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Evidence that children are more creative than adults (and the opposite)

Idea to Value

A 2013 paper suggests that children engage more in imaginative play because it helps them develop the learning skills of causal-reasoning. A 2014 review, 2014 book and 2016 book indicate that higher levels of imaginative pretend play in childhood helps enhance creativity in adulthood. Just because you are creative in one domain (e.g.

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The Top 5 Technology Trends That Will Drive Innovation in 2018

hackerearth

photo editing software), and technology push (e.g. Samsung Galaxy with touchscreen technology in 2012). Going off on a tangent perhaps, but some interesting research highlights “the power of early exposure to robotics and coding in defying gender stereotypes toward technology and engineering fields.”

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Pivotal Innovation Management: The Past, Present, and Future of 180° Business Changes

Qmarkets

Another example I like to present is Nintendo, originally a purveyor of handmade playing cards, attempted to enter a number of new markets due to the fact that consumer interest in playing cards had decreased substantially. Rising competition from Apple and Google caught Nokia out of position and led to near-bankruptcy in 2012.

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What is idea management and why is it important for any business

hackerearth

Your employees recognize everyday challenges and address them, feeling engaged and appreciated. To learn how you can introduce idea management software in your business, Click here. It is just that now companies use idea submission software, and not boxes, that get all the ideas into a central repository. Description.

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The Arrival and Potential of Knowledge Graphs into Our World

Paul Hobcraft

If only we can get them prised out of the engineer, data scientists, or software experts hands. Google, a leader in AI introduced in 2012 “Knowledge Graphs”. The querying of data still has limitations without significant rewriting of new code to go and undertake a search. So are you with me so far?

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Connection over content: A new era for education technology

Christensen Institute

Beyond hardware, most of this growing market consists of software tools aimed at organizing and delivering academic content to students and employees. Building edtech tools that deliver content while also fostering connection could address long-standing challenges in keeping students engaged online. Click To Tweet.

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How companies are innovating in the energy sector

hackerearth

The energy sector has undergone significant transformation from the 1970s due to amazing economic growth, population growth, increased productivity, new technologies, and environmental goals. The Smart Energy Hackathon in Bangkok, Thailand, was another event to use advanced software solutions to build a cleaner, smarter energy future.