Unilever recently opened a new platform to help them grow their business using open innovation. The new Open Innovation portal is designed to find the latest and greatest technologies from around the world. Unilever plans to use submissions to its portal to improve upon existing concepts, as well as discover new ideas and ways of working with innovation partners. The company has expressed its commitment to the Read More
Abandoned Buggies – Help is on the Way!
Recently Singapore’s Municipal Services Office (MSO) unveiled its plans for a new app and web portal in an effort to improve government services. Minister of Culture, Community, and Youth, Ms. Grace Fu, is in charge of the project and believes it will greatly improve municipal services using the power of crowd-sourcing. The goal is for users to provide information and feedback to the MSO using the new platform, which Read More
Uncle Sam Wants YOU
The Pentagon’s Strategic Capabilities Office has advised that it has plans to seek out new and improved innovations from industry professionals in the field of weaponry. The Pentagon’s goal is to put its existing weapons to work in new and useful ways. This is all in an effort to keep one step ahead of other heavy-hitters such as Russia and China. This is the first time the Pentagon has reached out for help in this Read More
Become a Space Archaeologist!
Dr. Sarah H. Parcak, American archeologist and Egyptologist, was recently awarded the 2016 Ted Prize for her pioneering work in “space archeology,” a concept involving the use of satellite imaging, taken from over 400 miles above Earth, to uncover ancient sites which have gone undiscovered for millennia. An important function of space archeology is to expose and monitor looting of historic locations. Part of the Read More
A "Cool" Shipping Idea?
Do you have a “cool” shipping idea? The Hershey Company recently launched a crowd-sourcing campaign on NineSigma to seek out the next big innovation in shipping, specifically, shipping cold chocolate to warm climates. According to the contest website, Hershey is looking to develop “a lightweight, affordable shipping system that will keep chocolate close to the temperature at which it was packed, 75°F or below, for Read More
Crowdsourcing and Clinical Trials
A recent article written by Llewellyn King discusses crowd-sourcing’s newest application: clinical drug trials. Traditional drug trials are not terribly efficient at actually helping patients who are suffering from a particular disease. These trials are lengthy and expensive, and the control group is often treated with a placebo or nothing at all. What’s worse is that the knowledge gained from such trials is Read More
Daily Fantasy Crime?
For daily fantasy sports sites such as DraftKings and FanDuel, 2014-15 has been their moment. They have been making money hand over fist and people haven’t yet figured out that probably aren't going to win. If you are somehow unfamiliar with these sites (such as not having been in front of a television for two years) the basic premise is to allow customers to participate in daily or weekly fantasy sports contests Read More
Old Town New World
Very proud to have been a recent guest on the Old Town New World podcast - listen here: oldtownnewworld.com/category/podcast/ Read More
Remember California?
Lately a lot has been written about the regulated jurisdictions in the US (New Jersey, Delaware, Nevada) and the online gaming battle going on in Pennsylvania. Has everyone forgotten about California? For a while there, all signs pointed to California being one of the leaders in US online gaming legalization. Then the tribal interests and land based operators and lotteries and legislators all got involved and Read More
What, Me Worry?
Why should we worry about protecting our worth? What are the chances that my assets might be seized by a creditor or the government? I don't do anything wrong. I pay my taxes. I have never been sued. Why worry about going through the time and expense and headache of setting up an asset protection plan anyway? It is true that asset protection planning isn't for everyone. But really the only criteria to consider Read More
