Slow-growing or even shrinking revenue will strip colleges of financial resources, and they may suddenly have to focus on managing a decline rather than building for a more innovative future.
"The old dirty power sources like diesel and coal are on their way out and we need to support industries like electric vehicles to move toward a more innovative future," Di Natale said.
This hope in a brighter, more innovative future is driving a considerable investment in innovation across the corporate world.
From my informal conversations, startup developers are not moving to Android anytime soon, despite what you may have read, and the intermingling of these advancements in iOS 7 could make for an even more innovative future for mobile computing.
Let's not forget that Qantas' problems run deep: those in charge of the enterprise have failed to plan for a sustainable and innovative future.
"LOVEFiLM and Amazon have enjoyed a strong working relationship since LOVEFiLM acquired Amazon Europe's DVD rental business in 2008, and we look forward to a productive and innovative future".
If Japan, meantime, had its own "Green New Deal" movement, Asia's richest nation might have a brighter and more innovative future.
After thousands of lay-offs and branch closings, GM's talk about changing the culture of the company to get it out of yesterday's slow-paced, business-as-usual rut and into a forward-thinking, people-oriented, innovative future, may sound like just another sales pitch -- especially to the employees who have sweated out every change, wondering where the ax would swing next.
She talks about triangle waves, but my brain translates this as a new, innovative future-hipster greeting gesticulation.
