Stanford President John Hennessy kicks off the 2009 Global Innovation Tournament by challenging students to solve the world’s major problems through innovation.
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The other thing that I think universities are good at, research laboratories often try to do, is to get people to live on the edge of technology. When you push yourself to use the newest technology, to try the new thing, to use it and explore what its potential might be, you often discovery thin...
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John Hennessy, Stanford University’s 10th president, talks about how the future of Silicon Valley lies in supporting the creative environment fueled by the combination of universities, big companies, and the entrepreneurial spirit. The creative environment is conducive to innovation bec...
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Audience: My dream is to start a university someday. Hopefully as world class as Stanford, probably in India because that’s what I'm thinking right now. I probably cannot get a better person to answer this question for me than you. How would you advise me to go about it or anyone to go about it?...
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Audience: I was wondering what efforts Stanford’s taking to create cross department synergies? So you mentioned that the importance of this in your talk and one thing that I've observed is that there may be certain parts of the university that are more segregated from other parts. And I'm curious...
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Hennessy answers the question: How do you get people to stay at Stanford when there is so much opportunity in the business sphere? He remarks that companies are great things, but they are missing most of what makes a university so appealing to its employees: the freshness and excitement of the...
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(October 21, 2009) Jeffrey Koseff, Co-Director of the Woods Institute, John Hennessy, President of Stanford University, and Ward Woods, founding sponsor of the Woods Institute, welcome attendees to the Woods Institute Fifth Anniversary Symposium and reflect on the development and progress of the...
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Hennessy believes there is a penalty for living in the technology center of the world. It comes in the form of a high cost of living and being subjected to the fickleness of the entrepreneurial spirit, demonstrated by the bursting of the bubble. Some sacrifices have to be made to stay,...
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Hennessy predicts that the internet revolution is only half over. The remaining opportunities will be harder to find, but there is still a big impact to be made. Computers are still way too complicated and could be doing a lot more for the user. Wireless technology will increase mobil...
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Hennessy answers the question: Can the walls between Stanford and Silicon Valley ever become too permeable? Yes, he says, there are situations in which a conflict of interest or conflict of commitment can cause problems. The break between academia and business should occur when the fo...
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A good entrepreneurial company requires a variety of people with diverse skills, says Hennessy. Though there is a natural tendency to focus on the technology side of the company, non-engineering people are just as critical as the engineering people. In addition, the success of a ventur...
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One of the things I’ve observed over time is people who are involved in the creation of new technology not only become the best advocates for that technology but also become the best people for transporting the technology from the walls of the academy to the outside environment. And I've tried to...
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