The Crossing A great little video to outline the... 15 ways of innovation by combinations. 1.
Historywatching When Gutenberg was asked how he arrived at the invention of the printing press, he confessed it was as simple as seeing a new connection between two existing products: the wine press and the coin punch. 2. Combine products with services. Cross industry innovation toolkit: 50 inspiring companies and indus... A Powerful Chemistry Tool Inspired by Music Boxes.
A Powerful Chemistry Tool Inspired by Music Boxes Only Costs $5 Stanford University’s Manu Prakash, Ph.D. came up with an ingenious chemistry tool: A $5 device that uses the guts from a music box to control chemical reactions with super precision.
It can inspire young scientists and also address developing-world problems such as water quality and health. Check out the video here. less Stanford University’s Manu Prakash, Ph.D. came up with an ingenious chemistry tool: A $5 device that uses the guts from a music box to cont… …more It can inspire young scientists and also address developing-world problems such as water quality and health. Fluorescing trees take over the role of. Fluorescing trees take over the role of streetlights In this video the Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde explains how biomimicry techniques inspired his project to swap streetlights with giant light-emitting plants.
A great example of cross industry innovation, using nature as the ultimate source of inspiration. less In this video the Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde explains how biomimicry techniques inspired his project to swap streetlights with giant light-emitti… …more A great example of cross industry innovation, using nature as the ultimate source of inspiration. EuroCollege : 'Think out of your industry!'... Everything old is new again. A great Slideshare on. Happy 2014! Greetings from Dubai, think out of your industry, & less is beautiful. At the moment I’m here to assist the Dubai Airport and the Dubai Police on increasing their innovative capacity.
Everywhere I go these days, I interview people on cross industry innovation. One of the many great things I learned here in Dubai is that during Ramadan, the banks (and other main businesses) open in the middle of the night to allow people to do business after sunset. Cross industry innovation toolkit: 50 inspiring companies and indus... Nice ‘component based’ idea on how to tackle the. To Boost Creativity, Challenge Your Existing Ideas.
One of the most overused clichés in business management is surely “thinking outside the box.”
You hear it all the time. And when you do, you can reasonably expect to be dragooned into a brainstorming session, those often painful exercises that usually lead nowhere. Don’t get us wrong—we strongly encourage brainstorming. If it isn’t working for you, you’re probably just doing it wrong. It’s always easier to blame the tool than to question your technique, but would you blame the hammer if you hit your thumb?
Brainstorming participants need to focus on the right challenge to produce breakthrough ideas. Innovation is about changing reality—introducing a new product, making it cheaper, adding features. RamonVullings : Without deviation from the... Without deviation from the norm, Progress is not possible. The First Taste: Saatchi & Saatchi at TEDxSydney. RamonVullings : Safe-to-Spend function (instead... Tony_Vengrove : "Fall in love with the problem."... 27 creativity and innovation tools - in one-pagers!
The Next Big UI Idea: Gadgets That Adapt To Your Skill. More and more interactive products are being returned.
In 2002, 48% of all returned products were technically fully functional but were rejected for failing to satisfy user needs (28%) or purely due to users’ remorse (20%). Even though a product may have all the features one can hope for, complexity and bad user experience can prevent users from integrating it into their lives. User experiences are subjective and dynamic, but by and large, interactive products are not designed to take people’s changing capacity and experience into account.
But they could. Here, I present a model for how designers can use the fundamentals of video games and the psychological principles of flow to design enhanced user experiences. The Truth Behind "Secret" Innovation At Nike, Apple, Google X. 100 images for visual brainstorming. Cancer, Innovation and a Boy Named Jack. Innovation Through Simplicity. “iHKDesign” ably responds to this jacktastic CNN piece by Steve Kovach, arguing that Samsung is “out-innovating” Apple.
This bit (from Kovach) caught my eye: Based on all this evidence, Apple feels behind. Take a look at its newest fourth-generation iPad. It has a killer processor and other great hardware features, but the operating system doesn’t take advantage of any of that. The home screen is still just a grid of static icons that launch apps. Best Practices Vs. Next Practices: Are You Looking Forward or Backward? Over my career, I have been coached by bosses, mentors, and colleagues that successful businesses build their business strategies upon best practices.
Business people have often considered introduction of a new best practice as thought leadership. My question is should business leaders focus on developing best practices, which are based upon the past, or should they be thinking ahead? Looking Forward or Backward? I’m not so sure that touting best practices equates to thought leadership. Cross-industry Collaboration Spurs Innovation: Procter & Gamble as Example. A great example of a group of companies that collaborate to innovate.
Procter & Gamble initiated a learning consortium of companies who are making business intelligence and analytics a strategic choice, and therefore transforming their business operations. And even though such cross-company and –industry collaborations are difficult to sustain they spur innovation. Procter & Gamble CEO Bob McDonald is very clear about the critical role for technology at P&G: He thinks better data analytics is at the heart of how P&G will improve productivity and make more innovative products.
But to do that, companies need better analytics software. The Porsche 911: An ode to iteration by Jason Fried of 37signals. The Porsche 911 celebrates its 50th anniversary.
Innovation engine. 21 ways / 37 ways for innivation.