Inventions resemble the waves of the sea One idea triggers another. This is how the Russian socialist and revolutionary Nikolai Kondratjew found out at the beginning of the 20th century. Since he applied this principle …
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The long waves of innovations
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Utopias and innovations between hope and horror
In 1900, X-rays were a spectacular new technology. It enabled a fantasy from the land of utopias: Suddenly it was possible to make the previously invisible visible. This innovation was so extraordinary and fascinating that …
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Open Innovation – Many minds. Many ideas.
Solutions to the problems of the world – Opening up research Climate change, seas full of waste, dwindling energy sources, bee deaths, micropollutants in drinking water – our world is full of questions for which …
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The perfect invention
They don’t exist: The ingenious inventor and the one inspiring idea If you asked a child who invented the chocolate cake, they would answer “mom” without a doubt. How could it know how many heads …