Posts Tagged innovation

Living “small” is cool…

Nov 5

Posted by Billy in Entrepreneurship/Business, Philosophy, Uncategorized | No Comments

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This dude is awesome! I couldn’t do it, live in 96 square feet but I respect anyone who can. He’s even an entrepreneur, turning his passion into a niche business. Respect… I found this on 37 Signals’ Blog Signal vs Noise (sweet blog of course). Check out the vid:

Jay Shafer of Tumbleweed Tiny House Company designs and builds small houses ranging from 65 to 837 square feet. He’s spent the last 10 years living in his tiny houses. In this video he gives a tour of a 96 square foot house.

Tags: entrepreneurship, enviroment, innovation, interesting

Innate Human Ability saves Africa

Sep 29

Posted by Billy in Ethics, Philosophy | 1 Comment

Well, maybe not all of Africa quite yet but it is on its way. A man named William Kamkwamba discovered an interest in science that led him to build windmills for his family, providing them with electricity and irrigation. The best part is he basically did it with no more than a few books and magazines to guide him! He’d never even seen an airplane and he was able to figure out a formula to save his family and take the first step out of poverty for his family.

What I like best is the demonstration of the innate ability of humanity. Each person, no matter their circumstance has an ability to innovate and improve life. That is why I encourage any “charity” work to be centered on EMPOWERMENT and not simply giving alone. We don’t give those we help enough credit for their own undiscovered abilities! Check out the video below from TED where William shares a bit of his story:

Tags: charity, empowerment, innovation

Innovative Eyeglasses for the Masses – The Creative Mind

Sep 5

Posted by Billy in Entrepreneurship/Business, Ethics | No Comments

Josh Silver recently demoed some innovative, liquid-filled, adjustable-prescription eye glasses at TED. They are quite amazing and you essentially can “dial” them in to your own eyes, almost like focusing a camera or binoculars. This is another example of human ingenuity at its finest. He has got the cost down to $19 a pair but is working to get them affordable to be distributed throughout the developing world. Companies are working already to do so. This is another case of entrepreneurship at its finest, with motivations that appear to be other than financial (although I hope he reaps substantial financial reward so he may continue his work. We want more ideas such as this!)

Check out the video and let me know what you think:

Tags: entrepreneurship, innovation