This week: the myth of the lone genius, can life compete with Instagram, and is coal still cheaper? Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Disruption Research Group) meet once a week to put their own spin on news that is impacting the future of business in The Future, This Week.

 

The stories this week:

The myth of the loner genius nerd

Can real life compete with Instagram?

Is coal still cheaper than renewables as an energy source? 

 

Other stories we bring up:

Deming’s paper on the growing importance of social skills in the labor market

HBR on the idea of the lone genius innovator

Scientific progress is usually collaborative on BBC

Excerpt from Q&A, July 17, 2017 

Instagram’s Kevin Systrom wants to clean up the &#%$@! Internet

Instagram was first called ‘Burbn’

Instagram restaurant design

More Instagram restaurant design

#VANLIFE

Australian pollution would be illegal overseas

New natural gas power plants are automating out jobs

Solar thermal power plant announced

 

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