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Innovative Insights with Rafael Harutyunyan, Co-founder of TourBud

Debra Jennings — Mon, 13 May 2013 22:33:01 +0000

In March, Dubai hosted the regional SeedStars World startup competition, which was organized by Innovation 360 as a local partner. At the competition, 15 teams competed for cash prizes and a grand prize invitation to compete in the global SeedStars World competition next year in Switzerland. The top prize winner from Dubai was local startup TourBud, [...]

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Accelerating the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem with TURN8

Kamal Hassan — Thu, 02 May 2013 23:25:42 +0000

I am very pleased to announce a new program to inspire and support innovative entrepreneurship in the UAE and beyond. DP World’s new TURN8 program has been launched to seek innovative start-up ideas and technologies from around the world, the best of which will be taken from “Idea to Market” in DP World’s own seed [...]

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Regional Entrepreneurs Compete in Global Startup Competition

Kamal Hassan — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 23:48:28 +0000

On March 20 in Dubai, 15 startup teams participated in the regional SeedStars World startup competition. The winners received cash prizes and the first place winner was awarded a ticket to Switzerland with the opportunity to compete for a USD 500,000 investment and perks in February 2014. Part of a global competition across twenty countries, [...]

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Mastering the Art of Entrepreneurial Listening

admin — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 21:04:34 +0000

by Guest Blogger Finney Thomas People crave the company of a good listener because most people instead of spending more time evaluating what the speaker is saying, spend more time composing their responses. Sometimes they choke poorly, I’ve been actively involved in many start-up events conducted locally in Dubai and I see these things happen [...]

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Enhancing Creativity Through Gamified Collaboration

Gbemisola Akande — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 23:35:30 +0000

It is true that everybody can be creative. The question is how well we can stimulate our innate creative ability especially in the increasingly complex environment of our workplaces. Breaking out of the norm is an art as well as a science, especially when it relates to creativity. Borrowing from a quote from Oscar Wilde: [...]

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Where Do Ideas Come From?

admin — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 23:54:16 +0000

(By Vida Rizq and Lotfi Bencheikh, Aflamnah) On the roof of the world, there is a wise old man who generates ideas and throws to the window just like a dandelion spreading itself thin. Unlike the dandelion, they are endless. These sewn ideas fly everywhere and land on everyone. They respect no colour, no creed, [...]

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