Entries in Innovation Hub by Kara Miller and Genevieve Gilson
Think tanks are a quiet, powerful player that continue to shape American government and public opinion. We look at where they come from - and how they get their money - with Andrew Selee of the Wilson Center. Read More...
It takes more than code to sell gadgets and apps. The secret may be in sleek and sexy design, says John Maeda, design partner at Kleiner Perkins and former president of RISD. Read More...
How are jobs - and workers - changing? Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee discuss which robots we should fear, and which we shouldn't. New York Times columnist Tom Friedman weighs in on the future of work. Plus, we may be heading for a 32-hour work week, and find out why money doesn’t make us as happy as we think. Read More...
Is the stereotypical lone genius just a myth? There would be no Beatles without Lennon and McCartney, no Google without Page and Brin, no Apple without Jobs and Wozniak. Read More...
Jim Henson breathed new life into puppeteering by embracing technology and offering up a few of his own inventions. Read More...
How do states with smaller populations grab young talent? We look at Vermont’s strategy - and why it’s so tough to lure millennials away from New York, San Francisco, and Chicago. Read More...
Three things you should know about the small stuff:
1. Frank Gehry, Chris Rock, and Google all have at least one thing in common. They build on what works and aren’t afraid to let everything else fall by the wayside, says author Peter Sims.
2. Sharknado is a sign of things to come. Deb Roy, Chief Media Scientist for Twitter, sees a future in which mass & micro media come together to revolutionize news.
3. A new breed of philanthropists want to fund Indiana Jones reenactments and giant hammocks. In chapters around the world, the Awesome Foundation now doles out “micro-genius grants for flashes of micro-brilliance.”
In order to sell this everyday item, marketers mythologized it. And consumers happily paid excessive prices. What is it? Listen to find out. Read More...
Sometimes little bets are the ones that really pay off. Author Peter Sims talks about how surprisingly small moves have helped launch everything from Facebook to Pixar to the comedy routines of Chris Rock. Read More...
If you think there’s been a major upheaval in media, buckle your seatbelt. According to Deb Roy, Twitter’s Chief Media Scientist, social sites are about to fundamentally change politics, entertainment, and much more. Read More...
