S3 EP2: What Triggers Innovation

From hydroelectric dams to glitter frosting, we tell you what to look for.

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Question: what SPARKS us to act on an idea, rather than let it fade away? Answer: an "Innovation Trigger," also known as Phase 1 of the Hype Cycle. Hear listeners detail what triggered them to pursue a project, more from Gartner analyst Jackie Fenn, and how a hydroelectric dam prompted one small town to start manufacturing Bitcoin, for better and worse.

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Power lines from the Moses-Saunders Dam crossing the St. Lawrence River from Canada.

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Formerly, the Reynolds Aluminum and East Alcoa Aluminum smelter. Now, this building houses the Bitcoin mining company, Coinmint.

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The now defunct ventilation system.

CREDITS:

Thalia Beaty, Producer

David Herman, Composer

Matt Boynton and Dan Dzula, Audio Engineers

ILLUSTRATION: 

Sara Wong

ZigZag comes from Stable Genius Productions, in partnership with Civil. We are proud members of Radiotopia, from PRX.

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