I’m addicted to the facebook application = game Mousehunt. This is one of the best applications on facebook and it’s very popular.The firm who launch it is canadian Hitgrab. It’s interesting to see following sentence on their web-site:“I woke up from a dream-like state and had the image of a mousetrap-type game for facebook”, says co-founder of HitGrab Inc, Bryan Freeman.–> It looks like a classical innovation story! Continue reading mousehunt
Legendary ‘moleskine’ notebook is finally in my pocket. There are already some ideas inside, and I’ll try to fill it quickly. This concept of ‘notebook in pocket’ is well-known tool for generating ideas and thoughts. This was widely used by many great inventors and innovators. I was using some word documents for description of ideas, but this was always extended with every paper I can get when I have idea in bed or when I’m on vacation. This notebook will solve that problem 🙂 Continue reading moleskine owner
The statistics says that disposable diapers make up 4% of solid waste and they are 3rd largest consumers item in landfills. The solution for this problem is using gDiapers –> ok you’ll need maybe a minute more, to change a diaper and sometimes a little bit of time to wash inner or outer parts of diaper, but when you see how the inner flushable insert dissolves in water it will turn your eco-switch on.I’m talking only after reading one article, so please take a look: link I’m ready to try it (but, I’m not sure has my wife the same … Continue reading first flushable diaper
I had this idea a year ago, to use mobile phone like an online camera for live broadcasting. My idea had no success, but now, it’s available, where else, then in Sweden! It would be great that you can record some events and broadcast it live. I was yesterday on away game of my favourite football team NK Osijek and I have to report to my father every 20 minutes about the game. If I can broadcast it live to him and everyone else who are interested. Check out this link. Continue reading mobile broadcasting
Well, Radiohead don’t stop to impress me. Their video “House of Cards” from album “In rainbows” was filmed without camera or light. They used just 3d scanner (if I figure out it right).Here is the making of clip: You can see the video here Continue reading music video created without camera
I had a small brainstorming session today, and I have to defend innovation process. The problem is that some ideas were rejected in the past, but then they can be seen as successful products from other companies today. This situation in not great for morale of innovator who got rejection mail. But after few minutes of explaining I got this innovator on the track again and I’m expecting new ideas from him. I’ve noticed one thing today which can led to more thought or blog posts in future: it’s hard for a big company to be competitive in small market … Continue reading ideation in big company
Radiohead held the contest for remixing their song ‘nude’ from last album ‘In Rainbows’. This is the work of Jim Houston – the play done with old computer parts (guitar is played by ZX Spectrum) http://www.vimeo.com/1109226?pg=embed&sec=1109226 Great work! Big Ideas (don’t get any) from James Houston on Vimeo. Continue reading radiohead ‘nude’ played by old computer parts
That’s a question that I’ve been asking myself last four months. I’ve contacted the most probably interested publishers in Croatia, but they are not interested to publish my book about innovation management.The country is small, so even if I find a publisher, the edition will be over 1000 copies. Maybe there will be more chances if I translate the book on english and try to publish it in UK or US. But the problem is the lach of time to do that.I’m really dissapointed because I wrote it to help small and medium-sized firms to start with innovation climate. This … Continue reading how to publish a book?
New idea for security of roadside toilets in Finland. The system will open the door of the toilet only in case, when SMS is sent to specific number which is displayed at the door. So, opening will cost just like a normal SMS and all you have to do is to send text “OPEN”. The call is directed to modem which will sound a buzzer and open the door.This should prevent vandalism, because people will be identified with their mobile phone number. Link Continue reading open the roadside toilet with sms
I spotted one idea through ‘spingwise.com’. It’s an idea for which everyone could say “how could anyone ever before haven’t invented this!”. This is very interesting for women, it’s ColorOn Professional – Instant Makeup Applicators. This product was patented in 1992. from Irina Iolosilevich, who was wondering how to cut the time of make-up and how to allow to every woman, to have the same quality of make-up like when the visit professional make-up artist. With the help of her husband and brother, she came up with this product after a decade long experiments in her kitchen. So, this is … Continue reading instant make-up applicators
A classy way to carry fishes from pet-shop to home. The other solution is to carry fishes on little walk 🙂 Only dog owners, can be proud on their pets on the street, now it’s time for aquarist! The idea behind this product is to allow children with divorced parents to take their fishes with them. Continue reading portable fishtank
This is the topic which is important for all innovators. It’s important not to fall in lova with your idea, because you wan’t see the improvements which can be made to advance your innovation.It’s also important to sometimes let go your idea. Then you can go to the next idea without ‘regrets’ to an old one. Continue reading don’t fall in love with your idea
If we had ask people 20 years ago, do they need cell phone, we will get an answer in most cases “Why would I need it?”. If we had ask teenagers 20-30 years ago, do they need a music television, they wouldnt know the answer. The consumer don’t know what they need, so MTV has become an icon for teenagers and the success of cellphone is well known. One occasion, when I was feeling like a consumer is when I subscribed to IPTV only because of one channel which I couldn’t receive via satelite dish or via terrestial TV. I … Continue reading baby TV
It’s always the question, is it better to give a system a try, with just advertizining innovation inside the company or launch an idea campaign? Idea campaign with good incentives can result with big number of filed ideas, but the quality of these ideas can be doubtful. There’s also the issue, can you hadnle big number of ideas the same time, and how it will effect to innovation climate inside company if big number of filed ideas will be refused. Something is the middle is the anwer: have an idea campaign, but let it go for the whole year, and … Continue reading idea campaigns
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