TOPIC: INNOVATION (41)

Ted

http://www.ted.com

TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out in 1984 as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. Since then its scope has become ever broader. Along with two annual conferences -- the TED Conference and TEDGlobal -- TED includes the award-winning TED Talks video site, the Open Translation Project and TED Conversations, the inspiring TED Fellows and TEDx programs, and the annual TED Prize.
 

access:energy

http://accessenergy.org/

access:energy designs, manufactures, and services renewable energy technologies in East Africa. We've developed an award-winning portfolio of products and service expertise designed to help meet the enormous demand for affordable energy in the region. 

Square

https://squareup.com

Square offers a variety of products to assist you with your business. Square Register, an iPad app, is the simplest way to accept credit card payments, and has all the features you need to create an elegant experience at your counter. Square Card Reader accepts credit card payments on your Android, iPhone or iPad. Pay with Square is an app for iPhone and Android that links your credit card to your business of choice and let's you pay via the app. 

 

Innovation Endeavors

http://innovationendeavors.com

Innovation Endeavors invests in the raw talent behind a dream. You could call us an early stage venture capital firm, but we are not in the business of financing ideas. Ideas change. Ideas reinvent. The tenacity, the talent and the passion of the dreamer do not change. This is what we invest in. We invest in the team behind the dream.

Velopresso

http://www.velopresso.cc

Velopresso is a celebratory fusion of human power, sensory pleasures and technology
-- old tech with hi-tech, bicycles and coffee, their engineering and aesthetics. The result is an innovative pedal-powered mobile coffee-making machine for off-grid selling of quality espresso and its derivatives with a compact footprint and near silent ultra-low carbon human-powered operation -- fine coffee, no electricity, no motors, no noise.

The Adventure Project

http://theadventureproject.org

The Adventure Project is a non-profit organization established to increase investments in positive social enterprises around the world. Founded in 2010 by Becky Straw & Jody Landers, who met while traveling through Liberia, West Africa. They have joined forces to raise awareness and funds to support the world’s most-effective social ventures.

The Creativity Hub

http://www.thecreativityhub.com

We make games and tools that make people think (differently). We work with organisations that seek a playful approach to dealing with tough challenges.

Yazamiyot

http://www.yazamiyot.com

Yazamiyot was started with one goal in mind – to create an environment where Israeli women entrepreneurs can meet, network, share ideas and help each other out. Today, Yazamiyot has over 1000 members, has hosted dozens of exclusive events and has been the medium for many successful deals, partnerships and negotiations. 

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Yazamiyot, Women, Entrepreneurship

re:3D

http://www.re3d.org

re:3D is led by a diverse group of visionaries representing cross-functional excellence in mechanical and aerospace engineering, biotech, entrepreneurship, design, finance, and venture capital investment management. Aside from our amazing team, re:3D is differentiated by an unrelenting focus on R&D and unwavering commitment to creating new applications in 3D printing.  

GE

http://www.ge.com

GE works on things that matter. The best people and the best technologies taking on the toughest challenges. Finding solutions in energy, health and home, transportation and finance. Building, powering, moving and helping to cure the world. Not just imagining. Doing. GE works.

Startup Weekend

http://startupweekend.org

Startup Weekends are 54-hour events where developers, designers, marketers, product managers and startup enthusiasts come together to share ideas, form teams, build products, and launch startups!
 

Think Public

http://thinkpublic.com

We are a social design agency that helps tackle big social challenges. We work with the public sector, third sector and communities.

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Think Public, Social Design

Good for Nothing

http://www.goodfornothing.com

Good for Nothing is a community of thinkers, do-ers, makers and tinkerers applying their skills and energy to accelerating the work of cause led innovators and change makers; it's about diverse groups of people collaborating together, working in new, faster, fun and better ways by supporting ideas and people that are leading the way to what a flourishing 21st century society might look like.

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Good For Nothing, Thinkers, Innovation

The Official NASA App for Android

Come explore with NASA and discover a huge collection of stunning images, videos, mission information, news, NASA TV and featured content with the new NASA App for Android.

Grible

http://www.grible.co

The growth of data is staggering — doubling roughly every 18 months. Using data as a business asset has the potential to change the game and is rapidly becoming a necessity for every company. It's the foundation of innovative ways that improve decision making, user experience and much more. However, building intelligent digital solutions can be a major challenge, especially when approached from a traditional business mindset. Grible helps companies innovate through product development creating intelligent digital products.