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Innovation: principles, not models! Innovation cannot prosper without curiosity, serendipity, unpredictable outcomes, inspiring vision, and sheer hard work. These things are principles, not models 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 Getting the brand in the customer's hand A summary of proceedings of the Orange CIO Forum, held on 30 October 2009 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 Paper to the conference Insight Shanghai on how to translate social trends into new products – new technologies and emerging patterns of use
Interview at the Connecticut home of the late Dick Hess, co-inventor of Paint By Numbers and one of the 20th century's greatest illustrators and graphic designers Saul Bass (1920 –1996) was one of America's very top post-war graphic designers. Seven years before he died, I talked to him on a Saturday morning in his studio on Sunset Boulevard In terms of the workforce skills it develops, how should a region of South Africa like the Eastern Cape respond to the credit crunch? The UK government’s obsession with energy self-sufficiency and renewables looks set to lead to blackouts in the next few years Who’s afraid of electric vehicles? The fact that Greens oppose even eco-friendly electric cars shows that what they really dislike is travel itself Why is Greenpeace calling on the UK to set an example to nations like China, when the Chinese are cleaning up faster than us? What movies tell us about the workplace The history of the cinema reveals much about how people have interpreted the world of work Let’s go back to the Moon – and beyond As the 40th anniversary of the first manned moon landing approaches, backward attitudes here on Earth have tainted our view of lunar exploration It took the Apollo mission for man to come to terms with the mechanics of himself and of the man machine interface. Today, space has other lessons to offer, but it remains instructive to designers on Earth Malcolm Gladwell’s latest bestseller, Outliers, has its moments. In the end, however, its treatment of why individuals and groups ‘make it’ in the worlds of work and education operates as an up-market compilation of liberal prejudices |
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