Friday Fun: What Motivates You?
If you haven’t seen this yet, take a look. This is a great example of how to inspire your people to be more innovative by helping them work in their “sweet spot.”
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Shoes of the future?
Here’s an interesting product I think is long overdue: Shoes that wrap around your feet like socks, and allow you to walk comfortably on hard or rocky surfaces. The brand name is Furoshiki: For about $110 you can get this innovation from Vibram. The Japanese company states: The concept for this type of footwear was…
Self-driving taxis hit Singapore
Starting on this week, residents of Singapore can hail a self-driving car as a taxi, thanks to It’s brought to U.S.-based nuTonomy by Renault Zoe and Mitsubishi. The new i-Miev taxis use an invite-only app. The trial will offer riders a commute through Singapore’s one-north business district: The startup, which in May received $16 million…
Bird-drone keeps airports safe
Birds flying near plane engines are dangerous. If they get sucked into the engines, there will definitely be an “incident report.” Now one company, Clear Flight Solutions, has developed “Robird,” a drone that flaps its wings to frighten other birds. The developers say they designed Robird to mimic the movements of a raptor, gliding through…
No need for an outlet with this battery charger
When an earthquake shook Haiti’s capital Port au Prince in January, communicating by cell phone was impossible. The cell towers high in the hills of the capital city that covered most of the island nation became inoperable. But a new palm-sized fuel cell that turns water into electricity might be a game changer in developing…
New Word Lens app bridges language barriers
A new iPhone app, Word Lens, is getting a lot of attention this week. The video by its developers has been seen by millions of people (Check it out below), and many are wondering what the future will hold with this new technology. The app allows you to point your iPhone camera at a sign…
Innovation helps the (color) blind to see!
If you are one of the 300 million people who are colorblind, these videos will inspire you! The video captures the reactions of several people able to see color for the first time, thanks to a new innovation: https://www.facebook.com/cnbc/videos/10154417860219369/ Up to 300 million people worldwide are affected by red-green color vision deficiency, also called color…
Friday Fun: What Motivates You?
If you haven’t seen this yet, take a look. This is a great example of how to inspire your people to be more innovative by helping them work in their “sweet spot.”
Enjoy!
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8 Housing Trends in 2017
If you are thinking of buying or selling your home this year, you may find these trends interesting. The housing market is slowing a bit, according to Forbes. Here are the first of eight things housing experts expect to see in 2017: 1. Prices will continue to rise–but more slowly. Prices rose every month last year…
ApplePay and MasterCard’s new Innovation Hub
MasterCard has just launched a new innovation lab in New York City. The new 60,000 square foot facility will house those working on the MasterPass digital wallet, the Digital Enablement System, and MasterCard Labs’ Start Path, an accelerator for financial technology startups. The MasterCard Digital Enablement System’s tokenization service will secure ApplePay transactions: “This is…
Hello McFly! New shoe propels Nike back to the future
Here’s a story about an innovative shoe, and a unique way to get them sold for a much higher amount than what it takes to manufacture them, all for a good cause. Nike is teaming up with eBay to introduce one of the most futuristic—and expensive—shoes for the future. Nike’s 2011 MAG is inspired by…
No need for an outlet with this battery charger
When an earthquake shook Haiti’s capital Port au Prince in January, communicating by cell phone was impossible. The cell towers high in the hills of the capital city that covered most of the island nation became inoperable. But a new palm-sized fuel cell that turns water into electricity might be a game changer in developing…
World’s first 3D pen inspires ideas
This innovative gadget will be sure to find uses for anyone who draws their ideas on napkins. 3Doodler is the “world’s first 3D printing pen, and lets you draw three-dimensional structures in midair. WobbleWorks Toy and robotics company invented the pen, and it is actually affordable. While most 3D printers can cost thousands of dollars,…
London Gets a Boost in Innovation: The New Masters Program at City University London
London may be getting a boost in innovation with an exciting new innovation training program, the “MICL” (pronounced like “Michael”), short for Masters in Innovation, Creativity, and Leadership, a masters degree program offered at City University London. See http://creativity.city.ac.uk/ for details. The program involves the arts, business, law, social science, and informatics. Looks like a…
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