Innovation Insights

Savouring open innovation  Inspiration and collaboration are crucial ingredients for creating wholesome meals for individuals with special dietary needs.     Think about your favourite dish, then imagine not being able to eat it for the rest of your life because you have difficulty chewing on the meat, or because you have problems with swallowing. This may very well be...

Getting ahead with AI and IoT  Harnessing the power of artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things, companies can streamline their operations and create value for their clients.   If there’s one thing that organisations crave more than anything in the modern digital economy, it’s data. By collecting and analysing data, companies can optimise their processes, monitor and adapt to...

Bringing customised IoT solutions to the industry masses  For many companies, designing an Internet of Things (IoT) solution from scratch can be a time-consuming process, but an off-the-shelf solution is often too pricey. Lynxemi’s plug-and-play modular platform strikes a balance between the two. Its Chief Executive Officer, Paymon Rasekhy, discusses the importance of open innovation.     1. What is...

How design thinking fuels meaningful innovation  From empathising with the user to prototyping and iteration, the key processes in design thinking can help innovation teams create desirable product for the market.    Desire is a visceral emotion—a sense of yearning that marketers and advertisers want to tap into when promoting a product or service. One could argue that at heart...

Fuelling the future with open innovation  Cleaner energy sources are needed now more than ever before, and Adec Thng of EnergyNova is confident that hydrogen fuel can provide for society's energy needs.   As far as climate change is concerned, one greenhouse gas has a particularly bad rap—carbon dioxide. Produced in vast quantities from the burning of fossil fuels and...

Spotlight on the IoT Innovation Challenge 2018  Experts from Aztech and Singtel weigh in on how innovation challenges spark creativity and broaden the scope for open innovation.    Ideas are in abundance if you only know where to look. As companies seek to gain a competitive edge in their respective industries, they are becoming more receptive to ideas that originate...