Zenia Tiang

Singapore Foodie • Team-focused Programme Manager • Design & Photography Amateur

[Visual Capitalist @VisualCap]

Which Universities Produce the Most Startup Founders? 🎓️

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[Circulation @CircAHA]

#ICYMI: Asns marks cardiomyocyte dedifferentiation @yike_zhu @TheFooLab @NUSingapore @NUSMedicine @chesterleedrum @zentiang @meekelee @Circulation @rsyf2 #AHAJournals

[Bruce Katz @bruce_katz]

10 years ago, @wagnerjk and I published The Rise of Innovation Districts, today we release a paper on The Next Wave: big forces around de-risking, decarbonization and diversifying talent are making these hubs more relevant than ever @GIID_org https://t.co/yPp5aPzQRP

[Visual Capitalist @VisualCap]

10 Types of Innovation: The Art of Discovering a Breakthrough Product 💡

From our 2020 archives: https://t.co/rXeRohmiNa

[Visual Capitalist @VisualCap]

Why are innovation cycles and business growth linked so closely? 🔗

Find out in our piece The History of Innovation Cycles, from our 2021 archives: https://t.co/5whX7KzpS6

[Wellcome Connecting Science Learning and Training @eventsWCS]

🖥️ We have a FREE online #bioinformatics course for #biologists starting on 9 October!

Check out the course trailer to discover how this can support your #DataScience career.
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📎 Visit our course page for info on how to sign up: https://t.co/SBb8kK9jyV

[World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) @WIPO]

These are the 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱’𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗲𝘀 according to WIPO's #GlobalInnovationIndex 2023:

Switzerland🇨🇭
Sweden🇸🇪
U.S.🇺🇸

The GII also finds that innovation remains robust despite a downturn in venture capital funding

🔗https://t.co/0xxiL2nVvE

[World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) @WIPO]

💡Which are the world’s most innovative economies?
💡Where is global innovation headed?

WIPO’s Global Innovation Index 2023 ranks the innovation performance of 132 economies, and has the latest on the state of global innovation.

The key findings⤵️

More: https://t.co/U1WxcDkRCS

[Zenia Tiang @Zentiang]

Singapore 🥳🎉

[World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) @WIPO]

Released today: 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝘅 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯💡

The world’s most innovative economies:

Switzerland🇨🇭
Sweden🇸🇪
U.S.🇺🇸
U.K.🇬🇧
Singapore🇸🇬
Finland🇫🇮
Netherlands🇳🇱
Germany🇩🇪
Denmark🇩🇰
Republic of Korea🇰🇷

ℹ️ https://t.co/HYbtc4GXfz

#GlobalInnovationIndex

[World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) @WIPO]

Released today: 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝘅 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯💡

The world’s most innovative economies:

Switzerland🇨🇭
Sweden🇸🇪
U.S.🇺🇸
U.K.🇬🇧
Singapore🇸🇬
Finland🇫🇮
Netherlands🇳🇱
Germany🇩🇪
Denmark🇩🇰
Republic of Korea🇰🇷

ℹ️ https://t.co/HYbtc4GXfz

#GlobalInnovationIndex

[Billy Oppenheimer @bpoppenheimer]

On December 11, 2021, I picked Robert Greene up from the airport, and we drove forty-five minutes to Bastrop, TX.

At one point, Robert told me he’s had more than 20 research assistants since Ryan Holiday and none have been any good.

Why weren’t they any good? I asked.

He said,

“Some didn’t grasp the spirit of the material I look for. Some couldn’t discern what's interesting from what isn't. Some melted like an ice cube in the sun at the first piece of constructive criticism. Some...”

He paused here and thought.

As he was thinking, I understood the implication was that those first three reasons didn't really cut to the core of his troubles with research assistants.

“Without exception,” Robert realized, “they weren’t interested in boredom. It’s a dividing line between people who are successful and people who are not.”

Takeaway 1:

Mastery, Robert said, requires boredom and tedium.

It requires doing the same things over and over and over.

It requires sitting with the frustration of putting in work that doesn't immediately pay off.

It requires sitting with the uncertainty of, am I going to spend sixteen hours reading this biography only to discover there’s nothing in it I can use?

You have to be able to sit with boredom, Robert said.

Takeaway 2:

In another conversation, Robert told me he believes one of the reasons people struggle to sit with boredom is that they have a false idea about the word “creativity.”

“People have all sorts of illusions about the word that aren’t the reality,” he said.

“The reality is that creativity is a function of the previous work you put in. If you put a lot of hours into thinking and researching and reading, hour after hour—a very tedious process—creativity will come to you…It comes to you, but only after hours and hours of tedious work.”

I like this definition because it means creativity is not some mysterious form of magic. It’s something that is rewarded to those who put in hours and hours of boring, tedious work.

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“One sign that you're suited for some kind of work is when you like even the parts that other people find tedious.” — Paul Graham

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[Jack O'Sullivan @ThinkOSullivan]

@fatherhoodinst has launched a petition calling for 6 weeks' well-paid #paternityleave and #parentalleave. It's good for dads, mums, children and the economy. Find out more, sign and share this link: https://t.co/lOONtJ2kPZ
@IgorOzeran

[Visual Capitalist @VisualCap]

Why are innovation cycles and business growth linked so closely? 🔗

Find out in our piece The History of Innovation Cycles, from our 2021 archives: https://t.co/5whX7KzpS6

[Bruce Katz @bruce_katz]

Why Governance Matters for Innovation Districts: timely, actionable guidance from @wagnerjk and @GIID_org team as market dynamics and industrial policies reinforce value of hub-driven corporate/academy/entrepreneur/community networks https://t.co/jIbR6mbNBF

[Jennifer S Vey @jvey1]

Based on work in innovation districts around the world, this important new report by @GIID_org provides insights and evidence on why governance is so vital to district success. https://t.co/hcFid87Cz9

[The Global Institute on Innovation Districts @GIID_org]

Over 40 #innovationdistricts worldwide are sharing @wagnerjk’s important research published today, showing how their complexity demands new ways of organizing. It’s a global movement to propel districts into 21st Century problem-solvers.
Read more: https://t.co/BAmPGTN1Ju

[Zenia Tiang @Zentiang]

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[Visual Capitalist @VisualCap]

Ranked: The World’s Most and Least Powerful Passports in 2023 🥇

https://t.co/iWCcepV8pE

[The Global Institute on Innovation Districts @GIID_org]

Tomorrow @ 9am Central European Time, @GIID_org releases this important new research on why #innovationdistricts need effective #governance.
Find out more: https://t.co/TCS1ilkse8

[Zenia Tiang @Zentiang]

Excited about this global movement! 🤩

[The Global Institute on Innovation Districts @GIID_org]

Innovation districts around the world are coming together on June 20th to help spread the word on why they are taking the time to organize themselves to reach their full potential. Find out more: https://t.co/TCS1ilkse8

[Zenia Tiang @Zentiang]

Time to move?

[Visual Capitalist @VisualCap]

Ranked: The Cities with the Best Work-Life Balance in the World ⚖️

https://t.co/pjBqcfhSQ4