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The Upside Podcast – Sarah Feinberg: Lessons from the White House to Silicon Valley
In the second of The Upside’s series with political disruptors, Brad chats with Sarah Feinberg, former chief administrator at the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). From the Hill to the White House to Silicon Valley and back, listen in as they discuss what she’s learned during her unique career. Feinberg – one of Uptake’s advisors -…
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The Upside Podcast – Arne Duncan: Reimagining Chicago
In the first of The Upside’s series with political disruptors, Brad learns about the big item atop Arne Duncan’s bucket list, the cause he believes to be the “ultimate non-political bipartisan issue,” and what it’s like to play basketball with President Obama. The former U.S. Secretary of Education shares his take on the future of…
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Building a Bucket List of Consequence: My Conversation with Former Secretary of Education Arne Duncan
A few months ago I sat down with Arne Duncan for a conversation on The Upside. He’s well-known as the former Secretary of Education under President Obama, and as a pragmatic leader who spent his career pushing for innovation and positive change for students – a sometimes daunting task.
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College Basketball Doesn’t Just Build Character, It Reveals Character
So said Marv Levy, the Hall of Fame NFL coach (and native Chicagoan). With the NCAA basketball tournament well underway, my version of that insight is this — college basketball doesn’t just build character, it reveals character.
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Rewarding Brilliance, Creating Failure (and Innovation)
In 2008 and 2009, coders, mathematicians and at least one psychologist became singularly focused on one problem: Improving Netflix’s recommendation algorithm.
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Year-End Gift: 2017 – Great Ideas Start Here
Some of the world’s greatest speeches, inventions, businesses, and books started on the back of a napkin. Consider this an invitation to set your imagination free.
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The Fourth Industrial Revolution Empowers People -Not Machines
Today, the World Economic Forum (WEF) named Uptake a Technology Pioneer, an exclusive list of 30 of the most innovative companies globally. Our company joins the ranks of Google, Twitter, Airbnb, and Mozilla.
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Down, But Not Out: How Artificial Intelligence Will Save Industry From its Costliest Challenge
One of industry’s biggest challenges is also its most expensive. Downtime is a multi-billion-dollar problem that’s continuing to grow larger and more complex. It’s an increasingly important issue facing global companies in today’s connected world.
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Make Love and Belief Interchangeable
It’s rare that someone will question your love for your own children, but 10 years ago my friend Brandon did just that — and it changed the way I view my relationship with my daughters — now ages 15 and 16 — forever.
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Best Advice: Change the Game
When Jeopardy! producers told Arthur Chu he’d been selected as a contestant, he knew he wasn’t ready. But instead of giving in to eventual defeat, Chu hunkered down and began scouring the game show’s forums, watching — and rewatching — classic episodes on YouTube and even turning to IBM’s Jeopardy! contestant, the computer Watson, for…