Monthly archive for May 2008
MEET THE INCUBAKERS
In Boston we had the chance to meet our good friends Dave Radparvar & Thianh Lu, the extraordinary guys behind the Incubaker think tank. While studying in Boston, they’ve realized a variety of projects and are writing a blog about innovation and new ideas. The Incubaker team is currently working in various constellations on a [...]
TOURING THE CAMPUSES
Places with high concentrations of extraordinary smart and talented young people play an important role for Sandbox. And they are always a fun place to be. Our journey in the US allowed us to experience the unique atmosphere of Columbia, New York University, Yale, Harvard and MIT, meeting many fascinating students and potential Sandbox members. [...]
WHO WE ARE
On this blog (and everywhere else), we have been going on and on about how we want to connect young talents, and told you all about the interesting people we’re meeting at the moment. But we forgot one crucial thing: Who are we, the Sandbox team?
So here we go: Meet our hyper-active, food-loving and constantly [...]
CONNECTING THE TALENTS
A few weeks ago, I visited the United States together with my colleague Flavio Rump. We first went to New York, where we met Melissa Sconyers, to whom we had been introduced by our designer, Thierry Blancpain. We spent a whole day discussing new ideas with Melissa, who was also very interested in becoming more [...]
KUSHTRIM XHAKLI WORKS FOR A BRIGHTER “E-FUTURE” FOR KOSOVO
When we started this blog, we promised to not only write about interesting projects and research, but also about interesting people - examples of talents that we hope to bring together at our first conference.
We already wrote about our very talented designers, and here’s another talent who really inspired us. We met Kushtrim Xhakli a [...]
“INNOVATION COMES FROM PLACES THAT YOU DON’T EXPECT”
For every tech company (and for many others as well), constant innovation is vital. But how do you ensure that employees have good ideas - and that they can be turned into successful products? One company that has been very successful in in-house innovation is Google. In an interview with BusinessWeek, Google CEO Eric Schmidt [...]
