--- description: Startups will jumpstart global productivity, blaming social networks for fake news takes the heat off real media’s shortcomings and more. title: Startups Will Jumpstart Global Productivity image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ## Ideas Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Innovation](/tag/innovation/) ## Innovation Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Startups Will Jumpstart Global Productivity by [The Aspen Institute](/author/the-aspen-institute/) ## The Aspen Institute Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 21, 2016 5:00 PM CUT by [The Aspen Institute](/author/the-aspen-institute/) ## The Aspen Institute Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 21, 2016 5:00 PM CUT **1\.** [**Startups — not big industry — will jumpstart global productivity.**](http://www.cnbc.com/2016/11/14/how-start-ups-can-turbocharge-global-productivity-growth.html "undefined") By Ganesh Rasagam and Victor Mulas at CNBC **2\.** [**Blaming social networks for fake news takes the heat off real media’s shortcomings.**](https://backchannel.com/according-to-snopes-fake-news-is-not-the-problem-4ca4852b1ff0#.eazjjrdpc "undefined") By Jessi Hempel in Backchannel **3\.** [**Could hypothermia save gunshot victims?**](http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/11/28/can-hypothermia-save-gunshot-victims?mbid=rss "undefined") By Nicola Twilley in the New Yorker **4\.** [**This is why kids need recess.**](https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/12/why-kids-need-recess/505850/ "undefined") By Alia Wong in the Atlantic **5\.** [**We might need a new government agency to keep us safe from attacks on the so-called Internet of Things.**](https://www.onthewire.io/lawmakers-ponder-regulatory-remedy-for-iot-security/ "undefined") By Dennis Fisher in On The Wire  [_The Aspen Institute_](http://www.aspeninstitute.org/ "undefined") _is an educational and policy studies organization based in Washington, D.C._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"OpinionNewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4578398/startups-will-jumpstart-global-productivity/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4578398/startups-will-jumpstart-global-productivity/"},"headline":"Startups Will Jumpstart Global Productivity","datePublished":"2016-11-21T17:00:46.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:59:18.841Z","description":"These are today's best ideas","url":"https://time.com/4578398/startups-will-jumpstart-global-productivity/","keywords":["Innovation","Social Media","Internet","Education","Business topic","health"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"The Aspen Institute","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/the-aspen-institute/"}],"articleSection":"Ideas","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/ideas/","name":"Ideas"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/innovation/","name":"Innovation"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4578398/startups-will-jumpstart-global-productivity/","name":"Startups Will Jumpstart Global Productivity"}}]}] ```