1. Chapter Seven Ignite an Explosion of Ideas Submarines and Tubular Bells Made by: Catarina Almeida João Lourenço Pedro Nunes Tiago Garcia

2. Outline Chapter Introduction The Relationship Between Quantity and Quality of Ideas Why Innovators are Productive The Producer of Ideas The Explosion at the Intersection Living with the Explosion Importance of Failure

3. Chapter Introduction The best ideas may come to you unexpectedly “Millions saw the apple fall, but only Newton asked why” Bernard Baruch

4. The Relationship Between Quantity and Quality of Ideas The most successful innovators produce and realize an incredible number of ideas. Pablo Picasso produced 20.000 pieces of art T. Edison filed 1.039 patents Einstein wrote 240 papers

5. The Relationship Between Quantity and Quality of Ideas You need to try A LOT of ideas in order to generate something that is groundbreaking.

6. Why Innovators are Productive Innovators don’t produce because they are successful, they are successful because they produce! The Portuguese discoveries – there was an investment in the maritime exploration that produced huge results and also big failures.

7. Why Innovators are Productive One great innovation does not guarantee another Portugal was the top player in the world in the 1500, but is currently a shadow of its past.

8. The Producer of Ideas There are a number of ways to improve the odds of innovation. Learning differently was the way Miguel Pina Martins (Science4you) broke down associative barriers. Need for an educational toy and educational services  Opportunity Network & financial background Fun + Science = profitable business!

9. The Producer of Ideas Even without a science degree, he produced a huge number of ideas, and relentlessly pursuit the best of them. His company is now out in the market for: Educational toys But no platforms were available in Portugal  Networking Found partner in GERMANY LET’S START BUILDING!

10. The Producer of Ideas Even without a science degree, he produced a huge number of ideas, and relentlessly pursuit the best of them for . His company is now out in the market for: Educational toys Birthday parties Scientific summer schools School programs Formation workshops http://www.science4you.pt/

12. The Explosion at the Intersection When you connect two separate field, you set off an exponential increase of unique concept combinations Number of scientific subjects to design toys solar energy / chemistry / wind energy + car / boat / frog / balloons / heating / cooking

13. The Explosion at the Intersection Number of simple experiments to explain science in a funny way: Dry Ice and special effects; Gardens made of crystals; How does the egg fit the bottle; Using Fruit as a power battery Plus, each Toy gives you a discount to Pavilhão do Conhecimento or a Scientific Summer School

14. The Explosion at the Intersection Diversifying is key in the Intersection Diversifying occupations can increase the output of exception ideas Diverse teams are more creative than homogeneous groups

15. Living with the Explosion StabVida is an example of being in the intersection The explosion The intersection of fields provided them with many combinations in the areas of agriculture, medicine and research

16. Living with the Explosion StabVida is an example of being in the intersection The Intersection combines the knowledge of biologists, chemists, geneticists, microbiologists and bioinformatics; established partnerships in national and international projects; sales and market department uses e-commerce to take advantage of cross-selling opportunities;

17. Living with the Explosion StabVida is an example of being in the intersection Quantity is related to Quality The quantity of combinations and ideas resulted in for extraordinary outputs: DNA sequencing services; water/food quality control; medical diagnostics; etc… Past success does not guarantee future Some projects succeeded in new methods/services/drugs and others failed spectacularly http://www.stabvida.com/frontpage/por/index.php

19. Importanceoffailure Failing should be looked at as a learning Experience - not a Setback. Don’t be affraid to try Don’t be affraid to fail Be prepared to say: YES I FAILED!