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Rick Mueller, Professor, United States
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“All new ideas are combinations of old ideas, but not all idea combinations are created equal,” writes Frans Johannsen.
An HBR article by Johansson tells how Mick Pearce designed the in Harare, Zimbabwe. He based it on techniques he observed termites employ to stabilize the internal temperature of their nests. Remarkably, the Eastgate maintains an ambient temperature between 73-78°F (23-26°C) despite variances in external temperatures from 58-88°F (14-31°C). And the building uses only 10% of the energy needed by a similar, airco cooled building.
Johannsen argues in his book that most innovation comes at the intersection of fields, and Pearce's building is just one example.
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Charles Alter, Consultant, United States
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Diversity of Thought for Disruptive Innovation
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Bernhard Keim, Business Consultant, Germany
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Barriers to Diversity May Result from Former Success
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Gabi Levin, Israel
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Examples of Fusion of Fields / Diversity in Disruptive Innovation
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Bernhard Keim, Business Consultant, Germany
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Where Spheres Intersect, New Life is Happening
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Gabi Levin, Israel
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Former Success Can Be the Worst Enemy
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Maurice Hogarth, Consultant, United Kingdom
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Creativity from Diversity
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Arif ur Rehman, Professor, Pakistan
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Ahead! Ahoy! Diversity to Creativity
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Maurice Hogarth, Consultant, United Kingdom
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Labelled Foolish
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srinivas, Lecturer, India
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A Combination of Curiosity and Diversity Leads to Innovation
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