by vbw-Bayern – full text + video here) Innovationen und Arbeitsplätze haben erhebliche wechselseitige Auswirkungen. Das Beispiel des innovativen Wirtschaftsstandorts Bayern zeigt eindrücklich, dass Innovationen Jobs sichern und schaffen können.   Wolfgang Herman, President TU-München; Kaigham Gabriel, Corporate VP Motorola Mobile; David Nordfors, CEO IIIJ; David Arkless, CEO Arklight Consulting; Aart De Geus, Chairman … Read more i4j Munich: Ruckblick – Innovation for jobs – jobs for innovation