Innovation comes from encounters with difference, in the form of new technologies, social organizations, products, markets and methods, to name a few influences.

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Their way may be made easier by novel drug-development technologies, such as pharmacogenomics, and new marketing methods, such as e-commerce, which will allow them to sell tailored drugs without the trappings of size.

ECONOMIST: Drug mergers are all the rage; but few make much sense

But, the report adds, questions about the global economy, governance, evolving methods of conflict, regional spillover, new technologies and the future role of the US could dramatically impact the global picture over the next 20 years.

BBC: Asia 'to eclipse' US and Europe by 2030 - US report

As Xerox fiddled with financial engineering, Canon continued to invest in new technologies to gain ground in the copier market, with new methods for printing multiple colours and finer, more efficient inks.

ECONOMIST: Canon

It will review issues including the testing methods aircraft operators use to determine which new technologies passengers can safely use aboard aircraft and when they can use them.

FORBES: Airlines Wary of Portable Electronic Devices on Planes