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[ Looking back at ] our world in crisis
Still looking back at what I wrote this summer to help you kick off September with a curated list of ideas and views on innovation that you might have missed.
Hot Takes
Straightforward discussions on why often we disagree with the current hype, without filters or buzzwords.
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[ Looking back at ] technology, hype, and predictions
You were probably (hopefully?) off the internet for a few weeks. This gives me a fantastic opportunity to look back at what I wrote these last months and kick off September with a curated list of a few articles that you might have missed.
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🟧 [ Dutch week ] Urbanism and biking
I've briefly discussed some elements of Dutch design and the
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🟧 [ Dutch week ] The Dutch disease
As a foreigner living in the Netherlands, I tend to have pink
◼️ Innovation Micro-interview #8 - Sabin CARME, Darmstadt
A series of micro-interviews with people we work with. Partners in crime, current or former customers, all have a unique view on innovation and the current zeitgeist. Five questions on innovation, short answers. We might agree, we might disagree. No context, no comments.
Her, a story about exponentials and how we don't compute them...
In the 2013 movie Her, Joachim Phoenix falls in love with his
◼️ Innovation micro-interview #7 - Olivier TOMAT, Lyon
A series of micro-interviews with people we work with. Partners in crime, current or former customers, all have a unique view on innovation and the current zeitgeist. Five questions on innovation, short answers. We might agree, we might disagree. No context, no comments.
Is Impossible Foods missing its scale-up transformation?
Impossible Foods has been one of the pioneering foodtech startups pushing alternate
◼️ Innovation Micro-interview #6 - Cedric BEGON, Paris
A series of micro-interviews with people we work with. Partners in crime, current or former customers, all have a unique view on innovation and the current zeitgeist. Five questions on innovation, short answers. We might agree, we might disagree. No context, no comments.
How to pick an expert
Being an expert at something is sometimes difficult to discuss, prove, or
🟢 Does innovation deliver progress? (It's complicated)
We collectively still conflate progress and innovation. Not that progress doesn't exist, but it's anything but an immutable law of physics, like gravity or the speed of light. Here are my two cents on science, technology, innovation, and progress.
◼️ Innovation Micro-interview #5 - Jay LATTA, Munich
A series of micro-interviews with people we work with. Partners in crime, current or former customers, all have a unique view on innovation and the current zeitgeist. Five questions on innovation, short answers. We might agree, we might disagree. No context, no comments.