Views From The Innovation Crows-Nest
I have to admit this one surprised me. Many years ago, I happened across one of those websites offering advice for solving some of life s trivial problems. The trivial problem in question being the indent marks left in carpets after Continue reading
The lithium battery has provided an enormous leap forward for mankind. Smartphones, drones, long-distance electric cars, ebikes, all-day laptops, electric monowheels and skateboards – we owe them all to lithium. They don t go into thermal runaway and let go often, particularly Continue reading
Facts are simple and facts are straightFacts are lazy and facts are lateFacts all come with points of viewFacts don t do what I want them toFacts just twist the truth aroundFacts are living turned inside outFacts are getting the best Continue reading
As a corollary to the Principle 9 solution from yesterday’s micro case study, here’s another, more recent example. This time from China. A place where, for various historical reasons, society’s elites attached a high level of prestige to the consumption Continue reading
Scurvy, the disease known as the plague of the Sea, and the Spoyle of Mariners was responsible for somewhere around two million deaths between 1500 and 1800. In 1769, the English explorer, Captain James Cook set sail for the South Continue reading
Humans love contradictions. We hate them too. We instinctively recognise them and outwardly purport to not know what they are. We can subconsciously solve them, but consciously we usually can’t. Illustration. Here are a selection of some of the most Continue reading
Almost everyone that has attended one of my workshops will have been forced to do the save the Titanic exercise. The main point of the exercise is to demonstrate that, given the right instructions, people with zero domain knowledge can, Continue reading
In the quest for weight loss, individuals often endure intense diets, stomach-shrinking procedures, or invest in pricey medications like Ozempic. However, a recent breakthrough, detailed in Science Advances, introduces a gentler and potentially more affordable solution: a vibrating pill designed Continue reading
Do humans possess free-will or not? Innovation-wise, we know, of course, that any question containing the word ‘or’ I automatically the wrong question, but nevertheless the question hasn’t stopped the philosophers of the world from going around in ever decreasing Continue reading
A question from a prospective new client prompted me to remember the time I was at a music conference. I think it was 2017 and one of the authors of the newly minted Leeds Culture Strategy was extolling the virtues Continue reading