Industrial Vending Machine Increases Efficiency Eliminates Jobs

July 2, 2010 · Posted in abundance, innovation · Comment 


This is great example of automation reducing unneeded work and at the same time improving results. I’m very glad that this is being used in a government facility. From an innovation perspective this is fabulous. It does more with less, that is the hallmark of abundance.

Now the trick is to find something useful to do with the extra time freed up from not needing to manage the inventory.

Staged Gate accepts failure instead of ensuring success

June 16, 2010 · Posted in innovation · Comment 

Innovation projects have many risks. Some of these risks are controlled with project management techniques. Other risks are assumed unavoidable. Staged Gate attempts to limit the impact of the risks by setting up regular intervals to fail and start over. That is a fancy way of saying trial and error. Predictive Innovation® can prevent the failures, thus saving time and money.

Projects like constructing a building have well known steps. Budgets and schedules can be accurately estimated because the tasks have been performed before. Innovation projects always deal with some aspect that has never been done before. That newness introduces two types of risk, first is what to do and second is how to do it. This breaks down into 6 mandatory sequential outcomes. All 6 must be completed successfully for the innovation project to succeed.
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Help build a 2.5 ton flaming interactive musical instrument

June 3, 2010 · Posted in abundance · Comment 

Syzygryd a crowd funded project, Syzygryd is collaborative musical instrument, Syzygryd is a light show, Syzygryd is a flame thrower.

You can make Syzygryd happen.

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