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One of the interesting things about corporate innovation departments is that if they are doing their jobs correctly, then they should feel dangerous to the rest of the company. An innovation group which does not have a goal of actively disrupting the main business of the company is likely not doing its job.
However, [...]
This is great – I love SoundCloud – congrats
SoundCloud, an Audio-Sharing Site, Hits 5 Million Users – NYTimes.com.
This is cool. I wonder if it can be used not just for replacement parts but for extra parts? Imagine a fashion where people can grow additional skin and body parts in various forms as a fashion statement.
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Scientists are developing 3D “bioprinters” that will be able to print out skin, cartilage, bone, [...]
This is an interesting trend: I wonder if this will extend to reducing the “gotta have the latest iPhone/iPad as soon as it comes out” Cycle times may increase for those devices as well. Although I’m sure that the core Apple faithful will need to upgrade no matter what the cost, the brunt of consumers will [...]
Big Seth Godin Fan here: and this is a deal that you can’t beat. $1 for a pre-order of Seth’s new book: Poke The Box. By the description, its been an idea thats been swimming in my head for a while lately: TOO OFTEN we wait for permission instead of just going for it, [...]
Completely agree with this article: in fact I’ve dedicated a chapter of my book to the topic “Video Games Teach Problem Solving Skills” – where else can we learn these skills, arguable the most important skills that you can have, in a fun, engaging way?
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Gamers aren’t lazy—they’re incredibly industrious and [...]
How is it that IBM, Netflix, and Southwest manage to thrive, when so many of their peers struggle to break out of their ruts? The answers don’t just speak to these three competitors, but to the new logic of competition itself.
It’s not enough to be “pretty good” at everything anymore. Stick with what [...]
n 2003, Jonah Staw was having dinner with some friends in a trendy restaurant in San Francisco when the discussion turned to what he calls “disruptive business ideas.” Suggestions were flying left and right, and at one point, someone asked, “How crazy would it be if some company started selling socks that didn’t match?”
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“I for one welcome our new computer overlords,”
via BBC News – IBM’s Watson supercomputer crowned Jeopardy king.
While this is horrible for Steve and his family, I wonder if we will have a Princess Di level of mourning for him when he passes? I don’t know about you, but do you agree that his accomplishments warrant that much love? I wonder.
Paper publishes shocking pictures of skeletal Steve Jobs claiming ‘cancer-stricken [...]
