September 2016

10 Famous inventions that were the culmination of other people’s work

By |2016-10-28T12:21:34+01:00September 2nd, 2016|Uncategorized|

A dirty (yet open) secret about innovation is that most great breakthroughs don’t happen thanks to a single lone genius. While history is full of stories of famous inventors, who are often national heroes, in almost every case they were just the first people to improve an existing system to the final stage where it […]

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October 2013

Invention vs. Innovation: Learn from the 5 Worst Dragon’s Den ideas ever

By |2016-10-28T12:22:14+01:00October 4th, 2013|Blog articles|

I love the TV show Dragon's Den (called 'Shark Tank' in the USA). It showcases some amazing entrepreneurs who have developed breakthrough innovations, have established a business, and just need some capital to help the business grow. But occasionally, some of the budding entrepreneurs have an idea which everyone can see is just terrible. Well, [...]