Author: Jochen Schweitzer
interested in collaboration, design and strategic thinking. loves to cycle, climb and surf. besyd = (be)rlin+(syd)ney, my two fav places
The Dream Of Life – Alan Watts
Can't get enough of Alan Watts these days
U.lab team wins Best Entrepreneurial Educator | UTS News Room
Published on UTS News Room on 5 Nov 2014 In summary: The co-founders of UTS's U.lab have been recognised for an outstanding collaboration between business and higher education Dr Jochen Schweitzer and Dr Joanne Jakovich have been jointly named Best Entrepreneurial Educator in the annual Business/Higher Education Round Table awards Dr Jochen Schweitzer and Dr Joanne Jakovich, the co-founders of … Continue reading U.lab team wins Best Entrepreneurial Educator | UTS News Room
Prototyping par excellence: Building a Homemade Spacecraft
Copenhagen Suborbitals is a non-profit suborbital space endeavour based entirely on sponsors, private donors and part time specialists. Since May 2008 COSUB has been working full time to reach our goal of launching a human being into space and to show the world that human space flight is possible without major government budgets and administration. Check out … Continue reading Prototyping par excellence: Building a Homemade Spacecraft
How design can change the way we work
It’s time to restructure old business educational models for a more creative and collaborative approach. by Miranda Tayvia via ArtsHub Australia Design thinking can be used to transform the way we conduct businesses and meet challenges by offering innovative and creative thought processes. At a recent talk on The Business of Design at Space Furniture in Richmond, … Continue reading How design can change the way we work
Dawn of the Planet of the Longtails
Beyond the IT crowd: the pitch for Google’s Australian Big Tent
By Jochen Schweitzer, University of Technology, Sydney and Joanne Jakovich, University of Technology, Sydney Will the web create more Australian culture than it destroys? How do we tell Australian stories in the digital age? Why would Google host an event and ask questions such as these? On Friday, Google will host Australia’s inaugural Big Tent … Continue reading Beyond the IT crowd: the pitch for Google’s Australian Big Tent
John Cleese – a lecture on Creativity
In this excerpt from his fantastic 1991 (we think) lecture, John Cleese offers a recipe for creativity, delivered with his signature blend of cultural insight and comedic genius. Specifically, Cleese outlines "the 5 factors that you can arrange to make your lives more creative".
Rethinking innovation: harnessing the collective creativity of the crowd
By Jochen Schweitzer, University of Technology, Sydney and Joanne Jakovich, University of Technology, Sydney The past few years have seen a resurgence in design as a driver of innovation. This has been visible in the popular managerial press and also the scholarly debate in management and design. Many foreign organisations and governments have already successfully … Continue reading Rethinking innovation: harnessing the collective creativity of the crowd
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