Bran Ferren’s TED Talk: To create for the ages, let’s combine art and engineering
Once known for entertaining millions by creating special effects for Hollywood, theme parks and Broadway, Applied Minds cofounder Bran Ferren now solves impossible tech challenges with previously unimaginable inventions. Bran Ferren: To create for the ages, let’s combine art and engineering | TED Talk | TED.com
Bran Ferren on the Art of Innovation

A celebrated proprietor of innovation skunk-works Applied Minds, Bran Ferren, explains how companies can cultivate the rare people who create miracles. Ferren spoke with strategy+business at the Applied Minds rapid prototyping facility in Burbank, Calif. The conversation cut to the heart of a key aspiration for many business leaders: fostering greatness, in the form of … [Read more…]
America Doesn’t Do Enough to Protect Its Innovative Designs

Great design means great products, which means great experiences for consumers, and great productivity for society. To maintain America’s lead in this field, it is critical that we continue to incentivize investment in great design by ensuring that our design protection laws remain strong. Source: America Doesn’t Do Enough to Protect Its Innovative Designs
Somebody’s List of the 10 Best Books on Innovation

Innovation is difficult, messy and, in contrast with our 140 character-limit world, requires sustained attention. Skipping serious learning is the equivalent of a new boat owner standing on the shore, jealously watching other vessels glide over the water, and asking, “Seems like a lot of effort to get our sail up, do we really need … [Read more…]
How ‘Hoverboards’ Epitomize Our Broken Patent System
Hoverboards are the surprise hit of this holiday season. Meanwhile, the man with the best claim to have invented the technology, Shane Chen, is struggling to make money on his invention, after resorting to selling his rights to Razor with the hope that the larger company has adequate resources to successfully defend the IP rights … [Read more…]
Ditch That Water Bottle And Drink Your Water Out Of An Edible Blob
How to get rid of plastic packaging? This outside-the-bottle idea is one wayif you don’t mind getting a little wet. Source: Ditch That Water Bottle And Drink Your Water Out Of An Edible Blob