Introduction to Trans-disciplinary innovation. Brief description of what Envisioning Labs is doing to accelerate innovation via the Vancouver Innovation Labs in collaboration with Microsoft.

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Getting uncomfortable to design the future
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Oscar Malpica - CEO Envisioning Labs

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Disciplinary Multidisciplinary
Interdisciplinary Transdisciplinary
trans-disciplinarity
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TAME
PROBLEMS
WICKED
PROBLEMS
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DISCIPLINARY
SOLUTIONS
TRANSDISCIPLINARY
SOLUTIONS

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the power of many بيت الحكمة
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the house of wisdom
algebra
numeral system
medicine
astronomy
paper-making

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EDWIN LAND
Polaroid Co-founder
"true business…
should be the
intersection of art
and science."
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“A lot of people in our industry
haven't had very diverse
experiences. So they don't have
enough dots to connect, and they
end up with very linear solutions…
The broader one's understanding of
the human experience, the better
design we will have”
"true business…
should be the
intersection of art
and science."
STEVE JOBS
Apple CEO
EDWIN LAND
Polaroid Co-founder
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GENIUS?
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STEVE JOBS
Apple CEO
“Creativity is just connecting things.
When you ask creative people how
they did something, they feel a little
guilty because they didn't really do
it, they just saw something. That's
because they were able to connect
experiences they've had and
synthesize new things”
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Vancouver Innovation Labs

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Business
Information
Technology
Web Technologies
Design
Big Data
Finance
Marketing
Engineering
Innovation
Mobile Technologies
AI/Robotics
Healthcare
Art
Genetics
Hardware
Material Science
Product Design
Social Science
Sustainability
Bioinformatics
Economics
Electronics
Industrial Design
Investment
Life Sciences
Physics
Research
Telecommunications
TV & Film
Law
Transportation
3D Technologies
Accounting
Agriculture
Architecture
Biotechnology
Government
Social Innovation
Urban Planning
Visual Analytics
Wearables

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September
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
Aug
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Vancouver InnovationLabs Membership

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Envisioning Vancouver 2025
3D Print Me
Nanotechnology Today
The Value of a Transdisciplinary Mind
Social Innovation
Advanced Materials
Robots & Androids
Incremental & Radical Innovation
Bitcoin and Financial Engineering
Big Data
Genomics & the Future of Healthcare
Innovation Trends in 2014
The Future of Work
Disruptive Technologies
Envisioning the Future

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Envisioning Vancouver 2025

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Digital
Entrepreneurship
The Big Data
Approach
Digital Currency
for Poverty
Poverty Tracking Local Online
Services
Shared
Community
Mentors Financial Tools Mobile Smart
Help

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Innovation
Discovery
Solution
Prototyping
Innovation
Delivery
“Help
me
iden+fy
innova+on
and
growth
opportuni+es
in
my
organiza+on”
“Help
me
build
a
proof
of
concept
and
validate
it”
“Help
me
deliver
an
innova+ve
product,
service
or
experience”
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Innovation
Trends
Emerging
Tech
Industry
Challenges
Academic
Alliances
Innovation
Community
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“The reason we need to be in search of awkward is that
awkward is the barrier between us and excellence”
SETH GODIN

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MERCI
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