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Sixteen Sci-Fi Predictions Which Came True

Destination Innovation

Arthur C Clarke’s book, 2001 : A Space Odyssey, published in 1968 envisioned ‘newspads’ which astronauts used to find out what was going on. The Star Wars IV movie released in 1977 features a scene where the robot R2D2 projects a 3D Hologram image of Princess Leia asking Obi-Wan Kenobi for help. Tablet Device.

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Negativity Bias: Conservatism in Funding Novel Projects?

Michael Roberto

Source: capital.com Is your organization's resource allocation process biased against funding original ideas or novel projects? They examined a "conservatism bias" in funding novel projects. 2001, Rozin and Royzman 2001). Jacqueline Lane and her colleagues published a fascinating paper in Management Science in 2020.

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Confirmation bias: Looking for information to prove you are right

Idea to Value

It is especially prevalent in situations where people are seeking data to prove an idea or hypothesis is right, such as in scientific research and innovation projects. A 2001 study also showed that people who have already made a decision (so have a set view or opinion on a subject) will seek out information which confirms this view.

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PCAST Meets to Discuss How Science & Tech Can Drive Innovation

IdeaScale

Overview : Since 2001, the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) has drawn on outside scientists, academics, engineers, and others to guide the President on effective policy for boosting innovation and scientific advancement in America. The mix of volunteers tends to reflect the concerns of the time.

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Agile Mindset: How to Use Sprints to Streamline Projects

mjvinnovation

Agile Philosophy came from the Agile Manifesto, when a small group of people got together in 2001 to discuss their feelings about the traditional approach to project management for software development. Quick responses, changes throughout the project following a plan. From this, several methodologies were created.

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How to Boost Innovation by Recycling Existing Ideas

IdeaScale

First launched in October 2001, Apple ‘s portable music device has revolutionised how we all listen to and download music. After all, the first portable MP3 players hit the market in 1998 and by 2001 there were over 50 different models available through which you could download and play music from your computer.

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The principles that you need to know about Agile Development

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In 2001, the “ Manifesto for Agile Software Development”, was published, which gave popularity to the term ‘Agile’ and marked the beginning of the application of light software development methods. Through incremental deliveries and iterative cycles, they help teams address unpredictability within a project. The Agile manifesto.

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