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Archive of posts filed under the Jim Spohrer’s Blog category.

Future Technologies, Skills, Jobs

Out Of Economic Chaos, A New Order May Be Rising

http://tinyurl.com/3u96j9f

New study released – Socio-economic impact of open service innovation

http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/item-detail-dae.cfm?item_id=7195

This study assesses the economic and societal potential and impact of open service innovation approach in Europe. The study is coordinated and led by Logica business consulting. The consortium consists of IBM, Nokia, Intel, Novay and Innovation Value Institute. The study considers the role of users and citizens in open, user-driven service innovation, as part of the industrial eco-system, in the context of societal and ICT developments.

Building Resilient Societies

Good read and picture http://tinyurl.com/3aw4tsb and relates to whole service http://tinyurl.com/3r983y2

Make A Job Don’t Take A Job

Entrepreneurship as key skill for this and future generations, read report http://tinyurl.com/26jf9k6

More robots than employees

Foxconn news http://tinyurl.com/3kx3xet
Downward spiral for skills and jobs? http://tinyurl.com/tiz1 Or upward spiral? http://tinyurl.com/3ortgu4

Flying Robot Builders

Watch the video

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/01/19/university-researchers-create-networked-flying-robots-build-complex-structures/#

Innovation Ecosystem Summit at Stanford

Martha Russell (Stanford MediaX) convened us for #IESummit. http://www.innovation-ecosystems.org

Manufacturing as a Local Recycling Service

Janet Unruh has the right idea in Recycle Everything. See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eokh-6d6QVc&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Manufacturing as a Printing Service

Z Corp Burlington MA from National Geographic on 3D printing of tools. See

Economist Debate: Manufacturing

Can a national economy thrive without a large manufacturing sector? See the results now available Join post debate discussion http://www.economist.com/debate/debates/overview/207