Useful book from John Adair, for everyone who wants to start its creative engine. What makes this book really fun to read are many examples of ideas/inventions, and the big number of inspirational quotes. The chapters are sorted as useful advices, so it can be viewed as an user manual for creativity 🙂 Continue reading the art of creative thinking
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
What a nice way to stage a sports tournament. The Bear Sterns Tournament of Champions, the largest professional squash event in North America was placed in one of halls of Grand Central (New York). Duration of tournament was a week with 64 players.Glass-enclosed court looks fantastic adn I can only imagine how many passengers take a look on the game while waiting on their train. Continue reading squash tournament in railway station
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
I’ve yesterday run in to a book ‘Innovative Leader’ from Paul Sloane. I’ve read it in a three hour trip on the train from Zagreb to Osijek. This describes how fluently it is written, and how interesting it was. Ok, I knew a bunch of techniques and examples shown in this book, but some things were really new to me. This is really a welcoming book to every new innovation manager or leader.More about Paul Sloane on his website: http://www.destination-innovation.com Continue reading innovative leader
Take a look at this ‘green’ innovation which will save much money&fuel. A newly built cargo vessel was towed by the innovative wind propulsion of the Hamburg-based company SkySails on the North Sea near Bremerhaven, Germany for the first time. The 160m2 SkySails supported the main engine of the 132m long Multi Purpose Heavy Lift Carrier MS “Beluga SkySails” of the Bremen-based Beluga Shipping with approx. five tons tractive force at low wind. The shipping company and the manufacturer calculate that by using the towing kite system, a ship’s average annual fuel costs can be reduced by 10 to 35%, … Continue reading skysails
Radiohead announced a small gig at Sunday morning in east London, and it was posted only on their web-site: So, we’ve got a small gig tonight. It’s in London at the Rough Trade East shop on Brick Lane, and we’re planning to play a short set of in rainbows material. It’s very limited free entry, first come first served. Also, as it might be a little uncomfortable for anyone queuing early, they’re planning a numbering system so people at the front of any queue can get snacks and toilet breaks in the store. Good bagels round there. But dress warm…doors … Continue reading radiohead makes everything different
Baby carriage that can be transformed into scooter with special attention on security. So, it has a belt for a child and the hydraulic brake system with two disks for parent.This is specially designed for fathers. I surely want one.This product is idea of Valentin Vodev from Pixstudio – Vienna-Sofia creative team.link Continue reading roller buggy
Janez PotoÄŤnik, member of the European Commission for Science and Research said The Future of Europe Lies in Knowledge at the National Forum on Europe, in Dublin:“We want to improve our quality of life and remain globally competitive. If we think about how best to achieve that, we can consider cutting costs or improving our productivity. Looking at the costs, then there are limited possibilities. I’ve not met many people who really want to drive down wages or drastically cut back on our social security standards. And even after we’ve made improvements in the flexibility and mobility of our labour … Continue reading the future of europe lies in knowledge
IBM revealed a list with 5 top innovation that have biggest potential in next 5 years.1. It will be easy for you to be green and save money doing it2. The way you drive will be completely different3. You are what you eat, so you will know what you eat4. Your cell phone will be your wallet, your ticket broker, your concierge, your bank, your shopping buddy, and more5. Doctors will get enhanced “super-senses” to better diagnose and treat youlink Continue reading ibm’s top 5 ideas for next 5 years
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
Osram started innovation contest in December and tomorrow is last day for submission of ideas.The information about this contest is available on Second Life on OSRAM island.Everybody can submit up to 3 ideas, and after first filter, best 250 ideas will go to real contest. Next will include work on ideas and awards for the best.This puts new light on Second Life as the platform for collaboration&work on new ideas.I will prepare two ideas for this contest and submit it tomorrow 🙂 Continue reading the one million linden dollars idea
10 solar panels at the top of every artifical tree, which gathers solar energy at day, and power LEDs for illumination at light. – less pollution– no underground intallation– no power used from cities power systemlink Continue reading solar trees
Stand-up cafĂ© with every-week new products! They have the formula “every week new experience”, and I was surprised to see how classy and cheap are those products.Innovative retail solution is accomplished with completely new line of products every week, with impressive sales through Europe. In a week when they was selling telescopes, they have sold more telescopes in 7 days then all other shops in Germany in whole year. It’s a good reason for me to check their web site, every time before going to Vienna. Continue reading tchibo
According to annual study from Booz Allen Hamilton, Global Innovation 1000 (link) in which are included the data from 1000 companies all around the world, which are leaders in R&D funding. Companies can be sorted to 3 categories according to corporate strategy and customer undestanding: 1. Need Seekers – invent new-to-market product with breakthrough innovation. Gathering information about customers and analysing they wishes in shaping new products. Already know technology is used in new ways and their are no new inventions.2. Market Readers – react to what customers buy by carefully watching market – cautiosly entering with incremential changes3. Technology … Continue reading 3 categories of companies
Where is the connection between innovation and horrors?I watched today new horror movie “30 days of night”, and scenario is really innovative 🙂 What can be better for a band of vampires, then to have no sun-light for 30 days. That’s the story behind this movie. Small Alaskan town is 30 days every year without sunlight, and at the first day there came the vampires!It’s realy not easy to find something new in this genre, so this deserves good note (currently 7.0 on imdb.com) Continue reading innovation in horror?
First of all, I got great receipt from managers, almost all of them will come, but not so good from employees, because they are at business trips or they have private reasons. But I expect that 50% will come surely, so the event will survive… What’s the main reason fo this event?First, I want to reward best innovators in last year, and to ‘make them important’. Second, to present the best ideas for all colleagues, but also for the managers on event, but also through the special brochure and intranet site to everybody in the company. This ideas should inspire … Continue reading how to organize an innovation event?
Top-down innovations, from one side – innovations promoted by senior managers and bottom-up innovations – ideas given from employees through the organization is two processes, which may sound opposite, but both must be enabled. Why? For good (or great!) innovation process it’s essential to have high-level commitment, but also to be oriented to each employee. Only Top-down innovation principle will close the door to every improvement idea which could come from employees including process improvement or for example, introduction of new toll. Continue reading top-down vs. bottom-up innovations
Excerpt from book: Mashup Corporations: The End of Business as Usual: “Understand that you have capabilities outside your IT department, and use them! Shadow IT is not new and exists in every company. It’s been there, lurking just out of sight of your support teams, not necessarily hidden, but implemented by workers who need new tools, procedures, and workarounds that are not yet acknowledged by IT policies. They use their innovations every day to get their jobs and personal tasks done. With every class of graduating students, a more tech-literate labor force emerges. This labor force is creatively innovating both … Continue reading promote shadow IT
Looj by iRobot . Little “robot” that cleans the gutters is really nice product. I showed the web-site to my friends, and they loved it too. If it priced like it’s mentioned ($99), everybody will love to have it.youtube video Continue reading gutter cleaning robot
Yahoo created an offsite incubator called Brickhouse infuse itself with startup energy,(BusinessWeek, Feb. 26). Its job is to shorten the time it takes to bring new ideas to market. “The goal is to take the idea, develop it, and make sure it’s seen by senior management quickly. They need to iterate, see customer reactions, and launch fast. How does the Brickhouse model work? Any of Yahoo’s 13,000 employees can submit proposals for possible new products. Up to 200 ideas are submitted each month. A council of five top company executives, votes for only the best five to 10. Before Brickhouse … Continue reading innovation incubator
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