a view on innovation
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Talk held at the kickoff meeting at Galileo Masters competition - Im in the panelTRANSCRIPT
A View on Technology Innovation Morten Jagd ChristensenSW Technology ManagerThrane & Thrane A/S
Galileo Masters Kickoff
April 29. 2009
About Thrane & Thrane
World leader in satellite based communications for the Inmarsat satellite system
A brief history of Innovation Competitions
1714 Longitude Prize1775 French Academy Prize1919 Orteig Prize1959 Feynman Prize1995 X-Prize2000 Clay Inst. Millennium Prize2008 Google Lunar X Prize
A brief history of Innovation Competitions
1714 Longitude Prize1775 French Academy Prize1919 Orteig Prize1959 Feynman Prize1995 X-Prize2000 Clay Inst. Millennium Prize2008 Google Lunar X Prize
A brief history of Innovation Competitions
1714 Longitude Prize1775 French Academy Prize1919 Orteig Prize1959 Feynman Prize1995 X-Prize2000 Clay Inst. Millennium Prize2008 Google Lunar X Prize
And the motivation behind
Reaching new frontiers
Spawning new industries
Breaking technology deadlocks
Solving fundamental problems
Why Innovation & Technology Development?
Human nature is to invent, adapt, survive
Adds counterweight to Incremental Innovation
Features must follow the technological capabilities
and technology is developed continuously
Forces us to stay sharp and allows us to reinvent our selves
Why Innovation & Technology Development?
Human nature is to invent, adapt, survive
Adds counterweight to Incremental Innovation
Features must follow the technological capabilities
and technology is developed continuously
Forces us to stay sharp and allows us to reinvent our selves
and it s fun and rewarding!
How we do it at Thrane & Thrane
Some results
Participation in the competition Kommuniktion i Katastrofen
Identified a possiblilty for greater integration between seemingly very different productsSuggested that GPS was added to every Thrane product
Communication with China officials
Participation in Center for Software Defined RadioPrepare us for the future of digital radioSponsored ½ PhD
Internal PhD in Antenna technology
Analog ASIC project
Words of warning
A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea
that inspires no one
Behind every failure lies a great idea
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