Archive for the tag: "Innovation"
Weekly Inspiration #21: Financial Innovations from the Crowd
In 2009, over-leveraged creativity in global financial markets proved disastrous. At the same time, financial innovations on the micro level have been quite successful: think mobile banking and crowdfunding. Mobile phone penetrations and manifestation of the social web have been central to micro financial innovations. At Sandbox, we’re fascinated by the collective [...]
Our Big Topics for 2010 - and Beyond
At Sandbox we’re fortunate to interact every day with some of the most inspiring young innovators around the world. Our members are constantly driving new ideas and exploring untouched opportunities. Observing patterns within our community and studying trends of our clients, we identified six major themes to watch out for in 2010 and beyond:
1. Unique [...]
Weekly inspiration #20: What was and what will be
So the year 2009 is over and with it the first decade of the new millennium. A perfect moment to look back and ahead to assess what was and what will be. We already did this for Sandbox with our Year in Review and Roadmap for 2010 blog posts.
But of course, it’s not just about [...]
Meet a Sandbox Member: Brian W. Jones
Sandbox member Brian W. Jones is currently living in Greensboro, Alabama where he helped start PieLab, a welcoming community space focused on civic engagement, economic revitalization, and job training. He describes himself as a designer, “trying to redefine what that means and the role I play in business”.
What is your latest project?
I’m working on a few things right now, but a [...]
Palomar5 from the inside - Week #1
Max, Sagarika, Jyoti, & Eddie report their experience from the Palomar Camp, a six week innovation campaign in Berlin from October - November 2009. This blog post is part 1 of the Sandbox Network ‘Palomar 5′ series.
Sandbox@Palomar: the camp has started
Palomar camp has now started in Berlin! Watch the video below to see the participants arrive to the camp and an interview of a Palomar5 team member (in German only).
Among the participants are four Sandboxers and several other potential ones; we are very much looking forward to hearing them tell us about their experience in [...]
JOIN 6 WEEKS INNOVATION CAMP IN BERLIN & MEET THE SANDBOXERS BEHIND IT
Meet Mathias Holzmann and Hans Raffauf, both good friends, Berlin based Sandboxers and their amazing project: Palomar 5.
Palomar5 is a non-profit initiative that brings together 30 of the most inspiring young innovators for an innovation camp. You’ll surely ask yourself: What the f*** is an innovation camp??? Imagine an old factory in Berlin, where 30 [...]
ATTRACTING AND RETAINING GENERATION Y
What differentiates one company from the other when talents consider their job alternatives? How can there be created challenges and opportunities for the high potentials of generation y?
As Sandbox’ representative in London, I had the great pleasure to give a speech and to join a panel discussion about these hot issues on the annual CWC [...]
QUI CONNECTE UN OEUF, CONNECTE UN BOEUF*
As Nico and I attended Picnic in Amsterdam, we had the chance to meet Rafi Haladjian, a serial entrepreneur who has founded Violet, a french company pioneering the Internet of things.
Violet’s mission is to make our life easier by connecting the objects around us with each other and to the Internet. What if tomorrow, by [...]
HELLO SILICON VALLEY!
The UK editor of TechCrunch, maybe one of the most popular innovation and new technology blogs worldwide, comes to Zurich on July and we’re helping Domink from Wuala and his team to organize an informal networking event with 150 invited guests. We’re glad that we could convince Mike Butcher to make a stop in Switzerland [...]
