The United States is definitely ahead in culture of innovation. If someone wants to accomplish great things, there is no better place than the U.S.
The world needs a better understanding of how to encourage innovation. And innovators need to get better at it. Sign me up.
We should be biased toward action. We are trying to be a nimble and cohesive culture where people can be heard and there is openness and innovation.
Every once in a while, a new technology, an old problem, and a big idea turn into an innovation.
What we figured out was that in order to get everyone in the world to have basic access to the Internet, that's a problem that's probably billions of dollars. Or maybe low tens of billions. With the right innovation, that's actually within the range of affordability.
St. Louis has always been a great center for medicine. It has been a leader in the nation since the early part of the 20th century. Along with that, we've been a leader in medical science and biomedical science and innovation in medicine.
Biohackers want to tinker; do fun science; and, in the process, accelerate the pace of biotech innovation.
Biotech research is incredibly important for health-care innovation.
I'm a computer scientist by training. I'm also the author of three books, all of which endorse the use of biotechnology to improve the human condition. In the most recent of these, 'The Infinite Resource,' I talk about the power of innovation to save the world.
The Blair government perhaps ranks as the best the U.K. has had for 50 years. It cannot match the scale of Attlee's reforms, but has a fine record of constitutional reform and economic competence. In my own areas - science and innovation - there have been well-judged and effective changes.
Nothing is more dangerous than a dogmatic worldview - nothing more constraining, more blinding to innovation, more destructive of openness to novelty.
The basic idea that marketing is wrong at its core is one of the main reasons why innovation seems blocked and unpredictable.
One of the major problems with China is that its innovation is largely borrowed technology.
With the right policies and regulations, the opportunities for American medical advancement and scientific innovation are boundless.
I think frugality drives innovation, just like other constraints do. One of the only ways to get out of a tight box is to invent your way out.
One of the things I like about the computer that I use is that I can write a program on it or I can download a program on to it and run it. That's kind of important to me, and that's also kind of important to the whole future of the internet... obviously a closed platform is a serious brake on innovation.
The poor are an especially important resource for innovation when they have the bravery and pluck to get out of the poor places in which they're living.
Innovation can only occur where you can breathe free.
Innovation, especially in America, is continuing at a breakneck pace, even in areas facing substantial political or regulatory headwinds. The advances in health care in particular are breathtaking - so many selfless souls are working to advance science, and this is heartening.
Is the investment community critical to our economic success? Yes. Free markets, innovation, access to credit, venture capital, and strong labor rights - these have been the underpinnings of our economic vitality, from laying railways to broadband lines.
