Why Hard-Tech Breakthroughs Can Fail To Reach Commercial Scale
Moving from a promising hard-tech prototype to commercial-scale success is often far harder than proving the underlying science or engineering works.
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Scientists find a way to wash clothes in space without using any water
The method might not remove all stains, but it will kill the bacteria that could make astronauts sick and compromise their mission.
Semantic Knowledge Is Key to Human Innovation
Semantic knowledge is our cognitive toolbox, doubling innovation when combined with social learning.
The AI Efficiency Trap: Why Doing Things Faster Could Cost Companies The Future
Many companies are using AI to automate tasks, cut costs and speed up existing workflows, but that approach risks missing the much bigger opportunity.
Master These Leadership Skills to Excel as a Manager in 2026
Discover the vital leadership skills modern managers need to drive innovation, navigate AI integration, and build high performing teams.
The Premise: The Lead User and the Machines That Build Machines
Eric von Hippel taught me that innovation comes from users, not manufacturers. My premise: all future end-user software innovation will come from the user, and ...
AI Will Never Be An Innovator, That’s Peoples’ Jobs
If every company suddenly had infinite free compute, what new products would emerge?
Patents: The Damage of Coerced Intellectual Monopoly
Government policy regarding patents is based upon the belief that no one would invent anything without some monopoly privileges. There is good reason to
Innovation Frameworks: A Practitioner's Complete Guide
Three Horizons, JTBD, Lean Startup, Design Thinking, Open Innovation — plus Braden Kelley's own frameworks. Choose the right innovation framework for your org...
Sam's Links: May Edition
Sam Enright works on innovation policy at Progress Ireland, an independent policy think tank in Dublin, and runs a publication called The Fitzwilliam. Most rele...
AI In Healthcare 2026: The System May Be Broken. Let’s Try To Fix It
Healthcare fails in coordination, not capability. Yet most innovation still targets the wrong layer.
Commentary: Price controls on medicines are stymieing innovation. Trump's plan will make it worse
Lawmakers in both parties are increasingly embracing the idea of price controls on medicines - and i...
Tim Worstall
The inequality caused by technological innovation is not a given. Technological innovation reduces inequality, not produces it. Half the species gets free telec...
Increased Funding Is Making At-Home Hospital Care A Reality
Studies have indicated that at-home hospital services have lower mortality rates and costs.
The Entrepreneurial Mindset: A Framework for Innovation Leaders
The entrepreneurial mindset is one of the most talked-about concepts in business — and one of the most misunderstood. Most definitions focus on founders, star...
Building High-Performing R&D Teams in Life Science
Discover essential strategies for building high-performing R&D teams in Life Science. Elevate your Life Science R&D with collaborative innovation.