Could driverless buses and other public transportation take off well ahead of driver-less cars? Many think so. Here’s an interesting article about how that is happening in Europe over the next few months: The Swiss city of Sion will begin a two-year trial of two autonomous buses beginning in spring 2016. The buses come from…
disrupt: (verb dis·rupt \dis-ˈrəpt\) to cause (something) to be unable to continue in the normal way; to interrupt the normal progress or activity of (something). -Webster’s Dictionary In its November 9th report under Fast Company’s “Hit the Ground Running” series, Faisal Hoque reports that even though disruption and leadership might seem like opposing forces, the…
These days inventors are turning to social media to help raise awareness of their innovative offerings. This video from Kaboost caught my eye on Facebook the other day, and has gone viral with more than 6,500 shares in the past week. How can social media boost your invention?
I did not realize how common hand injuries are, and how limited the options are for those attempting to heal at home. Over 3 million individuals are living with hand impairment after stroke or other neurological or muscular injuries. Here is a glove that has helped patients who have lost function in their hands. MusicGlove…
Imaging using atomic-scale devices as security systems! No passwords required, and you can’t clone this authentication technology. Nanotechnology experts have discovered a way to authenticate or identify any object by generating an unbreakable ID based on atoms. Lancaster University provided this image of a key, which shows how electronically stimulating an atomically random system produces…
Imagine being able to come up with fantastic ideas and solutions to challenges at the drop of a hat. Are you that kind of thinker? It turns out that most ideators have cultivated daily habits that lend themselves to thinking up great ideas. Stephanie Vozza over at Fast Company has a pretty good idea about…
I do quite a bit of travel to China for speaking engagements as well as other Asian innovation hotspots, and I can tell you that some of the most forward-thinking innovators are blazing trails that corporations in the West will soon follow. Forbes recently highlighted the innovative culture and opportunities there, in a new article…
One thing I’ve learned as an entrepreneur and business consultant: Nothing ever stays the same. What succeeded for your company five years ago most likely is no longer working today. Why? Because the playing field has changed while you were basking in success. And it always does. My friend Robert Tucker writes about facing down…
I completely agree with the notion that leaders must always be learning new things. If a leader is not learning, he or she is not leading – and certainly not innovating. Of course there are many ways to continually feed your mind: reading, seminars, online courses, going back to school, etc. How are you feeding…
Like just about every corporate sacred cow, the idea of companies always needing a corporate communications department has been questioned – and re-thought. One reason might be headcount, another might be social media trends. But Wendy Marx over at Fast Company says the rules are changing because the challenges communicators face are very different than…
