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3 August 2010
| spiked
An exhausted approach to the energy issue The Lib-Cons ‘energy policy’ is to encourage people to use less of it rather than to generate more of it
28 May 2010
| the spiked review of books
An engaging tale, packed with myths Christian Salmon’s book rightly notes the increasing use of narrative in modern life, but his ‘anti-capitalist’ instincts get in the way of understanding why
29 April 2010
| BBC Radio 4 Material World
Interview on innovation and the UK general election The oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico shows the need to think big in undersea robots and every kind of technological innovation. British politicians, wake up!
18 April 2010
| Interview with Grant Thornton
The defects of business models New ways of fleecing customers are no substitute for the hard graft of research, development and successful technological innovation
8 April 2010
| spiked
Election 2010: question everything on innovation! This article explores the roots of Britain's current neglect of scientific and technological innovation, and calls for the creation of new industries for the twenty-first century
7 April 2010
| Proof
Sights and insights from Mumbai and Kerala
1 April 2010
| Dutch Design Week Trendbook
What's special about Dutch design? Just a note about national idiosyncrasies....
11 March 2010
| spiked
How the state is a roadblock to progress in innovation Obsessed with red tape, visionless governments are holding back the kind of big and risky developments society needs
30 January 2010
| spiked review of books
Do we need a more venturesome economy? In the world economy, R&D, laboratories and national competitiveness aren’t everything – but they count for more than Amar Bhidé suggests
23 January 2010
| special to Woudhuysen.com
Innovation: principles, not models! Innovation cannot prosper without curiosity, serendipity, unpredictable outcomes, inspiring vision, and sheer hard work. These things are principles, not models
11 January 2010
| Special to Woudhuysen.com – written in collaboration with Alan Patrick
Innovation: go beyond the post-war legacy While earlier surges of innovation embraced a whole range of sectors, today’s advances don’t quite do that. It’s time for something better. The second of 14 Principles of Innovation, to be published as BIG POTATOES, the London Manifesto for Innovation
21 December 2009
| special to Woudhuysen.com
In innovation, as we look toward a new decade, it's a moment to broaden horizons and demand much more: herewith the first of 14 Principles of Innovation, to be published as BIG POTATOES, the London Manifesto for Innovation
December 2009
| special to Woudhuysen.com
Getting the brand in the customer's hand A summary of proceedings of the Orange CIO Forum, held on 30 October 2009
11 November 2009
| spiked
Still no clear policy on nuclear energy New Labour’s commitment to nuclear is half-hearted at best, and goes hand in hand with more policing of our energy use
4 November 2009
| Special to Woudhuysen.com
Paper to the conference Insight Shanghai on how to translate social trends into new products – new technologies and emerging patterns of use
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| The initiative for Innovation has passed from West to East. Obviously the West still brings out innovations; but the fear of the new is much greater in Europe and the USA than it is in Asia. The West would rather innovate in the realm of Brands, Design and Play than in the realms of Work, Construction or the Public Sector
The West finds cutting back hard, but it finds growth even harder. British officials in particular have largely lost the idea that fundamental, long-term research, as well as technological innovation, can create whole new industries and millions of jobs. There's plenty of rhetoric about innovation, but most of the excitement surrounds cutting back again - reducing Energy usage, waste and costs generally. For all the talk, too, of innovatory 'business models', or new ways of taking money off customers, a prominent and very familiar business model today is... cutting back budgets for research and development. We need a new spirit of critical enquiry - in science, and also when innovation is rhapsodised about, but not tenaciously pursued. We need to think big, take risks, build more prototypes and learn from their failures, and have faith that human ingenuity can triumph over seemingly impossible obstacles. It's time to get serious about innovation. |
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