Via TechCrunch.

Artig annonse fra Toyota i Isreal sammenligner utslippene fra en Prius med en sau. Bra påminnelse om at transport og energiproduksjon ikke er de eneste kildene til klimagasser. Methan er for eksempel 21 ganger mer effektiv/skadelig klimagass enn CO2 i atmosfæren. Via Treehugger.

“I guess what unifies things for me is a passion for quality,” Brûlé says. “And that has to strike both high and low. I’m on a campaign against cheap veneers and varnishes. We like to stand back and kick the tires a bit, not just celebrate whatever it is, whether it’s premium travel or the redevelopment of a city block. It all has to function.” -Tyler Brûle

Støtt arbeidet til Green Belt Movement gjennom Grønt Valg fra Hafslund.

We believe the people with passion can change the world for the better. [...] The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do. – Steve Jobs

Minner meg litt om et av mine favorittsitat;

“Trying something new can be daunting, especially if you fall short at first. Before you get frustrated and give up, remember that practice really does make perfect. To achieve perfection, stop focusing on it. Instead, try to enjoy the process of trying. If you want to be a great manager, you need to enjoy being a poor one long enough to get good at it. If you want to be a stellar salesperson, you need to spend time being a clumsy one first. You can achieve anything as long as you are willing to enjoy striving for it along the way.”

“The premortem technique is a sneaky way to get people to do contrarian, devil’s advocate thinking,” explains psychologist Gary Klein. “Before a project starts, say, ‘We’re looking in a crystal ball, and this project has failed; it’s a fiasco. Now, everybody, take two minutes and write down all the reasons why you think the project has failed.”

Les mer i artikkelen Taking the bias out of meetings i McKinsey Quarterly. Anbefaler også Strategic decisions: When can you trust your gut?.

Dukket opp et kjent selskap på GreenTech for litt siden. ReVolt er en kjempespennende startup med utspring fra SINTEF/NTNU som bruker en sink-luft teknologi for å lage fremtidens batterier:

1) Teoretisk kapasitet på opptil fire ganger dagens Lithium-Ion batterier
2) Sink er en lett tilgjengelig og trygg råvare
3) Forbedret levetid

ReVolt flyttet hovedkvarteret og FoU til Sveits for noen år siden, og har hentet inn over 24 millioner Euro så langt (med blant andre Trondheimsbaserte Sinvent og Viking Venture på laget). Litt fascinerende å tenke tilbake på da de hadde kontor på andre siden av gangen i Innovasjonssenter Gløshaugen, og kun besto av en person; gründer og idéhaver Dr. Trygve Burchardt.

Via GreenTech.