The American system of medicine is a model of skill and innovation, with a pace of discovery that is adding good years to our lives.

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Detroit is now home to an outpost of TechShop, the Silicon Valley innovation incubator where people of all skill levels can use industrial tools and equipment to build their own products.

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In what I have termed elsewhere the age of hyper-innovation perception management is becoming a key skill.

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The wealthy city-state has been working for years to become a regional education hub and enhance its citizens' skill sets to spur more innovation and to make residents more attractive as labor for multinational companies.

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Innovation-based startups tend to create work-forces with skill-sets that can add value to the global economy.

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The ability to execute on both the innovation agenda and the quarterly objectives of the operating business is a key skill that the organization needs to have.

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