FUTUREMAG sur Twitter : "#Jugaad, faites le tour du monde des #innovations #frugales > cc @NaviRadjou #FUTUREMAG. Jugaad : tour du monde des innovations frugales. Pour proposer un produit collant aux besoins du consommateur, il faut être à l’écoute de celui-ci. Pour vendre du ciment aux habitants du bidonville de Dharavi, le bétonnier Lafarge a donc créé un produit sur mesure. Il s’agit d’un béton prêt à l’emploi, à prise tardive.
Impossible en effet de faire entrer une bétonnière dans les ruelles. étroites et bondées de ce quartier de Bombay. Fabriqué en périphérie du bidonville, ce ciment peut ensuite être transporté à l’intérieur à moto. Mitticool, le réfrigérateur en argile Mansukh Prajapati est potier. Il a inventé un réfrigérateur qui fonctionne sans électricité, sur le même principe que la transpiration. Il s’agit d’un cube d’argile aux parois creuses dans lesquelles on verse de l’eau. Manskh Pradjapati explique son projet en détail lors d’un conférence du TED TalentSearch. Tata nano, la voiture la moins chère du monde Dans les métropoles indiennes, il n’est pas rare de croiser une famille de quatre entassée sur une seule mobylette. Gizmag sur Twitter : "Ziosk e-menus: Improving the restaurant experience for owners, diners… AND waiters -
Reality check: How close are we to teleportation and Mars colonies? Americans tend to be optimists when it comes to new technologies. According to a new Pew Research Center survey in partnership with Smithsonian Magazine, 59% of Americans think scientific and technological innovations over the next half-century will, overall, improve people’s lives. We recently asked Americans about their views on a variety of scientific developments, including some innovations that are already moving out of the lab and into the real world, such as Japan’s robotic attendants for the elderly and self-driving cars.
We also asked Americans how likely they thought five things were to happen by 2064. Here’s what they said, presented in the order of those that Americans think most “definitely” and “probably” will happen, as well as a summary of current developments and research: 1People in need of an organ transplant will have new organs custom-made for them in a lab. What the public says: 22% definitely will happen, 60% probably will happen Topics: Science and Innovation.
CANVAS | A Media Innovation Hackathon from Al Jazeera Innovation & Research. New Innovations, New Inventions, Future Technology | Best of What's New | Popular Science. 5 future-proof questions to ask people in the know. Leaders should always be asking themselves What’s new? , What’s next? And What’s better? ; that’s where the future is. And we can take deliberate steps to answers those questions… I’ve written previously about the different ways we can gain new insights, one is to exploit anomalies. How do you stay on top of trends, shifts in behavior, likes and dislikes, etc.? A few months ago I wrote a short guide on how I stay on top of emerging trends, it’s a quick read and the method is still very much in beta. Before anything, you have to make a list of people who are “in the know”. After you’ve created a list of people, it’s time to have a conversation with them. You can do the same! After you’ve got a call scheduled, take the time to prepare some questions that can get you the insight you need.
What’s happening in your part of the world and what do you think it means for culture and business? Of course, these are starter questions. Have your own set of questions? Why Disruptive Innovation Can Help Market Leaders. Talk to any CEO about what haunts them the most and disruptive innovation will be at the top of the list. It is a logical fear: A company whose existence depends on established technologies could face extinction or loss of market leadership if a revolutionary innovation comes along. Just ask smartphone maker BlackBerry after Apple launched the iPhone.
But a study soon to be published in Management Science discovered that disruptive innovations need not lead to an incumbent’s fall, despite prevailing academic theory arguing otherwise. The paper, “Dynamic Commercialization Strategies for Disruptive Technologies: Evidence from the Speech Recognition Industry,” was authored by Wharton management professor David Hsu, Matthew Marx, a professor of technological innovation, entrepreneurship and strategic management at MIT, and Joshua Gans, a professor of strategic management at the University of Toronto.
The Siri Approach Switching Gears From Underdog to Top Performer Advice for Incumbents. Surprise! Four Strategies for Coping with Disruptions - Rosabeth Moss Kanter. By Rosabeth Moss Kanter | 8:22 AM April 19, 2010 Surprises are the new normal, and they are not fun. I was about to write a joyous paean to Earth Day and the glories of celebrating the great outdoors, when volcanic ash closed European airports. My flights to a global health summit were cancelled, making me cranky about nature instead. I had just returned from Brazil, where floods disrupted travel in Rio, and mudslides destroyed neighborhoods, following earthquakes in Chile and Haiti. But volcanic ash? We have enough to deal with in terms of financial crises, currency fluctuations, disruptive technologies, job restructurings, shortages of vital drugs, populist rebellions, possible pandemics, and terrorist threats without adding 2010′s devastating earthquakes and extraordinary weather events.
Coping with the unexpected is a leadership imperative. Here are four strategies to speed response and minimize the impact of disruptions. • Backup. . • Communication. . • Collaboration. Intellectual Ventures Lab | Intellectual Ventures Laboratory. Five Top VCs Pick The Ten Biggest Tech Trends Of The Next Five Years. EASYBREATH snorkeling mask. Foldscope: The 50-Cent Origami Microscope. Posted by erika rae | 7 Apr 2014 | Comments (3) A bioengineer at Stanford has been busy at work creating an alternative to the expensive microscopes used to diagnose blood-borne sicknesses like Malaria. What Manu Prakash came up with isn't just a microscope—it's a mini tool made of laser-cut cardstock parts and a lens that's destined for mass-produced design stardom.
According to Stanford's release on the invention, the origami-based microscope can be thrown off a building, stomped on and even submerged in water with no harm done to its functionality, making it perfect for use in harsh climates. Cardstock, lens and adhesive included, this bookmark-size design comes in at around 50 cents and takes 20 minutes to put together. While the origami construction is noteworthy in itself—not to mention a crafty approach in a world of Doctor-ese and mysterious tools—the real star in this design is the lens: Prakash recently gave a TED talk on the design—check it out here.
Via Laughing Squid. How Home Depot Copied Apple to Build an Ingenious New Bucket | Wired Design. <img title="" alt="" src=" />An ergonomic handle and patent pending "pocket grip" on the underside sets Home Depot's new BigGripper bucket apart on the shelf, but more importantly, the design is a showpiece for a new approach to big box merchandising. Photo: Herbst Produkt <img title="" alt="" src=" />Brick-and-mortar retailers have learned a lesson from Apple and are following their vertically integrated approach by developing high-quality, and exclusive, products to remain competitive in the age of Amazon. Photo: Herbst Produkt <img title="" alt="" src=" />The clever container was developed in textbook fashion by Herbst Produkt, an award-winning firm with a client list that includes Clorox and Facebook.
In 2000, Marcus retired and brought on Bob Nardelli as CEO. 21 Technologies That Will Decentralize the World. Across the planet, new technologies and business models are decentralizing power and placing it in the hands of communities and individuals. "We are seeing technology-driven networks replacing bureacratically-driven hierarchies," says VC and futurist Fred Wilson, speaking on what to expect in the next ten years. View the entire 25-minute video below (it's worth it!) And then check out the 21 innovations below. Thanks to Jenny Ryan whose Open Garden newsletter inspired this post. Here are 21 innovations that will help make it happen: 1. Open Garden Decentralized technology will become mainstream in 2014, according to the Open Garden Foundation, a San Francisco-based startup dedicated to net neutrality and internet access for everyone. 2. Commotion Router is free, open source software that allows for communities to build their own mesh networks. 3.
Do you really want to trust your data to Twitter? 4. The future of devices is micro and wearable. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. The Other Factor that Makes an Idea Spread - Julianne Wurm. By Julianne Wurm | 11:00 AM February 17, 2014 How do ideas spread? Previous research has focused on what happens to the sharers of an idea: what emotions they feel, what types of content inspire them to share (practical, funny, “sticky” and so on). And it is true that from memetics to mirror neurons to social contagion, it is likely that for any given idea, multiple factors are involved.
And yet the role of content seems to get all of the focus. There are scores of books written about how to make your content “go viral” or “become contagious” and take on a life of its own. We seem to overlook — or at least undervalue — the role of the person delivering the idea: the carrier. But over two years of research we’ve been conducting using TEDx as a case study, what has emerged is the importance of idea carriers. An important distinction: the carrier is the person who brings the idea into the common vernacular, although they may not actually be the one who discovered or researched the idea. Culture tells us what to do when the leader isn't in the room. The top 10 Internet and technology trends for 2014.
1. The Internet of things Little by little, all electronic devices are connecting to the Internet. It started with personal computers, notebooks, tablets and mobile phones. Then it was TVs, cars, glasses and watches. What’s next? Our homes. 2. Wearable technologies will be everywhere in 2014. 3. Technologies that augment reality – connecting the physical and the virtual world – seemed super futuristic yesterday, but will soon become reality. The launch of Google Glass in 2014 will lead to even further growth in the market. 4. Traditional analytics will become obsolete. Machine learning is already a huge part of our lives, from filtering spam e-mails to providing relevant searches on the first page of our Google search. 5. mHealth technologies Our mobile phones have turned into our personal assistants. 6. 3D printing The substantial decrease in the cost of 3D printing in the last year has made it affordable not only for companies but also for private users. 7. 8. 9. 10.
What Can Water Fleas Teach Us About Innovation? In business, innovation is non-negotiable. Stay fresh, rot, or go stale. That’s never been truer than today, with volatile prices, weather, regulations, supply chains, and public sentiment. You don’t know what’s going to happen, or when, but you know it will, and there’s a lot of opportunity in being first to recover. Resilience is a hot commodity, and nobody knows resilience like nature. Companies with a premium on out-of-the-box thinking find that really good innovation comes from mixing things up. Image via Shutterstock If insanity is doing the same thing over and over, expecting a different outcome, then the only rational answer is to try something fresh. The Industrial Revolution is ending, and The Age of Biology is beginning. Image via Shutterstock Jay Harman of PAX Scientific knows about this firsthand. Biomimicry is everywhere, helping us do things smarter, and yes, making real money. . + The Biomimicry Manual.
Why Google Glass is Doomed. Army CoCreate. Innovation 1000 Study | 2013 | Booz & Company. What shall we do with a neutron microscope? Neutrons have a set of unique properties that make them better suited than light, electrons, or x-rays for looking at the physics and chemistry going on inside an object. Scientists working out of MIT's Nuclear Reactor Laboratory have now invented and built a high-resolution neutron microscope, a feat that required developing new approaches to neutron optics. View all Why would anyone want to use neutron imaging to study materials? Optical microscopes tell you what the reflectivity of the surface of a material is, but little else. In contrast, neutrons are heavy compared to the other particles (photons and electrons) used in forming images, and have no electric charge, properties that make it possible to look deeply inside an object while gaining information about the structure that is not accessible through the other forms of microscopy.
Neutrons do interact with atomic nuclei via the strong force. Neutrons also offer unique capabilities for research in magnetic materials. Kenya's tech visionaries lead the way | World news | The Observer. It is mid-morning in Nairobi's iHub, a community space for techies and a kids' hackathon – where children as young as 10 are learning some of the basics of coding – is in full swing. The hangar-like space boasts table football, a coffee bar and an ambience that is more Seattle than African savannah. Amid the eager people huddled over laptops and tablets is the towering figure of Erik Hersman, with his bald head and reddish beard. Known to most Kenyans online as @WhiteAfrican, the American, who grew up in East Africa, has become one of the most effective evangelists for the technological future of his adopted country. The co-founder of both the iHub and Ushahidi, software, which has been used from Haiti to New Zealand to crowd-source information and map crises, wants to challenge the notion of Africa being a single entity blighted by wars and famine.
"In the US I still get asked if they (Africans) have computers and mobile phones," he says. 5 Crazy New Man-Made Materials That Will Shape the Future. The Four Disruptive Technology Forces that Will Change the World. The shape of things to come: designs that will define the future. Most people feel anxious when their smartphone is out of arm's reach. But what if it was actually on your arm, woven into the very fabric of your sweater? Sportswear designers Under Armour are already on the case. They recently unveiled their touchscreen t-shirt concept, Armour39, which measures your athletic performance.It's just one recent example of how design, technology and science are coming together to form a new generation of consumer products that look set to shape the future. Marcus Fairs, editor-in-chief of design magazine Dezeen, says that wearable technology will be a defining feature of future design.
Fairs points to the likes of MC10, whose founder Professor John Rogers designed the stretchable circuit, and whose mission statement is to "extend human capabilities by making high-performance electronics virtually invisible, conformal, and wearable". The Biostamp is a digital temporary tattoo that stretches and twists seamlessly with our bodies to monitor our health. Infographic: The World’s Technology Hubs.
THE SIXTH WAVE: THE RISE OF THE CREATIVE CITIES. Innovation is no longer driven by states or nations. It’s driven by cities. The key for the future of competitiveness is the development of local ecosystems. And these ecosystems will be built around cities. Some years ago, I developed the thesis of the six innovation waves. The last one is a wave of concentration in small countries, clusters or urban areas. Innovation tends to stick where agglomerations of talent, technology and tolerance (as Richard Florida said) are. The economist Joseph Schumpeter was the first in introducing the concept of innovation in the economic literature.
This view of innovation was closely linked to public R+D spending, mainly for military issues, fueled by the II World War and the Cold War. Soon, innovation emerged as a new management concept. But echoes from the automotive sector, the most competitive and R+D intense in the world said that it wasn’t enough. And the new century arrives. But it is not enough. References: Infographic: The World’s Technology Hubs. The Rise of the Intangible Economy: U.S. GDP Counts R&D, Artistic Creation. Atul Gawande: How Do Good Ideas Spread? Coca-Cola to open startup accelerators in nine countries around the world. Habits of Successful People: Start Before You Feel Ready. This Little Sticker Works Like an Anti-Mosquito Force Field | Wired Design. Creativity at the Workplace—It Is Possible | Business. Insight. A Fifteen-Year-Old Has Invented an Incredible New Kind of Flashlight. Disruptive Innovation in Service of Social Business Growth (Part 1) Helix - An unexpected twist.
Twist-off cork shifts the wine paradigm. Helix - An unexpected twist. The Concept Of Wabi-Sabi, And Why Perfection Is The Wrong Goal. Brain-to-brain interface allows transmission of tactile and motor information between rats. The 10 Tech Terms to Know in 2013. Companies See High-Tech Factories as Fonts of Ideas. Tracking innovations in the development of innovations - whatmore's posterous. 32 Innovations That Will Change Your Tomorrow. GE Ideas Roundtable - Sponsored. Why is sustainability seen as a rollercoaster for business leaders? | Guardian Sustainable Business. Design Thinking for Social Innovation. MIT'S Technology Review Identifies 10 Technologies Set to Transform Our World. Adobe Study Reveals Japan As The Most Creative Country. Thoughts | Designing the new normal. How Not to Kill Creativity – Jonah Lehrer LIVE on Big Think | Big Think TV. Solve For X. Why Nations Fail.
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Why Being Sleepy and Drunk Are Great For Creativity | Wired Science. Annoucing Fuse Corps: a bold new approach to social innovation — Peter Sims. Innovation Problem: New Ideas Spread Slowly.