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There are Knowns and Unknowns in Innovation: Let’s Manage Them Differently

Paul Hobcraft

Secretary of Defense Donald Henry Rumsfeld, who mentioned: “unknown unknowns” (Rumsfeld, 2002). Newtown Square, PA: Project Management Institute. We are often specifically asked to improve on them by finding cost savings, improving their functionality or design. This quote is from the former U.S. Characterizing unknown unknowns.

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The Power of Collaboration

Boxes and Arrows

—Eber Hampton (2002) The Circle Unfolds, p. My graduate school thesis project was to create a learning resource for an Aboriginal literature course for Aboriginal students at the University of Alberta. My final project was a prototype design that I then tested in paper form. Importance of Visual Design.

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How to spend $200+ Billion for a Train Wreck

Mills-Scofield

In the early 90’s at AT&T, I was on a ‘special project’ with some friends to design the next generation core domestic network. We were young and idealistic so our designed was based on the TCP/IP protocol. We presented our design to the powers that were. 2002: AT&T sells AT&T Broadband to Comcast for $47.5B

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Spotting Innovation Opportunities

ITONICS

More than ever before, managers have to put an extra effort into creating a holistic innovation management and a sustainable innovation culture in the company in order not to disappear from the scene. For example, what are the biggest challenges for clients planning and carrying out individual construction projects worldwide?

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How China Creates the Strongest Innovation System

The BMI Lab Blog

BYD became the second largest battery company in 2002. Its approach to car manufacturing also represents quite accurately the innovation philosophy of these early Chinese entrepreneurs: rather than expending years on design, BYD takes Japanese cars as a benchmark and adapts them to Chinese tastes through a process of reverse engineering.

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IA Summit 10 - Richard Saul Wurman Keynote

Boxes and Arrows

Day Two Keynote – Richard Saul Wurman With the majority of the earth’s population now living in cities, Richard Saul Wurman realized there was a yawning information gap about the urban super centers that are increasingly driving modern culture. But that is not only a project on paper or on a computer, it is also a conversation.