Knowledge Transfer: The Doctor Will See You at the Bottom of the Sea. How Eclectic Ideas Fertilize Innovation across GE
Jeff Immelt, GE chairman and CEO, writes in the company’s 2013 Annual Report, which GE released today, about the benefits of looking at innovation with a broad lens.
The theme of the Annual Report, and Immelt’s letter to shareowners, is “Progress,” which, he writes, is reflected in GE’s ability to spread ideas and technology across the entire company.
Millennials Are Bringing Communication Innovation to Schools
On the one hand, they’re incredibly deft at helping others. According to Leigh Buchanan’s Meet the Millennials, nearly 70 percent of millennials hold “giving back” and “being civically engaged” as their highest priorities.
Engineering Design 2.0: From Ancient Egypt to the Future of Engineering Design
In Ancient Egypt there exists evidence of the basic design process of defining objectives, performing research, specifying requirements, iterating while developing solutions, and prototyping before building the final version. The same process is followed today.
Defeating the Nemesis of the ‘Innovation Echo Chamber’
Innovation Surfing, Riding Waves of Change
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Warren Zevon’s Prescription for Innovation
When the mythical narrator in the above-quoted Warren Zevon tune found himself in a bit of trouble, he knew he needed three things: “lawyers, guns, and money.”
Innovation, likewise, has its own magic triumvirate solution. But in the case of innovation, it’s not “lawyers, guns and money” – it’s brokers, role models, and risk-takers.
Share and Ride Alike: Mobility Innovation for the Sharing Economy
But the rapid pick-up in ridesharing is likely to bridge the distance between people and their destinations, according to transportation technology experts, all while changing the culture of transportation to focus less on exclusivity and more on accessibility and efficiency.
Two Innovations Bringing Simplicity Back To Health Care
Seeing around corners: helping save lives under ground
Even though the vehicles move slowly underground, the operators cannot rely solely on their senses, to see what vehicles or people are in their blind spots.