This week in disruptive tech—July 18, 2016
A roundup of news and perspective on disruptive technology from around the world. In this issue: Pokémon Go, the shift from print to digital media, bitcoins and the maturing of digital currency, and more
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A roundup of news and perspective on disruptive technology from around the world. In this issue: Pokémon Go, the shift from print to digital media, bitcoins and the maturing of digital currency, and more
In this extract from his book, ‘Half Lion: How P.V. Narasimha Rao Transformed India', Vinay Sitapati talks about the attributes that enabled Rao to manage the politics of reforms. His ability to assess the situation and play mouse, lion or fox—as need be—was Rao’s paramount political skill
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Caroline Webb, author of ‘How to Have a Good Day’ and chief executive of Sevenshift, on what you can do to have a more fulfilling work life
IDEO China’s Charles Hayes on how the globally renowned design and consulting company operates in a Chinese context
Curated tweets from the WorldFuture 2016 conference held in Washington DC from July 22 to 24, 2016
In this podcast Nandan Nilekani and the key people behind Aadhaar talk about what it took to create such a massive programme, what comes next, and the insights it can offer on executing a large, complex project
People like me think ourselves meticulously organised. But sometimes the best laid plans go to waste. How does it happen?
The Chinese have done it again. With the Uber-Didi deal, they have shown the world how to carve out a near monopoly in urban transportation that’s also highly regulated and hugely competitive
Berlin: A city that is as contemporary as it gets, but hasn’t forgotten its grim past