December 2016

Uber’s latest innovation: using a friend’s location as a destination

By |2016-12-22T16:06:48+01:00December 22nd, 2016|Inspiration|

Uber, the ride-sharing app already making taxi-services obsolete, has just announced their latest feature, and in my view it is a perfect example of innovation. It allows you to ask a contact whether they will allow you to use their location as a destination for their Uber ride. Genius. Check out the video above to […]

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October 2016

This heartbreaking short film by two guys from PIXAR shows animation isn’t just for kids

By |2016-10-28T12:21:32+01:00October 20th, 2016|Inspiration|

When people think of Pixar, they usually think of family-friendly cartoons like Finding Nemo, Monsters Inc and Toy Story. Well, two animators from the world’s most successful digital animation studio want to change your opinion on just what stories digital animations can tell. “Borrowed Time” , video shown above, is an animated short film, directed […]

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August 2016

The story of Kelvin Doe: The poor Sierra Leone teen who wowed M.I.T.’s engineers

By |2016-10-28T12:21:35+01:00August 17th, 2016|Inspiration|

This 15 year old taught himself engineering and managed to use scrap to build working generators, batteries and even an FM Radio Transmitter. The video above shows the fascinating story of Kelvin Doe. He is a child from a very poor district of Sierra Leone’s capital city Freetown. The area is in such rough shape, with electricity […]

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July 2016

Watch Steamboat Willie for free: The original Disney Mickey Mouse cartoon

By |2016-10-28T12:21:37+01:00July 28th, 2016|Inspiration|

One of the most important videos in the history of cinema, Walt Disney has just made their original hit Steamboat Willie available for free. Check it out in the video above. The cartoon was released in November 1928, and was the first appearance by Mickey Mouse. What makes this such a seminal and important moment […]

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Will an intelligent computer ever be able to create art?

By |2016-10-28T12:21:38+01:00July 22nd, 2016|Inspiration|

We are already seeing how Artificial Intelligence can begin to make creative projects, acting as a form of artificial creativity. But will it ever be able to truly create a piece of art? In the interesting video above, host Mike Rugnetta from the PBS Idea Channel discusses his interpretation of whether a computer is able […]

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Inside the mind of a creative genius: Werner Herzog

By |2016-10-28T12:21:38+01:00July 14th, 2016|Inspiration|

Werner Herzog is regarded as one of our greatest living film directors, and recently gave an intimate insight into his thought processes when creating some of his masterpieces. Although many people will know only his distinctive German accent from his many narration sequences, he is widely recognised as a visionary filmmaker, writer, author and actor, […]

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The amazing CGI behind that unforgettable Games of Thrones battle

By |2016-10-28T12:21:40+01:00July 1st, 2016|Inspiration|

I love Game of Thrones. It’s almost a perfect TV show, with a wonderful blend of story, visuals, fantasy and characters. [Ed: And don’t forget the sex] And messy, visceral violence. Few episodes have showed quite how violent and yet realistic war can be as the wonderful penultimate episode of Season 6, called the “Battle of […]

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June 2016

Doing good by doing well – Giving back to the community

By |2016-10-28T12:21:41+01:00June 16th, 2016|Inspiration|

Something wonderful and surprising happened to me yesterday which I wanted to share with you. I want to tell you all about a development project which is close to my heart, and which I support with revenue from my Improvides Innovation Consulting business and Ideatovalue.com. It’s called Tabitha, and it’s based in Cambodia. And yesterday, […]

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This air cooling system for the slums uses plastic bottles and requires no electricity

By |2016-10-28T12:21:44+01:00June 10th, 2016|Inspiration|

In Bangladesh, 70% of the population live without regular electricity, often in tin-sided huts which can reach 45°C inside. This simple solution is made from recycled materials and can cool a room by 5 degrees, making life much more bearable. It works by the same underlying physics as a refrigerator, where pushing a gas through […]

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May 2016

How a Facebook group found a eggwhite substitute in chickpeas

By |2016-10-28T12:21:46+01:00May 20th, 2016|Inspiration|

Sometimes, the biggest innovation breakthroughs come from unexpected places. Today I want to show you a recent example, where a group on Facebook found a solution to a problem which the food industry has spent billions trying to solve. It’s called aquafaba. In the world of innovation, such breakthroughs by people outside of the industry are […]

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