I have gathered a garland of other men's flowers, and nothing is mine but the cord that binds them - Michel de Montaigne
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought - Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
Does Bitcoin herald a revolution in how we will create, exchange and spend money? Launched in 2009 by an anonymous developer, Bitcoin saw a c.1300% spike in value since the beginning of 2013, before recent steep falls suggested it might be a bubble. The Atlantic noted that starting your own currency is "not as complicated as it sounds.
Many innovators are contributing to the development of a so-called global "impact economy" by developing and deploying cutting-edge business and financial models that generate financial returns and positive social and environmental change.
To ensure it remains a leader in developing impact economy strategies, the EU must learn to look beyond its own borders.
Halcyon Highlights is a bi-weekly round-up of some of the most compelling trends that we have spotted over the past fortnight. + , - or = indicate whether we consider each trend/development to prove mainly positive, negative or neutral/too early to judge...
As ever, Dilbert distills perfectly the essence of an increasingly serious issue, i.e. how much privacy are we willingly and unknowingly trading away in our rush towards ever more "intelligent" devices.
The only reason why some people get lost in thought is because it is unfamiliar territory - Paul Fix
You see things and say, "why?" but I dream things that never were and say, "why not?" - George Bernard Shaw
You have to try everything, because the real secret to innovation is failing fast - Gary Starkweather (inventor of laser printer)