TWEET LAND IS NOW AVAILABLE ON THE APPSTORE!
The journey has been as exciting and fun as we had ever expected. We are glad to finally announce that the game is now available in the App Store. Congratulations, you are now going to play the FIRST videogame that plays with…
I thought that I should try to be more clear on what I meant when commenting on Thomas L Friedmans article There’s something happening here the other day.
I wrote in my blog:
To me these two theories actually describes two driving forces that play out simultaneously and will both have huge ramifications on our society. I call our society which now lives through this the transition society.(via Friedman simplifies the challenge of the transition society – futuramb blog)
Capitalism 3.0: An Institutional Revolution In the Making. A talk by MIT Sloan Professor C. Otto Scharmer
Turn failure into fodder.
Contrary to myth, entrepreneurs are not reckless gamblers. True, risky business is an intrinsic aspect of pushing the innovation envelope. But it’s important to train entrepreneurs to fail small, fast, and cheaply. Inexpensive failures don’t make headlines—and don’t cause embarrassment or shame. Policy makers can support the training of entrepreneurs in risk-mitigation strategies and skills.
An artificial “leaf” that collects energy in much the same way as a natural one could provide a day’s worth of power for homes without access to an electricity grid. The leaf, a silicon-based square the size of a playing card, closely mimics the way plants use the process of photosynthesis to create energy. The device is dropped into a bucket of water, or even a muddy puddle, and placed in direct sunlight.
Daniel Nocera, a researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, developed this technology.
La primera empresa en ofrecer las ventajas de disponer un carro sin tener que comprarlo. SigoCar empezó en el 2010 con una propuesta innovadora y dinámica, especializada en el concepto de CarSharing. Su visión es tener un futuro en el cual CarSharing sea un complemento necesario al medio de transporte de preferencia. Es una idea muy refrescante y un nuevo modelo de negocio con gran potencial.
Pick the team you are going to start 3 startups with.
Paul English, CEO of Kayak, at the Momentum Summit at the MIT Sloan School of Management in Cambridge, MA.
The Momentum Summit explores that question with a series of in-depth conversations and strategy talks from notable local founders and CEOs. Each speaker at the Momentum Summit is interviewed by a fellow entrepreneur or investor.
Technology alone is never the answer — that’s the main lesson from Watson’s Jeopardy win. Technology supporting innovative teachers and school leaders will be the solution for our students.
via Can Technology Reinvent Education? by Robin Willner
Innovations in Education is the second of three blog series on social innovation culminating in three Think Tanks organized by the Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University.
We can never have enough startups that are pursuing unique solutions to important problems. But a profusion of “me-too” startups can actually damage the startup ecosystem by consuming the sunlight (funding, engineers) that would otherwise go to more unique and innovative startups.
