S3 EP2: What Triggers Innovation
From hydroelectric dams to glitter frosting, we tell you what to look for.
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.
Power lines from the Moses-Saunders Dam crossing the St. Lawrence River from Canada.
Formerly, the Reynolds Aluminum and East Alcoa Aluminum smelter. Now, this building houses the Bitcoin mining company, Coinmint.
The now defunct ventilation system.
CREDITS:
Thalia Beaty, Producer
David Herman, Composer
Matt Boynton and Dan Dzula, Audio Engineers
ILLUSTRATION:
ZigZag comes from Stable Genius Productions, in partnership with Civil. We are proud members of Radiotopia, from PRX.