(and innovation)

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

27,266 papers
128,437 papers
41,985 papers
4,563 papers
10,365 papers

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