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Innovate Like a Boss - Projects: Exploring Creative Solutions to Everyday Challenges

Innovation thrives when creativity meets structured problem-solving methodologies. Recently, fifth-year students from Universidad Panamericana presented a series of inventive projects that tackled real-world issues. These projects were part of a specialized course designed to teach systematic innovation techniques, combining theoretical frameworks with practical applications. Below, we explore these projects and the rigorous process that guided their development.

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Unlock Your Karmic Design Thinking Potential: Hands-On Workshop (Oct 22-25)

If you’ve completed our Design Thinking MOOC and are eager to take your skills to the next level, we have exciting news for you! We’re thrilled to announce a special hands-on workshop from October 22nd to 25th. This four-day, immersive experience is designed specifically for those who want to apply the principles they’ve learned in real-world scenarios.

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Trends of Innovation Talk - Universidad Panamericana, Mexico City

In a recent Trends of Innovation talk with the folks from Universidad Panamericana, Mexico City, held on September 27th at 7 p.m. Mexico time, I explored the application of Altshuler’s technical laws of evolution—specifically the law of increasing ideality, the law of increasing dynamism, and the transition to super systems. Here are three ideas that I came up to demonstrate the application of these laws:

Dynamic Keyboard (Law of Increasing Ideality)

The concept here is to reduce unnecessary components, making the keyboard more adaptable. By removing features like keys, stands, numpads, and even the letters themselves, we could shift to a dynamic display. Imagine an LED panel that adapts based on the language or typing requirements. With this, users would no longer need multiple physical keyboards for different languages, and the design could cater to various use cases, reducing complexity while increasing functionality.

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