Posts Tagged ‘Providence’
Tales from the BIF
by John O. Harney
September 25, 2012
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The Business Innovation Factory (BIF) held its eighth annual collaborative innovation summit on Sept. 19 and 20 in Providence, and the key, as always, was the art of storytelling. No themes, said summit facilitator and BIF founder and “chief catalyst” Saul Kaplan. You decide which connections you ...
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In Rhode Island, Building a bRIdge to the Knowledge Economy
by Adam Leonard
August 14, 2012
"Your students come here for four years and leave."
For some time, this had been a common perception among many Rhode Islanders regarding to the state's independent colleges and universities. But that's changing.
The state’s housing bubble had burst in 2006, leading to interest in developing less volatile economic sectors that would provide the stable high-end ...
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SHEEO Conference in Providence to Feature Martha Kanter, Higher Ed Leaders
by Shoshana Akins
July 1, 2010
Martha Kanter, under secretary in the U.S. Department of Education, and dozens of higher education leaders will speak at the State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) annual conference to be held at The Westin Providence in Providence, R.I., from Tuesday, Aug. 10 through Friday, August 13.
Speakers will include: Spencer Foundation President ... Read MoreTags: Events, Providence, Rhode Island, Shoshana Akins, State Higher Education Executive Officers | No Comments
No. 9 … No. 9 … No. 9 (Rebels and Rabbis and other Stories from BIF-9)
by John O. Harney
September 24, 2013
I was at Providence’s Trinity Rep last week covering the Business Innovation Factory's (BIF's) summit of innovators—BIF’s ninth, my fourth. The lineup of speakers—“storytellers” in BIF parlance—included puppeteers, rebels at work, an innovative rabbi, educators and assorted other visionaries. The audience: about 400 self-assessed innovators, some with job titles like Chief Sorceress and Disruptor. The BIF theme: ...
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