Colin Bulthaup: Just do it

Colin Bulthaup (US) talked about how to create an environment that allows you to come up with the next big thing. And how do you do that?

You need to go beyond thinking about what the future can bring. Instead we need to do it. When you walk in academic environment we don’t normally have the offertunities of making real impact. But we need to.

A few innovation examples from Squid Labs, where Colin is from: Smart Rope (the rope that knows if its about to break), Educational Cartoons, Instructables.com (A way for people to work in collaboration on projects)

Potenco.com
Cell phone use is exploding in Africa, but only 10% of the population has access to electric power. People have to walk many miles for access to power.

Enter The Pull-Cord Human Power Generator! A small devise that looks like a playing top, but can produce electricity when you pull the string on the generator. For 1 minute of pulling you get eg. 25 minutes cell phone talk time! The best thing about The Pill-Cord Human Power Generator? This device is real! – and millions of units will be distrubeted within the next years in developing countries.

$100 Laptop is an example of The Pull-Cord Human Power Generator in use.

Comments

[Colin Bulthaup]

Thanks for the nice blogging.

Just wanted to let everyone know that the company name is Potenco (not Potengo), and that the URL is:

http://www.potenco.com/

Cheers.