Innovation CHEF

Here it is – a sneak peak into the Innovation Labs at InnovationChef.

There has been a lot of work behind the scenes with a crack group of co-conspirators with the aim of bringing a lot of new ideas and features your way.

There will be webinars, live training and some really special content.

This is really great stuff and I’ve enjoyed putting it together.

I would say watch this space…

…and you can…

…but if you have some cool ideas or want to get on board NOW is the time to act.

In the Lab:

• There is going to be a monthly Webinar on Innovation and Creativity. I’ve got some excellent folks lined up to share their knowledge on core (and tangential) topics.
• I’ve been helping out a Irish Startup company who have some amazing ideas around innovation put their training packages together.
• Exclusive content from one of the latest and hottest Irish authors on Innovation.

Never been a better time to subscribe.

I’m always keen to hear what is really needed.

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This is fun. Use it as an Icebreaker or as an excursion in an Innovation session.
My favourite random combination has been this one:

Have Fun!

More good Video from TED. In this one Caleb Chung talks about his approach to toy design. This is the guy who invented Furby. I had always seen Furby as some annoying money grabbing TV merchandising thingy but I was wrong. In this presentation Furby is a work of innovation by one individual and his family.

Caleb shows innovation at work. Well actually Innovation at play.

In his innovation personal model he balances Art and Science and wraps the whole lot in business. There is a lot of great stuff that would be familar to designers. He has design and sketch books. He describes the prototype parts as things he basically “gnawed out of plastic” The passion and attention to detail comes across very clearly.  Although his enthusiasm might put him close to the dreaded “nutty professor” image of an inventor this guy is intelligent, disciplined and a family man.

The new(ish) toy Pleo is designed to be a “children’s best friend” and something to love. This is a guy who obviously loves what he does and cares about what he creates.

Enjoy

Ryanair, the Irish based low cost airline is thinking about introducing “Vertical Seating” on some of it’s planes. By removing four rows, passengers in that area would have stools of something similar to lean on. Ryanair spokesman Stephen McNamara said Ryanair was in discussions with Boeing ‘in relation to adapt the aircraft to allow people to travel in vertical seating’.

Chinese carrier Spring Airlines is in discussions with Airbus about a similar plan.

TED is  one of my favourite resources. I looks like TED is coming to Dublin on the 12th June as part of  TEDx.

TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) is famous for its inspirational talks by respected academics, talented individuals and those who have a unique vision to show to the world. With the TEDx series of independent spin-off events, the same spirit of spreading exciting and inspirational ideas will now arrive in Dublin on 12 June in Science Gallery.

Unfotunately it looks like the event is sold out according to the Science Gallery website.

Find out more on the TEDxDublin facebook page

http://www.facebook.com/pages/TEDxDublin/82330139126?ref=mf

Speakers that look confirmed so far are:

• Blaise Aguera y Arcas, the man behind Microsoft Live Lab’s Photosynth technology
• Dr Scott Rikard, co-founder of science education site Science With Me and co-creator of UCD’s autonomous robot design competition Roborugby

Check out the latest TED talk here from Michelle Obama, speaking at a London Girls school on the importance of taking Education seriously.

Having been a business traveller on many an occasion this list brought back memories of hotels, jet lag and very dodgy claims. HowStuffworks has a nice list of the Top Ten Most Popular Infomercials. When I lived in the US I didn’t bother with TV too much – strictly a travelling thing! Infomercials are a much ignored source of innovations that actually are meeting a large market.

“But wait, there’s more!”

I think I owned a Power Juicer, a Magic Bullet and eversharp knives.

“Now how much would you pay?”

Pretty Sure I bought them in the local Goodwill store

“Call within the next 10 minutes, and we’ll double your order!”

Sadly I think they may have went back to the Goodwill

“Cleanup is a snap!”

Yes indeed

And an infomercial that didn’t the cut: