Category: Ideas

Ideas

Changing the World needs us to change the way it works…

One of the things that almost every entrepreneur does, whether they start out thinking about doing it or not, is that they change the world that they are a part of. Here is a short movie that illustrates a shares a very important point about changing the world: If we want to change the world, we need to change the way it works! The movie shows that it is our responsibility to not only understand how the world works but also to take responsibility to break away from the norm (if required) and bring about the change that we believe […]

Ideas, Innovation

Innovation Lessons From the World’s first Rope Free Elevator and a Human Powered Elevator

Thyssenkrupp unveiled their latest product – Multi. This is the world’s first rope-free elevator that can move both horizontally and vertically. I think this is a breakthrough that is worth celebrating. They claim: Introducing the elevator industry’s holy grail and the end of the 160-year reign of the rope-dependent elevator. MULTI harnesses the power of linear motor technology to move multiple cars in a single shaft both vertically and horizontally! This opens up new possibilities in urban development. You could envisage a time when if you were to move from one building to another, you could take an elevator to […]

Ideas, Innovation

Breakthrough Innovations

Introducing Vycle: Vycle is a human-powered vertical transport system for our expanding cities. It’s a cross between a cycle and an elevator. This enables us to use the concepts of riding a cycle but instead of going forward, we go up. This idea also combines the idea of allowing us to do a little bit of exercise over the course of the day, without having to take time out to exercise from our schedules. There is already a growing body of science that shows that non-intensive and consistent movement through out the day might be much more beneficial than intense workout for […]

Entrepreneurship, Ideas, Innovation

Story of the First Digital Camera

In this short 4 min video, the inventor of digital camera, Steven Sasson shares how the first digital camera that he developed worked. He also shares his insights on how to present a novel idea to an audience, so as to not confuse them. He also shares a very important insight that as inventors and makers of products, we should not forget that there is a lag of time between the time that we concieve or invent something and the time we are able to actually bring it to market. During this time, there are other inventors who are also […]