Disrupt!: 100 Lessons in Business Innovation

In this Book

• Neighbourhood Mailbox Stickers that Display Items to Share
• Custom Electric Carpooling Offering Affordable Transport
• A Peer-to-Peer Home-Cooking Start-Up that Treats Workers Fairly
• A Kid-to-Kid toy App Introducing Children to the Sharing Economy
• An App Broadcasting to Local Users to Ask for Help
• The Airbnb of Film Locations
• The Sharing Economy for Currency Exchange
• Free Lodging for Travellers Chatting in Their Mother Tongue
• A Social Site for Data Scientists to Boost Collaboration
• Turning Online Ratings Into One Reputation Score
• Tackling Noise Pollution Through Smart-City Research
• A Platform to Visualize Government Data for Entrepreneurs
• Real-Time Big Data to Manage Traffic in the Philippines
• A Free, Open, Crowdsourced City-Wide IoT Network
• Trialling a Crowdsourced Constitution in Mexico City
• An App to Let Constituents Help Balance Their City'S Budget
• Open Data for Transit App Developers
• Free Wi-Fi from Clean Air in Amsterdam
• Energy-Efficient Street Lights that are Also Mosquito Traps
• Ambulances in Sweden that can Hijack in-Car Radios
• A Green Computer Server that Heats Homes for free
• Converting Human Waste Into Crude Oil
• A Freestanding Smart Home: Portable and Eco-Friendly
• A No-Waste, Edible Emergency Drone to Carry food
• A Farm-to-Table Organic Restaurant that Reduces Waste
• A Micro-Library Built With Ice-Cream Buckets
• Using Blockchain to Tell a Product'S Story
• Charging Electric Vehicles for a Dollar a day
• 'Feed this Trashcan for Free Wi-Fi'
• Using Blockchain Technology for Green Energy
• A Virtual-Reality Stadium that Lets Distant Friends Watch the Game Together
• Personalizing Films to the Viewer'S Taste
• A Flexible Paywall that Lets Users Choose how they Pay
• A Pay-Per-Article Platform Aiming to be Spotify for News
• Could Virtual-Reality News Stories Replace Traditional News Media?
• The Right Podcast for Every Journey
• Making Tv Viewers Participants in Interactive Drama
• Using Eye-Tracking Technology for Accurate Viewing Data
• A Game to Unlock a Bonus Track for Music Fans
• A Radio Station That Plays Only on Williamsburg Bridge, New York City
• Using DNA Analysis to Tailor Drugs to Each Patient
• A Pharmacy app Prescribing Virtual-Reality Pain Relief
• Studying 3D-Rendered Organs in Virtual Reality Before Surgery
• 3D Pill printing for personalized doses
• Using Big Data to Predict Hospital Admissions
• A Snowy Virtual-Reality World Reducing the Pain of Burns
• Using Artificial Intelligence for in-Depth Analysis of Medical Scans
• A Smart Medical Kit for Home Check-Ups
• Makernurse: Realizing Inventive Nurses' Ideas
• A Chatbot Using Artificial Intelligence for Medical Diagnosis
• A Crowdsourced Website to flag Up Sexism in the Workplace
• Free Energy Audits for Small Businesses from Competing Local Students
• A Virtual-Reality Platform for Nervous Public Speakers
• Training Tattoo Artists to Spot Skin Cancer
• Apartment Pods that Can Move Between Cities
• Free Co-Working Space in Exchange for Online Content
• Opening Up Homes as Communal Office Spaces
• Postal workers who also mow the lawn
• Using Big Data to Predict Court Decisions
• A smart employee badge to improve staff efficiency
• Ai Glasses that Help Children with Autism Read Facial Expressions
• Smart Hearing Aids Using Ifttt for Personalization
• An Interactive Encyclopaedia of Things Using Object-Recognition Software
• Connected Clothing that Donates Itself If not Frequently Worn
• Remote patient–doctor relationships using telepresence robots
• The First Robot Internship Using Telepresence
• An app to Help Paralysed Stroke Victims Communicate Emotions
• A Communication System for Health-Care Professionals
• Jibo, A Social Robot for the Home
• City Sensors to Make Bill Paying Easier and Track Urban Health
• Peer-to-Peer Coding Workshops Run by High-School Students
• Free accommodation for students at a dutch care home
• Refugees Earn an Income by Talking to Students of Arabic
• Survey Tools Helping Schools Assess the Classroom Experience
• Bringing Education to Disadvantaged Communities in Ghana
• Inspiring Creativity in Elderly Citizens Through Street Art
• A Surprise Virtual-Reality Road Trip to Mars for Children
• A Playful diy Computer Screen for Kids
• Live-Streamed Professional Coding Sessions for all
• A Robot to Help Children Improve their Handwriting
• Transparency in the Production of Handmade Furniture
• Virtual Reality that Lets Shoppers Pick Beauty Product Ingredients
• The Iot Coffee Grinder that Knows When to Order More Beans
• Personalized Customer Service from an Apple Watch
• The Smart Camera that Monitors Fridge Contents
• Bringing Online Cookie Functionalities to the Mall
• Downloadable Designer Furniture that Can be Made Locally
• A Scanner that Helps Shoppers Find What They Want
• A Delivery Drone Network Charged by Home Solar Panels
• Using Beacons in Mumbai to Help Small Businesses Advertise
• Guided Tours With Former Gang Members in Panama
• Interactive local guides from holiday property hosts
• A Robot Service for Lost Airport Travellers
• A Sustainable Travel Platform that is Reinventing Tourism
• Sharing a Boutique Hotel With Young Refugees
• A Site that Lets Amateur Travel Agents Earn Cash
• Offsetting your Carbon Footprint by Booking an Eco-Friendly Hotel
• Name-Your-Price Hotel Rooms
• Trading Local Travel Tips in a 'Goodness' Marketplace
• Designing your own Luxury Pop-Up Hotel