The New Polymath: Profiles in Compound-Technology Innovations

The New Polymath: Profiles in Compound-Technology Innovations by Vinnie Mirchandani


ISBN
9780470618301
Published
Released
02 / 08 / 2010
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
384
Dimensions
157 x 234 x 31mm

Prepare for a world of compound innovation which blends 3, 5, 10 strands of infotech, greentech, biotech and healthtech to solve the "Grand Challenges" our world faces-and the more routine ones.

Polymath is the Greek word for a Renaissance person like Leonardo Da Vinci or Ben Franklin who excels in many disciplines. The New Polymath is an enterprise which has learned to amalgamate 3, 5, 10 strands of technology-infotech, cleantech, healthtech, nanotech, biotech-to create compound new products and to innovate internal processes.

* Anchors around case studies on innovations and creative processes at 8 New Polymath enterprises - BP, Cognizant, GE, Kleiner Perkins, National Hurricane Center, Plantronics, salesforce.com, WRHambrecht+Co
* Details eleven building blocks these Polymaths are utilizing - from cloud computing to sustainability to social networks
* Calatogs over 100 mini case studies of other innovators who are defining state-of-the-art in those eleven building block areas

The New Polymath brims with innovation examples from a variety of industries, countries and business processes.
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