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14 LGBTQ+ Innovators, Inventors and Scientists who changed the world

Idea to Value

In 2001, she founded Sally Ride Science , a non-profit which continues to promote STEM literacy, with a particular focus on getting girls interested in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. He is an advocate for using open source software and hardware available for any entrepreneur, no matter what their background is.

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Integrating UX into the Product Backlog

Boxes and Arrows

Early agile pioneers were working on in-house IT projects (custom software) or enterprise software [ 1 , 2 ]. The economics are different in selling consumer products than when developing software for enterprises—UX matters more for consumer products. Larry makes money even if people can’t use his software.

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How to Boost Innovation by Recycling Existing Ideas

IdeaScale

First launched in October 2001, Apple ‘s portable music device has revolutionised how we all listen to and download music. After all, the first portable MP3 players hit the market in 1998 and by 2001 there were over 50 different models available through which you could download and play music from your computer.

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When Information Design is a Matter of Life or Death

Boxes and Arrows

Additionally, medicine information leaflets are required to be reviewed and approved by a competent authority, which varies from country to country, before being included in the packaging with the medicine. Possible Design Improvements. How can these materials be designed so that people end up taking the medicine as directed?

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Getting Book Feedback

Stephen Shapiro

Although I have published books as far back as 2001 (with an even earlier one from 1996 when I was at Accenture), I am always learning something new. Late last week I sent the beta version of the book to a dozen reviewers. We still have a couple more weeks for reviewers to provide feedback. This is book number 7.

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Great to Good

IdeaSpies

Between 1996-2001, Jim Collins’ team researched and wrote a bestselling book called Good to Great. Innovations of the 21st Century era do not rely on one to discover secret codes of the universe. To begin cracking that code, one must understand that innovations of this era are unlike anything we have ever seen before.

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Great to Good Innovation

IdeaSpies

Between 1996-2001, Jim Collins’ team researched and wrote a bestselling book called Good to Great. Innovations of the 21st Century era do not rely on one to discover secret codes of the universe. To begin cracking that code, one must understand that innovations of this era are unlike anything we have ever seen before.