Ikhlaq Sidhu

What’s Next in Science & Technology

By Ikhlaq Sidhu / May 16, 2022 / Comments Off on What’s Next in Science & Technology

A Blueprint for A New Standard in Science & Technology Ikhlaq Sidhu The world needs advancement from science and technology more than ever. Science and Technology has played a key role in our understanding of the world. This includes the structure of the atom, understanding DNA, the creation of the transistor, the concept of computing machines,…

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The Future of Innovation Leadership

By Ikhlaq Sidhu / October 14, 2021 / Comments Off on The Future of Innovation Leadership

Most people would agree that we live in a rapidly changing world. Consequently, just about everyone is constantly under pressure to adapt, create, and/or innovate. For companies, it is important to understand that innovation should not be a side project. Innovation should actually be happening everywhere. In companies and other organizations, that includes the CTO office,…

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In Search of Truth – A Global Challenge

By Ikhlaq Sidhu / October 4, 2021 / Comments Off on In Search of Truth – A Global Challenge

SCET will host the Innovation X Roundtable: Algorithms and AI for Media in the 21st Century to further discuss the top of truth and disinformation online on Oct. 21, 2021 I was recently at the Advisory Board Meeting of the BI Business School in Norway. In this remarkably well run meeting, we were asked to…

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How to Develop Capacity for Constant, Rapid Change

By Ikhlaq Sidhu / June 22, 2021 / Comments Off on How to Develop Capacity for Constant, Rapid Change

We live in a constantly accelerating state of rapid change. It is essentially a continuum of innovation and relentless disruption. Within one generation, the average lifespan of a company has decreased from over 60 years to under 20, while the average product lifecycle length has reduced by 75%. Retailers have lived through the effect of…

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The On-Line Learning MOOC Is Not the Future of Higher Education

By Ikhlaq Sidhu / April 28, 2021 / Comments Off on The On-Line Learning MOOC Is Not the Future of Higher Education

But it might be the New Interactive Text Book By Ikhlaq Sidhu and Esther Wojcicki There has been a lot of investment as well as discussion about the future of education in the past few years. The basic idea was supposed to be that education could be democratized and that college students everywhere would simply…

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COVID-19 is the biggest driver of digital transformation yet

By Ikhlaq Sidhu / May 14, 2020 / Comments Off on COVID-19 is the biggest driver of digital transformation yet
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SCET launches COVID-RX program to help companies adapt

By Ikhlaq Sidhu / April 6, 2020 / Comments Off on SCET launches COVID-RX program to help companies adapt

The University of California, Berkeley, one of the world’s premier public universities and worldwide center for innovation, is taking a leading role in response to the COVID-19 health crisis and is convening industry and its vast internal expertise to launch real time initiatives to help firms accelerate and adapt to the new environment. With its…

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What Happens Next: A Roadmap to Life, Work, and Society after Coronavirus

By Ikhlaq Sidhu / March 31, 2020 / Comments Off on What Happens Next: A Roadmap to Life, Work, and Society after Coronavirus

Since January of 2020, the world has been watching the unfolding of the Covid-19 pandemic. It started with a few isolated cases in regions of the world that seemed far away. With relentless transmission, cases started to jump around the world. The infection has now reached just about every community on the planet leading to a current…

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Coronavirus as a Learning Moment: How to Adapt in the Face of Rapid Change

By Ikhlaq Sidhu / March 11, 2020 / Comments Off on Coronavirus as a Learning Moment: How to Adapt in the Face of Rapid Change

A lot is going on in the world, particularly with the new Coronavirus. And, yes, this is a large concern for many people and firms around the world. Our programs at Berkeley are similarly impacted.  Last week, upon concerns for students and guests, we offered our Innovating 5G/AI class session over Zoom video conferencing for the first time. This week,…

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The Overlooked Benefits of a Fixed Mindset

By Ikhlaq Sidhu / March 5, 2020 / Comments Off on The Overlooked Benefits of a Fixed Mindset

There has been a lot of discussion about the value of growth mindset. If you have not heard about this, it means that you believe you can grow, learn, and do anything novel. Individuals with a growth mindset are not concerned about defining themselves. Instead, they focus on the challenge at hand or the skill…

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