Check out this amazing capability from HP, and it’s new project: Sprout. It’s an all-in-one computer and 3D scanner that makes it easy to go from thought to expression in an instant. This is sure to bring about a dramatic shift in the retail industry! Take a picture of an object, manipulate it and re-print…
An exclusive interview with Jean E. Spence Former Executive Vice President, Research Development & Quality, Mondelez International, Inc. (formerly Kraft Foods, Inc.) Most firms today have had to change their game to compete. The economy, industry fragmentation, increasing cost of goods, consumer price-shopping, the Internet, globalization – the list of reasons goes on. While everyone…
My friend Robert Tucker over at the Innovation Resource has some thoughts on cultivating culture, something I’ve learned a lot about as the business climate and model has changed over the decades. What have you learned? A decade ago, cultivating a culture of innovation was a “nice to do” activity. Today it is becoming a…
Often mid-year I like to look back at the predictions made for innovation. Did the 2015 predictions come to fruition yet? How are trends shaping the way we innovate? Here is an article titled, 6 tech trends for 2015 that will change our future, in which TechCrunch made predictions about Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, robots,…
Will solar and wind rush in to replace fossil fuels? Read here: Big changes are afoot for the energy sector in the next 25 years. Coal and gas are headed out and solar and wind are rushing to take their place on a multi-trillion dollar investment bonanza, according to a new report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance…
This is an Op-ed story from USA Today that caught my eye for a number of reasons. Yes, deep budget cuts will always impact research and development projects, whether at the federal level or in your own company. Scientific discovery isn’t free most of the time. Secondly, this piece contains a lot of interesting links…
I fly a lot, and this story is an incredible testimony to what is already possible through solar power!It’s not without risk though. Storms, wind and other elements could easily brew up danger for the pilot and passengers. Click on this image to read the story:
I often lead brainstorming sessions in which we glean some fantastic new ways of discovering solutions. But in some meetings, you might find it difficult to get people to share. Could it be from fear, or something else? A look at the corporate culture might offer some clues! But in the meantime, here is an…
Who are the most innovative leaders creating green solutions that are sustainable? I found this list of 20 interesting Eco Innovators from Food Tank: Jamila Abass—Abass is co-founder of M-Farm, a technology tool for smallholder farmers to receive information on the retail price of their products in Kenya. Farmers use SMS to buy farm inputs…
Earlier this year I had the opportunity to sit on a judging panel for Velocity Academy with Alex Tyink, Program Leader for Goodwill Grows. Velocity Academy is a project-based learning program at Shattuck Middle School in Neenah, designed to engage students who have a difficult time in regular classrooms. Alex was working with the…
