GETTING FIRST TIME RIGHT OFTEN CURBS INNOVATION…?

We really use more than 10% of our brain!

Though dated, but a very interesting research findings suggests that the commonly held myth that we use only 10% of our brains is really a myth!

The organ that represents 3% of our body weight and 20% of body energy is less understood.

Innovations are 'Never' First Time Right"It’s hard to design products by focus groups. People don’t know what they want until you show it to them.”

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Secret lies in: Getting faster and better feedback from the channels; investing lower on R&D and removing any bureaucracy from the innovation process. The term here is Minimum Viable Product (MVP), in other words, quick and dirty experiments.

The Power of Introverts, the Power of QuietTo make the most of individual and group thinking, our offices should encourage casual, cafe-style interactions, but allow people to disappear into personalized, private spaces when they want to be alone.

Experience Counts for Nobel LaureatesThis may be attributed to shift from theoretical work, in which youngsters do better, towards experimental work, which requires experience and aggregation of knowledge, and therefore favorsolder scientists. This finding casts serious doubts on the role of youngsters and collaboration on the scientific discoveries and inventions, and also the role of complacencysetting in with age.

The Secret of Ant Transportation NetworksThe answer lies in pheromones that the ants secrete while taking a trail where the response to pheromone was found to follow aWeber'sLaw, such that the difference between quantities of pheromone on the two sides of the ant divided by their sum determines the magnitude of the turning angle.

Yin and Yang of Corporate Innovation

Google's model is more driven by rapid experimentation, and a bottom-up approach, whereas Apple's approach is more edited, intuitive and top-down