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Innovation and the Mind Posted by: halvormj / January 11, 2018 Image: Problem solving in Psychology is closely related to other disciplines. Photo by Morgan Harper Nichols on Unsplash. January 11, 2018 By Sarah Cornell-Maier. Understanding the function of the human brain is a truly enlightening experience, especially when you tie brain research into the newest developments in computer technology, creativity, and innovation studies. Recently, I got the opportunity to sit down at Pacific Lutheran
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Social Innovation at PLU Preparing Students for Social Impact Posted by: halvormj / March 12, 2018 Image: Understanding community needs is the foundation of social innovation. (PLU NicarAGUA Project / 2015) March 12, 2018 By Sarah Cornell-Maier When I think of social innovation, the first thing that I think of is creatively combining new social practices with existing infrastructure. Some useful examples include fair trade organizations, which provide equity in trading relationships through an
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By Sarah Cornell-Maier When I think of social innovation, the first thing that comes to mind is a creative combination of new social practices and existing infrastructure. Some useful examples include certified fair trade organizations, which provide equity in trading relationships through an integrated supply chain, and the new Enable Talk smartphone app, which allows sign language to be translated into speech, giving people with hearing impairments the ability to communicate with hearing
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Technology and Innovation ManagementTechnology & Innovation Management (TIM) is an interdisciplinary area covers the invention and improvement of technology and the introduction into the marketplace of new products, processes, or services based on innovations. Technological innovation continue to become more complex and multidisciplinary. The integration of the technologies and the accelerated pace of technological change present new challenges to managers. In an increasingly globalized economy
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The Key to Innovation Innovation Studies program director Michael Halvorson discusses how understanding the past can unlock the future Posted by: Zach Powers / June 5, 2022 June 5, 2022 By Zach PowersResoLute EditorMichael Halvorson ’85 was a technologist before he was a historian. His PLU undergraduate degree is in computer science and he worked at Microsoft for the first 10 years of his career. He spent the next 15 years writing books about software and emerging technology. He went on to earn
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Partnership for Health Innovation Priorities Partnership Initiative Partners Future FAQs Partnership for Health Innovation Pacific Lutheran University is home to a new health education and care district in Parkland, Washington, powered by PLU, MultiCare, and Washington State University’s Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine. This collaborative partnership will work to address health care inequities and provider shortages in Pierce County and beyond. Partnership Priorities Starting in Parkland
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New History Course Examines Innovation and Ethics By Sarah Cornell-Maier ‘19. This Fall, Pacific Lutheran University is introducing a new history class that serves as a gateway to the Innovation Studies Program . Hist/Phil 248: Innovation, Ethics, and Society is a team-taught course that combines many different fields of study into one.… September 7, 2018 EthicshistoryInnovation studiesMichael HalvorsonSarah Cornell-Maier
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Life Under Drones Symposium On September 18th and 19th, 2019, the Innovation Studies Program co-sponsored the Life Under Drones Symposium , which took place on the PLU campus and featured students, faculty, and an array of national experts on the subject. Life Under Drones was the first of its… September 12, 2019 drone symposiumethicsfilminnovation studiesresearch
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Can the Innovation Studies minor help you to be more (well…) innovative? By Damian Alessandro. Innovation . If you read the popular press, you’ll see that this word is constantly thrown around in professional settings. But what does it mean? For some, innovation is all about progression and disruption. One of the defining ideologies of our time,… November 8, 2017 Damian Alessandrodisruptionentrepreneurial thinkinghistory of technologyInnovation minorinterdisciplinary
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Social Innovation at PLU By Sarah Cornell-Maier When I think of social innovation, the first thing that I think of is creatively combining new social practices with existing infrastructure. Some useful examples include fair trade organizations , which provide equity in trading relationships through an integrated supply chain, and… March 12, 2018 Innovation Studies minorMark MulderSarah Cornell-MaierSocial InnovationThe Matrix
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