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Suboptimal: How the US Navy wasted millions of dollars designing a useless joystick
Dec 17

Dec 17 Suboptimal: How the US Navy wasted millions of dollars designing a useless joystick

Jake Courage
Problem Solving, Things we've learned

Sometimes we’re better off looking for existing solutions to our problems rather than trying to reinvent the wheel. Or the joystick for that matter.

How fluffy handcuffs inspired Nike footware
Dec 14

Dec 14 How fluffy handcuffs inspired Nike footware

Zsa Perry
Course Highlights, Disruptive Innovation

When you need to design the most innovate workout shoe ever, who you gonna call? A ballerina, James Bond’s tailor, a fetish gear designer, and a bare-foot kung-fu master, obviously.

5 more happiness hacks
Dec 13

Dec 13 5 more happiness hacks

Jake Courage
Happiness, Things we've learned

Spoiler alert: There are no shortcuts to happiness. You can follow these five tips though for a helpful start.

5 happiness hacks
Dec 12

Dec 12 5 happiness hacks

Jake Courage
Happiness, Things we've learned

Spoiler alert: There are no shortcuts to happiness. However, you can follow these top tips for a helpful start on your journey.

Why the world's first jet fighter was built in a circus tent
Dec 11

Dec 11 Why the world's first jet fighter was built in a circus tent

Jake Courage
Intrapreneurship, Course preview

Lockheed’s ‘Skunkworks’ and the birth of an entrepreneurial culture within large organisations.

The 'flop' that changed the world
Dec 10

Dec 10 The 'flop' that changed the world

Jake Courage
Things we've learned, Problem Solving

The story of a young athlete’s unorthodox approach to the high jump which revolutionised the sport.

 Is it ever acceptable to spit on yourself?
Dec 9

Dec 9 Is it ever acceptable to spit on yourself?

Jake Courage
Biomimicry, Things we've learned

Yes. But only if you’re an Australian Western Red Kangaroo.

Political drinks and mailing lists, it's #FridayFunFacts
Dec 8

Dec 8 Political drinks and mailing lists, it's #FridayFunFacts

Zsa Perry
Things we've learned

What George Washington is really standing on, and other #FridayFunFacts

How to heal yourself. (If you're concrete that is)
Dec 7

Dec 7 How to heal yourself. (If you're concrete that is)

Jake Courage
Biomimicry, Course Highlights

We're facing a concrete repair crisis. Can nature come to our rescue? 

All right stop, celebrate and listen.
Dec 6

Dec 6 All right stop, celebrate and listen.

Jake Courage
Superteams, Course Highlights

Taking the time to celebrate success is a vital component to building a high performance team. 

Why you can never have more than 150 facebook friends
Dec 4

Dec 4 Why you can never have more than 150 facebook friends

Jake Courage
Things we've learned, Course Highlights

The anthropologist Robin Dunbar discovered a connection between the size of our brains and the number of social connections we are capable of maintaining. 

Big ones, small ones, some as big as Bitcoin #FridayFunFacts
Dec 1

Dec 1 Big ones, small ones, some as big as Bitcoin #FridayFunFacts

Zsa Perry
Things we've learned

Dolphins are the only non-human animals that have sex for fun, so what else do they do for fun? #FridayFunFacts

How a sailfish influenced the design of the Mclaren P1 ‘Hyper Car’
Nov 28

Nov 28 How a sailfish influenced the design of the Mclaren P1 ‘Hyper Car’

Jake Courage
Biomimicry, Course Highlights, Things we've learned

Learning from the secrets of the worlds fastest fish to make one of the worlds fastest cars.

The one simple thing you can do to increase your happiness.
Nov 26

Nov 26 The one simple thing you can do to increase your happiness.

Jake Courage
Happiness, Things we've learned

There are no shortcuts to happiness. But there are some simple things you can do to put yourself on the path. 

Why you should read this aloud and other #FridayFunFacts
Nov 24

Nov 24 Why you should read this aloud and other #FridayFunFacts

Zsa Perry
Things we've learned

The surprising habits of people who read books in the past and other #FridayFunFacts

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