The future of Innovation and Product development?

“The futurist Herman Khan introduced the idea of “thinking the unthinkable” as a way to loosen up the imagination in trying to forecast the future. Most time we are unable to guess the future because we are inhibited by conventional wisdom – something that everyone knows is true. For …

Hoverbike – a Flying Machine you can fly without license!

Helicopter and motorbike. Take one piece here and one there. Then combine – and then: a Hoverbike! If inventor Chris Malloy has his way, we’ll all get a chance to take to the skies with his Hoverbike Flying Machine.  This motorcycle-inspired flyer uses a pair of caged rotors to create the downward …

Bilkomponenter av maskrosor – ljuvlig produktutveckling!

Maskrosor som råvarubas för gummi, ja det kan bli verklighet inom en inte alltför avlägsen framtid. I alla fall om biltillverkaren Ford och Ohio State University kommer hela vägen fram i sin forskning kring detta. Man har identifierat en speciell maskrosart ur vars rötter en mjölkvit latexliknande substans …

The Key to Design Insights: See the World Differently

Luke Williams is a fellow at global innovation firm frog design and an adjunct professor of innovation at NYU’s Stern School of Business. In this article he argue “How to think like a designer: Don’t just observe the world, but draw upon what you know, interpret what you find, and look for unmet …