We -the authors- have compiled this overview to help you jump start your cross-industry innovation efforts. Please use this overview to enhance your products/services, processes, business models, strategy & culture. Enjoy the ride!
Springwise scans the globe for smart new business ideas, delivering immediate inspiration to entrepreneurial minds.
springwise.com
Global consumer trends, insights and related innovations.
trendwatching.com
The world’s largest, most popular collection of cutting edge ideas, fueled by insatiably curious people.
trendhunter.com
A really inspiring collection of 4600+ innovations searchable by keywords, industries, properties and functions.
moreinspiration.com/search
StumbleUpon is the easiest way to find cool new websites, videos, photos and images from across the Web.
stumbleupon.com
AskNature is the world’s first digital library of Nature’s solutions, organized by function, that can serve as an educational and cross-pollinating tool.
asknature.org
TED is a platform for ideas worth spreading. Started in 1984 as a conference where technology, entertainment and design converged, TEd today shares ideas from a broad spectrum — from science to business to global issues — in more than 100 languages.
ted.com
PSFK: Inspiring ideas to live, work and play better.
psfk.com
Science Channel explores outer space, engineering, cutting-edge tech, etc.
sciencechannel.com
The Best Industries for starting a Business in 2015
inc.com/graham-winfrey/best-industries-2015-the-best-industries-for-starting-a-business-in-2015
JWT The Future 100,’ a look at global trends in 2015
jwt.com/blog/jwt_intelligence/jwtintelligence-introduces-the-future-100-a-look-at-global-trends-in-2015
10 crazy jobs predicted to exist in the future
mashable.com/2014/04/28/jobs-of-the-future
30+ Billion Dollar industries of the future
compassioninpolitics.wordpress.com/2011/08/14/30-billion-dollar-industries-of-the-future
The ideal business – a smart list to select the right business to invest in: by Paine Webber
idealbusiness.ca/IdealBusinessDefined
100 disruptive innovators
slideshare.net/geniusworks/gamechangers-100-disruptive-innovators
How to prepare for Disruptive Growth?
slideshare.net/oukearts/how-to-prepare-for-disruptive-growth-produced-by-thaesis-oukearts-powered-by-trendwatchingcom-trendwatching
Doblin 10 types of innovation: tactics overview
titanvine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/InnovationTacticsWallchart
Business Model Innovation map by the BMI Lab from the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland
bmi-lab.ch/tubemap.pdf
15 types of innovation (illustrated by car / mobility examples). for inspiring your innovation challenges. Remarkable innovations combine different types !
7ideas.net/15-types-of-innovation
7 Things You Can Learn From the Apple Store
7 Things Retailers Can Learn From The Apple Store
What Business Can Learn from Organized Crime
hbr.org/2011/11/what-business-can-learn-from-organized-crime
Innovation Lessons from Fashion Leader, Zara
destination-innovation.com/articles/innovation-lessons-from-fashion-leader-zara
What can airlines learn from other industries?
slideshare.net/innovationexcellence/airlineinnovationsairlinetrendsaixhamburgpublic
1. Sharing
Collaborative consumption directory
collaborativeconsumption.com/directory
2. Low tech solutions
Drawing inspiration from frugal innovators in emerging markets,
ted.com/talks/navi_radjou_creative_problem_solving_in_the_face_of_extreme_limits
3. Hybrid solutions
More inspiration
moreinspiration.com/search?q=hybrid
4. Shortcutting
Elephant paths – Olifantenpaadjes (Dutch site)
olifantenpaadjes.nl
5. Transparency
Behind the brands
behindthebrands.org
6. From product to solution
Next Generation Service Innovation
slideshare.net/timjones72/next-generation-service-innovation-workshop-singapore-23-august-2013
7. Internet of things
Internet of caring things
trendwatching.com/trends/internet-of-caring-things
8. Big data
What is Big Data?
slideshare.net/BernardMarr/140228-big-data-slide-share
9. Peer to peer
Will Airbnb Ever Be “The Airbnb For X”
techcrunch.com/2011/06/05/will-airbnb-ever-be-the-airbnb-for-x
10. Digitisation
How do they make money?
rcs.seerinteractive.com/money/#show-all
11 Simplify
Less is beautiful
lessisbeautiful.co
12. Add experience
What is experience economy?
exbased.eu/media/520/Experience%20Economy_ExBased.pdf
13. Co-branding
20 co-branding examples from the past
bloomberg.com/ss/09/07/0710_cobranded
14. Low cost
No frills service or products (examples Wikipedia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_frills
15. Go green
8 strategies & 100 cases to capture the full potential of the resource revolution
plan-c.eu/bmix/
16. Mass customisation
Mass Customization Is (Finally) The Future Of Products
blogs.forrester.com/jp_gownder/11-04-15-mass_customization_is_finally_the_future_of_products
17. Community building
Ten exceptional Examples Of Brand Communities
momentology.com/4359-10-exceptional-examples-of-brand-communities
18. Storytelling
The periodic table of storytelling
ebookfriendly.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Periodic-table-of-storytelling-infographic
19. Customer in control
Post demographic consumerism
trendwatching.com/trends/post-demographic-consumerism
20. Do it yourself
Self Services Trends
slideshare.net/YairCarmel1/self-services-trends
21. Crowdsourcing
Crowdsourcing database
crowdsourcing.org/directory
100 What Ifs on the Future of Business
slideshare.net/sap/100-what-ifs-on-the-future-of-business
30 what-if questions to rethink your future
boardofinnovation.com/ny2014
The What-if Machine
whim-project.eu/whatifmachine
Warren Berger (A More Beautiful Question)
warrenberger.com/a-more-beautiful-question-the-book-the-blog
Paleofuture
paleofuture.gizmodo.com
10 innovations you thought were new
slideshare.net/creax/10-innovations-you-thought-were-new
Retrothing
retrothing.com
10 things that only existed in sci-fi movies but now are real
slideshare.net/creax/10-things-that-only-existed-in-scifi-movies-by-creaxnv
Future of highways: Disney’s Magic Highway – 1958 (movie)
youtube.com/watch?v=TwA7c_rNbJE
Future of shopping (from home) – 1967 (movie)
youtube.com/watch?v=DiTzSa7MuoU
Technology Extinction timeline
nowandnext.com/PDF/extinction_timeline.pdf
Timeline of Emerging Science and Technology
imperialtechforesight.com/uploads/documents/EmergingScienceTech-FINAL.pdf
Emerging Technology Map
envisioning.io/horizons
Everything is a remix (part 3)
youtube.com/watch?v=wq5D43qAsVg
Even Steve Jobs accepts that Apple has been shameless about stealing great ideas
youtube.com/watch?v=CW0DUg63lqU
Matt Ridley: When ideas have sex
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLHh9E5ilZ4
Moodstream (visual inspiration by mood)
moodstream.gettyimages.com
Mood Board search engine
spezify.com
Search inspiration by color
labs.tineye.com/multicolr
Inspire and surprise me now
inspire.2ia.pl
Pinterest: Full of visual stimulation, it is also a fantastic brainstorming tool
pinterest.com
Innowiz tools
app.innowiz.be/innowiz.php
100 images for visual brainstorming
slideshare.net/marcnewshoestoday/100-images-for-visual-brainstorming
17 illustrated brainstorm tips
slideshare.net/marcnewshoestoday/17-illustrated-brainstorm-tips
Each day inspiring visuals that help you innovate (Facebook page)
facebook.com/inspiringvisualsforinnovation
27 creativity and innovation tools – in one-pagers!
slideshare.net/ramonvullings/27-creativity-innovation-tools-final
52 tools for any company to innovate like a Startup
slideshare.net/boardofinnovation/52-tools-for-any-company-to-innovate-like-a-startup-by-nickdemey-boardofinno
37 ways for new product ideas
slideshare.net/marcnewshoestoday/37-ways-for-new-product-ideas
Forth Innovation Method
forth-innovation.com
TRIZ
mindtools.com/pages/article/newCT_92.htm
Biomimicry: solve human problems with the brilliance of nature’s design
biomimicry.net
Austin Kleon (Steal like an artist)
austinkleon.com/steal
Frans Johansson (The Medici Effect)
fransjohansson.com/the-medici-effect-by-frans-johansson
David Kord Murray (Borrowing Brilliance)
davidkordmurray.com
Jeff Jarvis (What Would Google Do)
buzzmachine.com/wwgd
Tom Kelly (Ideo)
ideo.com/people/tom-kelley
Janine M. Benyus (Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature)
biomimicry.net/about/biomimicry/janines-book
Kirby Ferguson (Everything is a remix)
kirbyferguson.com
Larry Keeley (Ten Types of Innovation)
doblin.com/tentypes/#the-book
Open Innovation Network
linkedin.com/groups/Open-Innovation-Network-2996872
Innovation Excellence
linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=1953902
Innovation Management Group
linkedin.com/groups/Innovation-Management-Group-40975
Fast Company
fastcompany.com
Wired
wired.com
Harvard Business Review
hbr.org
Inc.
inc.com
YES AND ACT manifesto
cyrielkortleven.com/yesandact
A nearling is a positive word for something new that was done with the right intentions, which has not – yet – led to the right result.
nearling.com
idea killers
ideakillers.net
idea boosters
ideaboosters.net
Pinterest cross-industry innovation
Pinterest
Apple iBooks (get ‘not invented here’ on your iPad NOW):
iBooks version ‘not invented here’
Amazon
amazon.com/Not-Invented-Here-Cross-industry-Innovation/dp/9063693796
Tumblr cross-industry innovation blog
Blog
Ramon Vullings – speaker, cross-industry expert & ideaDJ
ramonvullings.com
Marc Heleven – Innovative WebResearcher, cross-industry expert & ideaDJ
7ideas.net
21 Lobsterstreet: the creativity & innovation network
21lobsterstreet.com