Thinking about Thinking, Creativity, Innovation and Design
Does art matter in the world of innovations? "There is a prevailing attitude," says Amy Herman, that art doesn't matter in the real world." But art can help to sharpen our observation skills. And looking at Georgia O'Keeffe's giant flowers seen through a magnifying lens may help you come up with new ideas. . . …
Can you make a list of 10 innovations that would help you to complete a marathon? I am rather sure that backpack contraption that feeds you a steady stream of tomatoes is not on the list. The Tomatan can be loaded with six mid-sized tomatoes and it weighs 8, 1 kg 818lbs). One the positive …
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Can you design something so that people stay politically engaged? How would you design a fabric that is made out of waste? What if it was possible to design a spot where people feel safe? Or a game that provides people suffering from Alzheimer game with a channel of communication? The artist and innovator Daan …
"It's not a skate, only for walking!" There is no question that development in technology has pushed and will continue to push our concept boundaries. If we think of shoes and define what shoes are we might include some of the following ideas: we wear shoes to protect our feet shoes can be a fashion …
As we welcome 2015, some of us may think that it is now too late to make a real impact. As we reflect upon 2014, we may moan over that another year has passed and we have not make that breakthrough yet and perhaps, perhaps we never may. We believe that we cannot make a …
Spiderman! The perfect example of stealing from nature. A spider's web is used to catch criminals. Jeff Karp is not a specialist, instead he has between twenty to twenty-five ongoing projects. A multidisciplinary approach to create biomaterials and devices for therapeutics. The Karp Lab uses bio-inspiration to develop ideas. Their innovations do not mimic nature, …
Inspiration and ideas may appear when we see something ugly or uninspiring and we decide to change it. Like international borders. . . Reimagining things is a great way to improve upon an already existing idea. You transform an existing idea into something new and fresh. A competition from the Association of Collegiate Schools of …
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Richard Dawkins describes in the book Unweaving the Rainbow the relationship between biology and art. To understand science does not detract from the poetry of nature, and biomimicry can be described as one way of uncovering the poetry of nature. Nature and technology has often been described as opposite poles of a spectrum. Yet this …
Attempts to close the gap between technology and nature has led to the creation of a range of innovative ideas. Bio-mimicry is an approach where nature's principles provide inspiration to create things in a similar way that nature has spent years and years perfecting. Glowstone is a mixture of synthetic aggregate, inspired by bioluminescence. When …
Are you pessimistic about peace? What do you know about peace innovation? The last decades, has seen several changes in peacemaking efforts and civil society organisations, such as Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue and Internal Alert, are increasingly getting more involved in the peace process. Get few of us are aware of the innovations that are …
The Blue Economy uses an open source approach to encourage positive entrepreneurship. Overall, the aim with Blue Economy is to transform the way we are thinking about the environment. Solutions should be sustainable and capable of responding to people's need for food, water, energy and health care.When you want to create an open source community …
Reinventing the wheel! A small team of students at MIT’s SENSEable City Lab has developed a novel bicycle attachment that transforms your pedal-powered bike into an electric hybrid by replacing the rear wheel with one that’s equipped with a small motor assembly. The motor is mounted in the center of the wheel and energy is …
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Tax time! There is a wide scope for social innovative ideas in this area. Listen to Jan-Emmanuel De Neve's when he talks about ways to incentivize people to pay their taxes. “If we can make the tax form slightly less frustrating and perhaps raise compliance, we can do a lot of good.” What you feel …
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The poet John Keats talked about "Negative Capability", a willingness to live with mystery, make peace with ambiguity, and embrace uncertainty. The search for the unknown drove the poet to use imagery and sound effects to write his three famous odes. The video below focuses on creativity in art. The term creativity is often linked …
Better solutions and new ways of solving problem is required in all areas of society. Social innovation is a concept that is perhaps less known that innovation in technology sector. But to make positive social change happen requires new ideas and solutions. The Young Foundation has Thinking Action Change as their motto and the organisation …
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Our daily work, social and private life is regulated by patterns. Patterns that dictate what you do, where your are and who you encounter. It seems that these are shifting from an industrial pattern wherein people are locked in a 5 or 6 days working routine from 8 am to 6 pm, mostly nailed down …
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A buzzword like innovation tends to lure us into false security. It is tempting to believe that innovation is simply something that you can inject into an organisation. Today, every company says that it got innovation. The definition of the term varies from inventing a new product that has never existed to turning an overlooked …
One of the most profound trends is the ongoing miniaturization and the cheapening of devices that were once bulky. Twenty years ago, the size of a gyroscopic compass was more than a cubic meter. Now they are built in a mobile phone. Especially in the area of sensors, or detectors there have been major changes. …
What is an “Aha!” moment? Finding a structure to the thoughts that endlessly flows through our minds is often described as the first step towards getting a good idea. Yet the best ideas often appears when we are half dreaming, relaxing, or walking our dog. A common explanation to this phenomenon is that creativity means …
Using the Internet to promote our skills is becoming increasingly more important. New skills and ideas are required and Peter Thiel says that it is vital to let interests and talents help to us find a career that inspires us. Choosing subjects and topics that we are interested in and love, mean that we are …
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