As I’ve dug into examples of Frugal Innovation, I’ve been struck by the number of instances where virtual teaming has been an important factor. Since we are surrounded by electronic communications — from email to Skype to shared worlds, it might be easy to shrug this off.
«Make the poor your market» is one of the central tenets of Frugal Innovation. I mentioned it in my first post on this subject, and, taken literally, it speaks to humanitarian values. «Serving the poor» is a clear and stark answer to why people will dedicate themselves, even work on a volunteer basis, to succeed … Leer más
Our brains have an amazing ability to find relationships and discover meaning from diverse data sets. I was reminded of this as I looked more closely at the agenda for the upcoming “Know, Innovate, Grow” conference. Datamining, extraction of behavior patterns, and more are all related to an area that fascinates me, Inference.
How well do we understand the people? Back in college, when I was exploring different disciplines, I found social sciences disappointing. Compared to the rigor of chemistry (my chosen major), I found psychology and sociology disappointing. How things have changed.
