IBM Reveals Five Innovations that Will Change Our Lives Over the Next Five Years from PhysOrg.com Unveiled today, the second annual "IBM Next Five in Five" is a list of innovations that have the potential to change the way people work, live and play over the next five years. […]
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Showing a series of inspiring, unusual and playful products, British branding and design guru Paul Bennett explains that design doesn’t have to be about grand gestures, but can solve small, universal and overlooked problems. Ideo creative director Bennett shows how his firm works to reframe the everyday realities of its diverse clients to create results […]
What is happiness, and how can we all get some? Buddhist monk, photographer and author Matthieu Ricard has devoted his life to these questions, and his answer is influenced by his faith as well as by his scientific turn of mind: We can train our minds in habits of happiness. Interwoven with his talk are […]
Larry Lessig gets TEDsters to their feet, whooping and whistling, following this elegant presentation of three stories and an argument. The Net’s most adored lawyer brings together John Philip Sousa, celestial copyrights, and the "ASCAP cartel" to build a case for creative freedom. He pins down the key shortcomings of our dusty, pre-digital intellectual property […]
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Ideas sometimes grow out of irritation. One person was bugged by his inability to remember important dates such as anniversaries, birthdays and so on. He was always a day late with presents. He made his bug into a challenge and created a product: vacuum packed canned roses to be stored and used for emergencies.
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This is the first part of a 4 part series of articles regarding challenges.
Imagine 5 brilliant entrepreneurs sitting down to consider new ideas. They can’t get started until someone proposes something. But where does the proposal come from? How do they decide what problem to solve? Who decides the focus? How do they determine the […]
Everyone has creative talent, but many people lack confidence in their own creativity. “I’m not very creative” is a common lament, even from people who manage their careers well and are extremely successful in bringing value to the business where they work. In fact, developing a more efficient approach to your own workload requires […]
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Here’s a video of Gary Hamel explaining what management innovation is giving some insights from his new book The Future of Management. You can go to Gary Hamel’s website to find more information, I’ll be reviewing his book in a couple of weeks so stay tuned for that. Other books that he has:
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When we think about innovation we associate it with products like ipod’s, cell phones, computers, video game consoles, etc. But now companies, consultants and researchers are shifting their focus from products to services.
So what is service innovation? An example is the story of Thomas Edison, the inventor and innovator who came up with the lightbulb. […]
Can you see which way the dancer is spinning? If you think she’s going clockwise, you’re apparently right-brain dominant (imaginative, philosophical, touchy-feely, impetuous); if you see her going counter-clockwise, you’re left-brain dominant (logical, practical, detail-oriented, safe). If you’re are able to alternate views to see her going in both directions, then you’re just a plain […]
