Ideas Made to Matter Sustainability

8 startup ideas for environmental impact

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The 2022 MIT Sustainability Conference featured clean innovation for power plants, transportation systems, supply chain platforms, and more.

Oct 3, 2022
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Ideas Made to Matter Innovation

New courses at MIT Sloan include ‘Pursuing happiness’

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Before it’s in the boardroom, it’s on the syllabus at MIT Sloan — including a new course on pursuing a meaningful life.

Sep 27, 2022
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Ideas Made to Matter Innovation

To boost innovation, think ‘around the box’

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Mining equipment company Epiroc stays relevant by adding valuable features to existing products.

Sep 26, 2022
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Ideas Made to Matter Innovation

Face-to-face interactions increase innovation in Silicon Valley

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What’s missing when employees work from home? Face-to-face interactions that lead to knowledge spillovers — and new patent filings.

Sep 15, 2022
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Ideas Made to Matter Entrepreneurship

21 MIT startups to watch

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An MIT startup showcase featured smart underwear, social networks for women, and a law enforcement collaboration tool.

Sep 12, 2022
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Ideas Made to Matter Health Care

The 4 trends driving platform adoption in health care

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Health care is at last embracing the economic power of platforms, especially in data-rich environments. Health tech experts identify four trends to track.

Aug 3, 2022
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Ideas Made to Matter Leadership

5 mantras for digital leaders

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Digital leaders have wide-ranging, complicated roles. Experts recommend five areas of focus: clarity, agility, risk management, ownership, and loss management.

Jul 21, 2022
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Ideas Made to Matter Technology

Lessons about the metaverse from Roblox and Second Life

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As companies explore what a robust metaverse means for them, executives from Second Life and Roblox offer guidance.

Jul 19, 2022
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For Akamai CTO, productive interactions spur new ideas

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Akamai CTO Robert Blumofe finds idea inspiration at the intersection of design and creativity.

Jun 22, 2022
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Ideas Made to Matter Public Policy

To amplify the impact of science, add access and equity

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“We need technological innovation to get us out of the holes we’re in,” WTO director-general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala tells MIT graduates.

May 31, 2022
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