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Le Do It Yourself est-il le prochain vecteur d’innovation

Le Do It Yourself est-il le prochain vecteur d’innovation
L’explosion des kits de développements hardware pour les objets connectés low-cost donne naissance à une génération de "makers" aussi innovante que la R&D traditionnelle. L’ère des kits de programmation low-cost Parmi ces kits, on retrouve notamment MbientLab qui surfe sur la vague des objets connectés avec les smartphones. L’idée centrale du projet est de laisser ouverte la possibilité de créer une carte mère qui puisse servir comme un prototype pour des wearables sortis de l’imagination des clients – qui se trouvent être, aussi, des "makers". Dans le domaine de l’internet des objets, Joachim Horn a pour sa part débuté le projet SamLabs en 2013 avec d’autres designers du Royal College of Arts de Londres. Les "makers" meilleurs que la R&D ? De son côté, le projet Tiny Circuits sur KickStarter est une petite carte mère que les "makers" peuvent intégrer à tous leurs objets du quotidien. Ces trois projets sont représentatifs d’une tendance très en vogue.

The B2B2C model Jessica Tayenjam is a consultant at Rapid Innovation Group, where she helps high potential, technology-enabled companies mitigate market risk and create scalable growth. She is one of the speakers at our Startup 101 course on Saturday 9th March (tickets still available – download the free preview book here). Here, she shares her thoughts on the B2B2C model. Many definitions of B2B2C businesses focus on e-commerce relationships where the ‘C’ is the buyer. And that is why I think B2B2C is more interesting than B2C: businesses have a lot more money than consumers (obviously). Examples of B2B2C in action Virtual fitting room technologies (e.g. Another category of technology with B2B2C potential would be networking tools for conferences. A B2B2C business model A business model is about three things: Creating valueDelivering valueCapturing value For B2B2C to work, the product must have create value for both the business and the consumer. Two examples: Marketing a B2B2C concept

Artificial neural network An artificial neural network is an interconnected group of nodes, akin to the vast network of neurons in a brain. Here, each circular node represents an artificial neuron and an arrow represents a connection from the output of one neuron to the input of another. For example, a neural network for handwriting recognition is defined by a set of input neurons which may be activated by the pixels of an input image. After being weighted and transformed by a function (determined by the network's designer), the activations of these neurons are then passed on to other neurons. Like other machine learning methods - systems that learn from data - neural networks have been used to solve a wide variety of tasks that are hard to solve using ordinary rule-based programming, including computer vision and speech recognition. Background[edit] There is no single formal definition of what an artificial neural network is. History[edit] Farley and Wesley A. Recent improvements[edit] Models[edit] or both and , where

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: "Sussex physicists find simple solution for quantum technology challenge" Home > Press > Sussex physicists find simple solution for quantum technology challenge Abstract: A solution to one of the key challenges in the development of quantum technologies has been proposed by University of Sussex physicists. Brighton, UK | Posted on October 28th, 2014 In a paper published today (28 October) in Nature Communications, Professor Barry Garraway and colleagues show how to make a new type of flexibly designed microscopic trap for atoms. Quantum technology devices, such as high-precision sensors and specialised superfast computers, often depend on harnessing the delicate interaction of atoms. The Sussex team, in collaboration with the University of Strathclyde, have now shown that a new technique involving electromagnetic induction could be the solution. Professor Garraway says: "Our findings are significant because future quantum technologies will depend on confining and manipulating cold atoms. For more information, please click here Copyright © University of Sussex

Anticiper l’innovation en 2014 avec le Hype Cycle de Gartner. Bonjour et bonne matinée ! Vous le savez peut-être, chaque année depuis 2005, le groupe Gartner publie une nouvelle version de son « hype cycle ». Il s’agit d’une analyse des principales technologies émergentes qui sont ensuite positionnées sur un cycle des tendances. C’est un rapport annuel décrivant les tendances ou « émergences », à 2 ans, à 5 ans et même à 10 ans. Un rapport intéressant donc même si je vous invite toujours à prendre du recul face à tout cela et à ne garder que ce qui vous touche le plus. Pour vous résumer cela simplement, le Hype Cycle est une représentation à un instant donné des technologies en vogue sur un graphique : le cycle des tendances. L’actualité récente modifie certains enjeux et l’innovation s’en ressent. C’est assez simple… le Hype Cycle comprend 5 phases : “Technology Trigger” — La première phase d’un “Hype Cycle” correspond à l’arrivée sur le marché d’un nouveau produit ou d’une nouvelle technologie. Merci Tania pour la mise à jour

8 Ways to Identify Unmet Customer Needs: Measuring Usability Jeff Sauro • September 23, 2014 Innovation can't be legislated. It can't be bought. Innovation comes from identifying customers' needs and meeting them. Companies like Uber, Airbnb, and Intuit understand this--and they're doing it. Want to know where to put your innovation efforts? Existing data: Sometimes the solution is sitting right in front of you.

L’écologie au secours des Business Models Le célébrissime festival « Burning Man » (BM pour les intimes) s’est achevé début Septembre. Pendant 10 jours, c’est une expérience unique et hors du commun qui est offerte aux participants. Le succès que connait l’événement est éclatant (68 000 personnes se sont rassemblés en plein désert en 2013). Nous avons voulu décortiquer les raisons de ce succès en interrogeant quelques rescapés du festival. Si le Burning Man prône le respect et la tolérance comme tant d’autres, c’est surtout l’un des rares qui parvient réellement à faire rimer écologie avec rassemblement de masse. Et indéniablement, cela plaît. ► L’économie dématérialisée Une des grandes règles du Burning Man est celle de ne laisser aucune trace de son passage. Dans la même veine, pour les Business Models il s’agit de promouvoir « l’économie dématérialisée ». L’économie dématérialisée s’adresse évidemment surtout au TPE et petite PME. ► L’économie circulaire PS :L’image de couverture a été trouvée ici.

Captology Captology is the study of computers as persuasive technologies. This includes the design, research, and analysis of interactive computing products (computers, mobile phones, websites, wireless technologies, mobile applications, video games, etc.) created for the purpose of changing people’s attitudes or behaviors. BJ Fogg derived the term captology in 1996 from an acronym: Computers As Persuasive Technologies = CAPT. Where Persuasion and Computers Intersect The field of captology and persuasive technology is growing quickly. As we see it today, captology isn’t just persuasive web sites or video games to change behaviors. Captology Resources People often ask how they can learn more about captology. We’ve also created some books related to captology:

The Future of Existential Psychology: Humanistic Psychology’s Chief Task: To Reset Psychology on its Rightful Existential Base | The New Existentialists Posted on 14 Feb | 3 comments Photo by NASA. While some in the field continue to believe that psychology proceeds purely on the basis of positivistic science (e.g., Baker, McFall, & Shoham, 2008), I contend that this is patently naïve. The first time the field was reset was at the point where its standing as an explicit philosophy was replaced by its “formalization” as an explicit laboratory science. The third major period of philosophical resetting was the usurpation of the psychoanalytic model by the behavioral model, where only overt and measurable human actions were considered the domain of legitimacy. So where does that bring us to at present? I believe that psychology should now be reset on its rightful base in existence. In a nutshell then: The chief task for humanistic psychology going forward is to reset psychology on its rightful existential-humanistic base. Consider the following: Mystery is a place where religion and science meet. Dogma is a place where they part.

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