7 x 7 min. Quickshare Sessions Take Two
Submitted by Peder Burgaard on 20 November 2008.
Richard Stomp – Streetcombing
Usually ideas do not come to people, though ideation methods are available to facilitate the creative outcome. But, most of the ideation processes is facilitated indoors. Richard thinks that is like putting you head a certain place! Creativity comes from the streets and like those hunting the beaches for amber, streetcombers is hunting for ideas and creativity on the streets. The method requires that the streetcomber takes pictures of everything to capture ideas and inspiration to take home.
Pepe Zapata - Innovation in kitchen science
Pepe created a common language for cooks and scientists so that they could work together in the kitchen and create new dishes and wonders of innovation. They work with youngest to be innovative by having children play with cooking utensils and menus. Innovation often comes from actions of no purpose.
Naomi Kaempfer - Bridging the gap between idea and reality
.MGX is a file format like .MP3 & .JPEG but it’s a file format that is transformed into something real and physical. A digital 3D model is the true nature of the .MGX file format and utilizing 3D printing technology; digital apples, firecrackers, and every imaginary object can be physically materialized. The physical constraints are removed and every part can be different. They just print it and product design become digital in new ways and emailing a vase a real opportunity.
Horst Soboll - European Entrepreneurial Regions
A new network of European entrepreneurs has been created, rooted in Flanders and on the terms of Flanders since it’s not an attempt to duplicate Silicon Valley or Medicon Valley. Errors need to be accepted in organizations since it is only through those paths of unknown that unearths innovation. Since you cannot predict the future but you can affect it. Horst suggests to duplicate the European City of Culture initiatives to European City of Entrepreneurs.
Danny Goderis - Innovation Bootcamps
Following the burst of the dot.com bobble Lucent-Alcatel was forced to become an innovative company to grow and retain a competitive advantage over new competitors from China, India and other unexpected locations.
The solution was intrepreneurship and bootcamps to drive the innovation pipeline. The team in the bootcamp was educated with mini MBA’s so specialists from the telco infrastructure and other engineering educated personal, could frame ideas into a business eyeglass right away and thereby better redistribute ideas to the right teams within the company.
Gert Van Thillo - Innovations in the agricultural industry
Traditional sectors like agriculture do not have a reputation as being innovative. Gert Van Thillo thinks otherwise. Innovations like the fruit delivery service for companies so employees can increase their level of concentration during the afternoon and maximize work performance and feel better about themselves.
Cyriel Kortleven -Time experience
A clock is not the only way of looking at time. A Cyriel hosted a little live experiment by having the audience stand up with closed eyes and try to imagine how long one minute feels. The first person sat down after 21 seconds and still many where standing after the one minute mark implicating that time of felt differently among people. In a second experiment the audience was asked to share with those next to them, what they do to get into the present.
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