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Solar energy adoption barriers: a vicious cycle?

Christensen Institute

Technical issues worsen social perceptions on solar energy. This lack of financial resources can then be blamed for the technical faults in the first place. From technical to social Technical barriers to solar energy adoption include both infrastructural and personnel issues. GW of power to the grid.

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Behavioral Design Training

InnovationTraining.org

Find training resources related to behavioral design. Popularized by Stanford University Behavior Design Lab founder Dr. BJ Fogg, behavioral design thinking is a model and theory that seeks to understand behavior and the role it plays on consumer action. What is behavioral design?

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How the 2021 Olympic Games Are Some of the Most Innovative Yet

IdeaScale

The Tokyo Olympics were originally scheduled for 2020 but were delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic. That’s made a few innovations more important at both the athletic and technical level. Most of this technology wasn’t rolled out for spectators but will be tested in Tokyo to be used in future games. The Challenge.

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Continuing the Energy Transition Journey

Paul Hobcraft

I am looking at this energy transition through the eyes of the innovator, as it offers so much in new solutions and designs that any innovator would love to be part of. Technology innovation, suggested new business models, outline proposals for changing policies, processes, and market design all are being “sketched out.”

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Microsoft Reinvented the PC – Enter Surface Studio

Idea to Value

Since Microsoft commenced a more dynamic stage of innovative development, since Satya Nadella became their CEO in 2014 ( source ), it was clear that we should expect something big from their design team. It’s thanks to its slender design that you can’t actually see that this is a personal computer. This hunch has proven to be correct.

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The future of renewable energy: kite power

Idea to Value

Two of the most established technologies which already provide electricity to millions of people are solar power and wind power. However, wind power has a number of drawbacks which are often not considered, especially due to the extremely large infrastructure needed to support the blades and turbines.

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Winners of Nokia’s 2016 Open Innovation Challenge Announced

IdeaConnection

A big round of applause is due to the winners of Nokia’s 2016 Open Innovation Challenge, a global search for the next big ideas in the Internet of Things (IoT). The first prize was awarded to CUJO for a firewall that’s designed to bring business level security to the home. Open Innovation Winners.