if I could reverse the thought process that led to innovative products and find the questions that might have generated these ideas, would those same questions lead to new discoveries and new products in the future? From Beyond the Obvious:…
if I could reverse the thought process that led to innovative products and find the questions that might have generated these ideas, would those same questions lead to new discoveries and new products in the future? From Beyond the Obvious:…
It is nice to see challenge winners turning into product builders. It is nicer to see innovations that push the limits of what we can do. A news story about LaserMotive: It’s the first commercial product to be offered for…
From Creating Innovators: The Making of Young People Who Will Change The World … the essential elements of educating young people to become innovators: the value of hands-on projects where students have to solve a real problem and demonstrate mastery; the…
It is nice to see a teacher attempting to use simple tools to help students learn better. This is the story of an innovative teacher connecting students to Geometry through Twitter. “When will we use this?” It’s the question all…
I am heading to Asia Entrepreneurial Summit in Bangalore. This is a joint effort by Intel and Department of Science and Technology. Here is what happens. Two winners (Two members per team) will be sponsored to participate in Intel University…
This says it so well. First, Silicon Valley is not a place but a State of Mind. About the Vision: In my view, it’s irreverence, foolish confidence and naivety combined with persistence, open mindedness and a continual ability to learn…
Some snippets from Nasscom Surge 2012. C K Ranganathan of CavinKare, during the keynote was one of the best parts of NASSCOM Surge 2012. Here are some snippets from his speech. On The Importance of Product Differentiation If you do…
I just did a Google search for “Attributes of Great Innovators” and collected a list. Here is the list categorized by sources and a few of my comments. Five Discovery Skills that Distinguish Great Innovators Associating Questioning Observing Networking Experimenting…
In the past two days, I came across two stories. They are stories of innovation but they also point to a common pattern. I find this encouraging. Is this a trend? We don’t know yet. Tide Pods are palm-size, liquid…
Was listening to a podcast of Reid Hoffman’s talk - Stanford ETL. He talked about “The Startup of You” (the title of his book). A few bullets which by no means does justice to his talk since it lacks context…
