Tag Archives for innovation
Idea: Car Dealership Business Model
As we continue watching JIT systems crash (a function of credit intensity) we’re also going to see other credit intensive systems start to deteriorate and enter decline periods. Currently, Chrysler is paving the way forward for car dealerships by abruptly … Continue reading
Game Based Schooling
Quest to Learn. Very cool. Two suggestions if they actually want to be revolutionary: Talk to Don Vandergriff and get him on board. He’s done great work on game-training for warfighters. The fact that he’s not running ROTC or West … Continue reading
Paul Kane on Reforming the Military
I’m of the opinion that Gates’ supposid sweeping reforms aren’t nearly enough (indeed, they barely scratch the surface), so I read Kane’s piece in the NYT today. He wants to: distribute the Air Force among the other services, ditch “up … Continue reading
China: Hacking the Education Machine
If education is treated as the product of a factory system, innovation becomes a function of resistance to the system rather than the output. In this case, the innovation took the form of starting a gray market within the machine. … Continue reading
Cognitive Dissonance
Time reports that disagreement within a team is useful for innovation. The trick, of course, is getting everyone comfortable enough to get uncomfortable. Keep the network tight and this is a great tactic. -Shlok Sign up for my newsletter.