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02-19-2016, 10:52 PM
In**vators tend to have mentors in college. Good grades, **t so much.
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Demand for in**vation is at an all-time high. In**vation is **w recognized as being key to eco**mic growth strategies in the*United States (https://www.whitehouse.gov/in**vation/strategy/executive-summary),*Canada (http://business.financialpost.com/news/eco**my/what-happened-to-industry-canada-trudeau-elevates-scientific-research-in-new-cabinet-role)*and countries in the*European Union (http://ec.europa.eu/research/in**vation-union/index_en.cfm?pg=why).
As a result, there is an increased need to understand what drives in**vation. Certainly traditional research and development, funded by both the private and public sectors, continues to remain a primary source of new ideas and products. But in**vation demands in**vators.
So where do in**vators come from? And how do they acquire their skills?
One place — perhaps among the best — is college. Over the past seven years, my research has explored the influence of college on preparing students with the capacity, desire and intention to in**vate. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/02/19/students-in**vators-grades/)
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Demand for in**vation is at an all-time high. In**vation is **w recognized as being key to eco**mic growth strategies in the*United States (https://www.whitehouse.gov/in**vation/strategy/executive-summary),*Canada (http://business.financialpost.com/news/eco**my/what-happened-to-industry-canada-trudeau-elevates-scientific-research-in-new-cabinet-role)*and countries in the*European Union (http://ec.europa.eu/research/in**vation-union/index_en.cfm?pg=why).
As a result, there is an increased need to understand what drives in**vation. Certainly traditional research and development, funded by both the private and public sectors, continues to remain a primary source of new ideas and products. But in**vation demands in**vators.
So where do in**vators come from? And how do they acquire their skills?
One place — perhaps among the best — is college. Over the past seven years, my research has explored the influence of college on preparing students with the capacity, desire and intention to in**vate. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/02/19/students-in**vators-grades/)
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