15inno informs about Siemen’s Pictures of the Future, which is a magazine on research and innovation. In their spring 2010 issue, they focus on open innovation, green cities and molecular detectives
Brazil 2020: A company develops complex solutions for customers all over the world. In its operations it combines the advantages of a global knowledge network with those of virtual space. That saves time and money and minimizes risk. A look at IT specialist Johannes Quistorp’s first day on the job
Potentially, gamechanging innovations are everywhere. They are hidden in the minds of employees and customers and in projects at universities and research institutes. Tapping these sources is something employers are doing to an ever increasing extent. As they do so, they are opening the doors of their labs, exchanging ideas with external partners, and creating a world of synergies
They’re used every day in hospitals, but X-ray images don’t really offer the kind of detail needed to determine the size and structure of a tumor. With a new technique called “phase-contrast X-ray imaging,” however, this may be about to change
Major cooperative projects are paving the way for the launch of electric vehicles. Experts from industry and universities are creating the technological basis for linking vehicles to the power grid. In fact, field tests are now under way, especially in Denmark and Germany. One key objective is to use electric cars as energy storage units that can compensate for fluctuations in wind power
By 2030, researchers expect to build a fusion reactor demonstration plant that produces more energy than it consumes. If successful, fusion power will provide a nearly inexhaustible and CO2-free source of energy. Related developments in materials research are driving improvements in many Siemens technologies
SeriousGamesMarket informs about the keynote speech by Will Wright at Games Tech 2010. Will Wright is designer of popular games like SimCity, SimEarth, and The Sims. Wright spoke on the intersection of military gaming and commercial gaming technologies.
Games Tech 2010’s primary objective is to promote the use of game technology within the Department of Defense, inviting participation and exchange of Ideas. For more information and some great insightful presentations visit the official Game Tech 2010 conference website
Mobile Active informs about AudienceScapes.org (@AudienceScapes) which is an online tool and research program providing essential media use and communication information on developing countries from a bottom-up perspective, based on in-depth analysis by the AudienceScapes research team.
From their website:
With initial support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, we are making InterMedia’s knowledge and experience in the field readily available to those who conceive, design, implement and evaluate development programs as well as to other stakeholders in the development process. We are also offering custom added-value analysis and reports to commercial companies in media, telecommunications and other fields in order to create a revenue stream to help support the project’s development goals.
Many development practitioners, particularly those working for locally-based agencies and NGOs, have limited access to empirical research that could help them better target and deliver communication, information and education efforts in a range of activities. These could be anything from HIV-AIDS prevention campaigns to gender equality programs to dissemination of better agricultural techniques, to supporting media development. We aim to fill this knowledge gap.
In addition, the AudienceScapes project hopes to facilitate healthier two-way communication in the development process by making the practitioners more aware of the information assets and needs of citizens and policymakers in developing countries.
Every enterprise sits at the centre of its own ecosystem, producing new value from its links with others. Open innovation is a new way of strengthening these links, making them more productive, efficient and long-lasting. Stefan Lindegaard (@lindegaard) recently chaired a panel discussion and Open for Business conference hosted by NESTA. The conference was designed to help companies navigate the Corporate Open Innovation process. NESTA is the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts – an independent body with a mission to make the UK more innovative. NESTA invests in early-stage companies, inform policy, and deliver practical programmes that inspire others to solve the big challenges of the future.
The interactive day featured Open Innovation experts, experienced practitioners and NESTA case studies of open innovation from corporates including, Procter and Gamble, Virgin, Oracle, Orange and McLaren.
You can download the pdf of the report here and watch videos on NESTA’s web site. Stefan has also shared some of his reflections from this conference on his blog
Here’s the introduction video by Jonathan Kestenbaum, Chief Executive, NESTA
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