alfred deakin innovation lecture wilbanks

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innovation: creating new value

design for innovation is inherently about design for unforeseen use

design for unforeseen use

Internet: “end to end”, open connection, standard protocols

these principles of the network now apply to information and content

design for unforeseen use

WWW: “rule of least power” and “view source”

“compatibly communicating devices”

content is the bottleneck

only the wealthy can attack the bottleneck

even the wealthy are failing

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slide courtesy of kei chung, yale

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if innovation is measured by output of drugs or increase in quality of life for all...

copyrights aren’t advancing innovation

slow innovation impacts us everywhere

if capacity doubles every 18 months, but power efficiency stays the same, then

power consumption doubles too

on the 30th doubling, thickness reaches the edge of the earth’s atmosphere

how many energy doublings can we take?

we need non-linear innovation capacity

freedom to innovate(law, knowledge, technology)

tools to collaborate(law, knowledge, technology)

willpower of research funders(government, private, corporate)

thank you