Hardware innovation (pdf with notes)

From Maker to Mogul: The Future of the Maker Movement in Business Tim O’Reilly May 15, 2012 Hardware Innovation WorkshopTuesday, May 15, 12

We started out as a computer book publisherTuesday, May 15, 12

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What We Really Do At OReilly § Find interesting technologies and people innovating from the edge § Amplify their effectiveness by spreading the information needed for others to follow them. § Our goal: “Changing the world by spreading the knowledge of innovators.”Tuesday, May 15, 12

O’Reilly Radar Methodology § We “watch the alpha geeks” and think about the futures they are already living in § We then look for trend data that tells us that a particular future is becoming mainstream § We do our best to think about possible consequencesTuesday, May 15, 12

O’Reilly Media Hardware books circa 2004Tuesday, May 15, 12

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Great things begin with smart people having fun... but they don’t end thereTuesday, May 15, 12

Innovation as a four-cylinder engine Image source: http://www.musicombustion.com/engineering.htmlTuesday, May 15, 12

1. Have fun: How cool would it be to FLY?!!??Tuesday, May 15, 12

Have fun! OMG, I could have my own computer!Tuesday, May 15, 12

2. Think big: “A PC on every desk and in every home.”Tuesday, May 15, 12

Think big: “Access to all the world’s information”Tuesday, May 15, 12

3. Figure out how to actually build a businessTuesday, May 15, 12

4. The power of platforms: Create value for othersTuesday, May 15, 12

4. The power of platforms: Create value for others 4Tuesday, May 15, 12

http://www.google.com/economicimpact/Tuesday, May 15, 12

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Create more value than you captureTuesday, May 15, 12

The Firing Order of the Innovation Engine § First cylinder: Have fun! § Second cylinder: “Hey, we can change the world!” § Third cylinder: Build products, business models, companies, and entire industries § Fourth cylinder: Maintain your ecosystem: Create more value than you captureTuesday, May 15, 12

So where are people having fun today?Tuesday, May 15, 12

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Jeff Han, NYU, Perceptive Pixel, at ETech, March 2006Tuesday, May 15, 12

iPhone: June 2007Tuesday, May 15, 12

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2005: Seven Miles in Seven HoursTuesday, May 15, 12

2011: Hundreds of thousands of miles in ordinary trafficTuesday, May 15, 12

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Simple stress monitor becomes much moreTuesday, May 15, 12

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“It’s easier to invent the future than it is to predict it.” - Alan KayTuesday, May 15, 12

For More Information § Twitter: @timoreilly, @oreillymedia, @make § Blog: http://radar.oreilly.com § My personal archive: http://tim.oreilly.com § Maker Movement: http://makezine.comTuesday, May 15, 12

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