Cost/Benefit Analysis of Washers
Posted on November 22, 2007 - Filed Under Cool Ideas | 1 Comment
This post is courtesy of an email that Hamid sent me. Apparently Tom Parker, author of Rules of Thumb, created a washer out of a penny instead of spending a lot of pennies to buy a washer.
Very cool idea. I also heard a rumour that the value of a penny is less […]
Read More..>>Droga’s Big Idea: The Million
Posted on November 20, 2007 - Filed Under Cool Ideas | 4 Comments
Heard of the Tap Project for UNICEF? Of course you have. It changed the way that people think of executing a simple idea. Check it out here.
The brains behind the operation? An Aussie named David Droga. Now Droga is tackling a problem facing the New York Department of Education is having motivating students to stay […]
Read More..>>Make Beer, Not War
Posted on November 7, 2007 - Filed Under Cool Ideas | Leave a Comment
So Miller Lite is apparently trying to start another beer war with Budweiser. They released an ad that made fun of the Bud superbowl spot (click here).
They’re talking claims about how their product has “More Taste, Less Carbs” etc. To be honest, I wouldn’t drink Miller Lite or Bud Light. Light beer is for Americans. […]
Word of the Day: Information Design
Posted on October 25, 2007 - Filed Under Cool Ideas, Inspiration | Leave a Comment
Information design has been defined by Wikipedia as the art and science of preparing information so that it can be used by human beings with efficiency and effectiveness. In reality, it is leveraging graphic design to visually represent information in a more impactful way. It takes the analogy “a picture is […]
Read More..>>No Shoes Allowed
Posted on October 23, 2007 - Filed Under Cool Ideas | Leave a Comment
It makes total sense. Even in today’s collaborative work environment, you need to find time to get away from all of the distractions of your desk and your colleagues in order to think. Everyone needs some peace and quiet in order to gather their thoughts, recharge, or just lock themselves away and […]
Read More..>>Strippers Thinking Outside the Box
Posted on October 14, 2007 - Filed Under Cool Ideas | Leave a Comment
When I was reading How to Have Kick Ass Ideas, I came across this funny story about an “adult entertainment” establishment that came up with a simple solution for circumventing some local laws:
In Boise, Idaho, total nudity was banned in public unless for “serious artistic merit,” thus making strip clubs cover up. […]
Read More..>>The Idea Drunks at ?What If!
Posted on September 11, 2007 - Filed Under Thought Starters, Cool Ideas, Inspiration | Leave a Comment
There is a company in the UK who’s sole purpose to educate people on how to have kick ass ideas and encourage innovation in companies. It’s called “?What If!” They are the people you hire when you want your senior management team to push the envelope and champion new ideas. Basically, […]
Read More..>>A Brilliant Idea - BMO Field’s Hawk
Posted on September 4, 2007 - Filed Under Cool Ideas | Leave a Comment
Check out this awesome idea to deal with the seagull problem at BMO Field. You can read the full article here.
As our local soccer team works out its growing pains, so too does its home stadium. The seagull-to-human ratio at BMO Field has been on a steady incline, and everyone from the […]
The Six Principles of Sticky Ideas
Posted on August 20, 2007 - Filed Under On Ideation, Cool Ideas, Inspiration | Leave a Comment
You can learn how to create sticky ideas. That’s the premise of a new book by a Stanford biz school prof called Made to Stick. In 1999, an Israeli research team analyzed 200 award-winning advertisements and some 200 others (from the same sources and for similar products) that sucked.
The study found […]
Turn Your Green Idea Into Cash
Posted on August 13, 2007 - Filed Under Cool Ideas | Leave a Comment
Source: Business Week Magazine
If you have an idea for an innovative, executable consumer product or service that can “contribute to an eco-friendly lifestyle” then get ready to jot it down, draft blueprints, and fill out the submission form: Your idea could be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The Picnic Green Challenge, is an eco-contest organized […]
