As part of RIG, I worked closely with Phil, Andy and Amanda (an absolute pleasure, you should hire them, seriously) to launch FRSTEE a few weeks ago. The most interesting thing about this project for me was the opportunity to work with rapid prototyping in a way that made economic sense. To build a micro-business… Continue reading FRSTEE: Making a business out of rapid prototyping
Category: Innovation & business
Rocking it with the dinosaur
Just a little public note to announce that among the many various little and bigger projects I’m working on, I’m also helping Mozilla as Local Producer for their upcoming London-based Festival on November 4th-6th. It’s gonna be about media & freedom and in light of the recent public debate around the role of media in… Continue reading Rocking it with the dinosaur
Homesense kit & Big Red Button at the MoMa
I am incredibly lucky, I’ve worked with fantastic people and had so much fun. I am also doubly lucky that Paola Antonelli, when she came to see me and Russell at Tinker last autumn, really liked the Homesense Kit and the Big Red Button because she’s decided to include them as part of the Talk… Continue reading Homesense kit & Big Red Button at the MoMa
The impact of tuition fees on the UK's innovation landscape
Just a back of the envelope exercise, but here are 3 realistic scenarios.
What a creative "Internet of Things" looks like
The Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) for the Creative Industries ran a workshop where participants were invited to think about the barriers to SMEs to apply for TSB funding in their numerous calls. We also discussed and mapped out concerns around how to develop “internet of things” business and market opportunities in the UK. They invited… Continue reading What a creative "Internet of Things" looks like
On roundabout vs valley
2 things I jotted down during an event I spoke at 2 weeks ago. 1. Startups and VCs need to be near their customers. 2. VCs in the UK are like football season ticket holders, they always think they know best but have never actually tried playing professionally. Most VCs in the US in tech… Continue reading On roundabout vs valley
Curious Scarves: thoughts on the costs of making things
I’ve just launched Curious Scarves today and lots of people are commenting on the price. That’s good. People aren’t commenting on the idea. This is the second thing I make for sale. The first one was Topoware. I learnt that there are a few ways to go about making things for the world and have… Continue reading Curious Scarves: thoughts on the costs of making things
R.I.P. 2007-2010
A little self-indulgent but was quite cathartic, so there (all my notes are there, just click through to Slideshare). 9 things no one told me about running a business View more presentations from Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino
On research, collaboration and robots
I gave a talk last week which was a bit of a mess. It was my first talk based on new material since 2007 if you consider I’ve been banging on about ubicomp, internet of things and smart product design since 2004. It’s not that I’m no longer interested in those topics, but the luxury… Continue reading On research, collaboration and robots
Minimizing regrets & new beginnings
So yeh, you might have read, Tinker closed. Unlike people who leave large corporate jobs and write a final farewell blogpost, I’m at loss for what would be appropriate to say here seeing as I co-founded the thing. I like What Jeff Bezos said: ” I knew that if I failed I wouldn’t regret that,… Continue reading Minimizing regrets & new beginnings