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Why the Facebook Oculus Rift acquisition makes little sense.
I’m the first one to encourage companies to do things that are outside their boundaries and comfort zones. But this is a very peculiar $2b acquisition by Facebook. I even had to check the date thinking...
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The future of batteries. Why Duracell & Energizer will need to reinvent...
Batteries drive me nuts. They waste countless hours of peoples time. Recharging, swapping, shopping, scavenging through draws etc. Not to mention dealing with the cheap ones that went rusty and...
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Can the roles of creative people be automated using technology?
Various distinguished futurists hold the view that digital immortality will be achievable by 2045. This is a disturbing thought. In this instance, the scenario is that the worlds most creative brain (a...
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Consumer NIR Spectrometers will change the way we see the world.
NIR Spectrometers? Think Shazam, but for molecules. Nerdy? No way – your mum will be using one before you know it. It’s set to be a game-changer and you’ll be seeing a lot more of this tech in the next...
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Ten reasons your company can’t innovate
The other night I was talking to the former head of research of a giant international pharmaceutical company. I asked her three questions: 1) How did her company innovate to make better experiences for...
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The problem with putting the future in a box
To explain complex situations, we often need to simplify. That’s a given unless everyone around you has the same experience as you. Today I was looking at this chart below which shows the areas of...
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The Disruption of Traffic Lights.
How many times have you been stopped at traffic lights when there was little or no traffic coming in other directions but your way is jammed? How many times has the road ahead been empty, loads of cars...
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2015 List of 3D holographic and augmented display technology
Anyone old enough to have watched Star Wars (when it first came out in 1977) probably has that visual of R2D2 projecting a three dimensional Princess Leia etched on their brain. It was a wonderful...
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Your big idea is going to fail. And it’s ok. Here’s what to do.
That great idea you have… The one you’ve been thinking about every day for the last couple of years… The one that’s better than all the other junk out there… The one that could be the next FitBit,...
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Self Driving Cars: A list of industries that might cease to exist within 20...
Disruptive innovation can spell the end for companies and even entire industries. Some will see it coming. Others will realise too late. The Automation of vehicles promises a nirvana of travel...
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