Innovation
Albert Einstein versus Stephen Hawking: Epic Rap Battle
Science and innovation are well known as the best of bedfellows. Science and rap… not so much. In the same spirit that we have enjoyed posting musical tributes to social media nerds, new dork entrepreneurs and Carl Sagan (who deserves a category of his own), we bring you this Epic Rap Battle between Albert ‘MC-squared’ Einstein and Stephen ‘Auto-Tune’ Hawking. Your minds will be ‘relatively blown’!
Was removing the drudgery from laundry the greatest feat of the industrial revolution? [VIDEO]
What was the greatest invention of the industrial revolution? The automobile? The assembly line? The leaf blower? Wrong on all counts, says visionary Hans Rosling, who makes a compelling and personal argument for… wait for it… the washing machine. In this peppy presentation for TED, Rosling concludes that freeing his mother from the drudgery of hand-washing gave her time for things that improved, exponentially, the quality of life for her and her family. It’s the holy grail of innovation.
What is dual cycle innovation? (It’s not a vacuum cleaner)
Why is it that some organisations have the ability to re-invent entire industries? Some even do it time and time again! Where does this source of continuous innovation and foresight come from? It is widely acknowledged that customer focus is a major driver for today’s innovations. But it is the transformational opportunities (those that transcend adjacent opportunities) that drive industry renewal.
How to see opportunities that your competitors think are stupid. Do you suffer from ‘Weak Signal’ blindness?
If you have ever asked yourself, ‘Why didn’t I see that?’, you were experiencing an example of ‘Weak Signal Theory’. We are constantly bombarded with ‘weak signals’. Some of them are genuinely weak, while others are weak because our brain has suppressed them. This automatic filtering of information is quite natural and designed to prevent sensory overload. But it also means that we often overlook opportunities.
Media Accelerator Program gives voice to early-stage media companies
The Festival of Media Global, organised by C Squared, has issued a call for media innovators to participate in its Media Accelerator Program (MAP). Participating companies will compete for one of ten speaking slots and the title of Festival of Media Global ‘Hot Company of the Year’.
World leading environmental innovation developed by Australian company
If keeping tabs on the comings and goings of the weed-control world is your thing, then have we got news for you. Queensland-based vegetation and natural areas management company, Technigro, has developed a weed-control sprayer that corrals potentially dangerous chemicals in the area they were applied – not the atmosphere — rendering the spray-and-pray approach *so* last season.
Global ideas take center stage with return of TEDxSydney
Devoted to the propagation of “Ideas Worth Spreading”, TEDxSydney 2011 will provide a speaking platform to around 20 of Australia’s leading innovators, thinkers, global leaders and change makers. As a member (free to register), you can also nominate a speaker whom you feel is deserving to be present for the event.
The power of many: How to engage your staff to find solutions and innovate!
A linked network of computers can create a virtual super computer, while social networks and open-source models often present problems to the wider community in the hope that they may proffer a solution. The lesson being: the power of many is greater than that of the individual.
Can academia and government team up to spark innovation in public policy? Stay tuned.
Is it possible to drive government innovation by gathering a bunch of civil servants and academicians to talk about being innovative? The Gillard Government hopes so. Earlier this month, it announced the creation of the Australian National Institute for Public Policy.
Eat your heart out, iPad. Lenovo laptop screen detaches to become a tablet.
Lenovo has the tablet market all a-flutter with its new IdeaPad U1 hybrid. Is it a laptop? Is it an iPad inspired tablet? The IdeaPad is both, boasting a detachable resistive multi-touch display, an Intel CULV processor and a 128GB SSD.
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