A California startup, SpoonRocket, is providing affordable haute cuisine in fast-food style, with a delivery time of around ten minutes. The price-point is similar to typical fast food restaurants and the additional option of quick, free delivery tells me this company will most likely change the way people think about the industry, proving that speedy customer…
As infection rates continue to remain high in healthcare facilities globally, placing patients and workers at great continued risk, there will be an increased demand for effective solutions to combat and control the spread of infectious pathogens throughout facilities. Innovationedge invites you to a one-time event: “Panel discussion on Ultraviolet disinfection for infection prevention, Healthcare…
I am excited to invite you to this year’s annual Consumer Goods Growth & Innovation Forum, the only event dedicated specifically to the new product process in the CG industry, is designed for executives who understand the importance of creating new brands and services and building brand loyalty. Through a variety of educational sessions and…
Imagine stumbling into your kitchen in the morning and activating your coffee machine – with a yawn! For me, anytime innovation marries coffee experiences, I pay attention. I recently saw an article about coffee roaster Douwe Egberts trying out the yawn-activated technology on unsuspecting, tired airline passengers at an airport vending machine. The machine dispensed…
As we work with leaders across industries, we hear a strong focus on diversity as a way of encouraging innovation from many sources. Open innovation and strategic partnering are two proven ways to add to diversity in your organization. Open innovation, a concept that was formalized at an academic level by University of Cal-Berkeley professor…
University of Toronto engineering students and alumni have won a $250,000 Sikorsky prize for the world’s first human-powered helicopter. Says the AeroVelo website: We’re very excited for the world to learn about this exciting milestone in aviation history. At AeroVelo we hope to inspire people to take on great challenges and accomplish the impossible. We…
Imagine taking a kitchen appliance and adding an online database to control it from anywhere in your house. I came across this story recently of a man who decided that simply microwaving food was not palatable for him as far as user-friendly and custom control commands, so he took the standard design and made it…
Here are some national health statistics that should frighten you out of your chair: Our western sedentary lifestyle is responsible for an estimated $24 billion in direct medical spending. Physical inactivity is responsible for almost 200,000 or 1 in 10 deaths each year. Diabetes accounts for more than $98 billion in direct and indirect medical…
Check out these “telescopic” contact lenses. Could they be the vision of the future? (Credit: Optics Express) Researchers are developing these contacts that can let you see much farther than the human eye was designed to do: The lens experiment came about through DARPA-funded research into vision enhancement devices for soldiers. What the researchers developed…
Recently, I shared with you some of my thoughts on how the most innovative leaders and companies are learning to shape their business culture and environment to their advantage. As part of that discussion, I want to focus on the leaders and behaviors that help transform organizations into thrive engines of innovation. It’s no coincidence…
