Playing with innovation: Nordic Innovation eMag

This third issue of Nordic Innovation discusses the gaming industry and gaming companies. The point is that playing has become a huge industry and the gaming industry is rivalling the film industry. Furthermore there is discussion of the creation of a new constitution in Iceland using web based products which have recently been introduced by start-ups. It is possible to make big and ambitious projects like a new constitution much easier and cheaper with smart solutions. This issue portrays also a list of 100 Icelandic ventures which was made for Frjals verslun, an Icelandic business magazine. The list was published to promote the importance of new ventures and the value of new companies. It emphasises why it is important to play with innovation.

IN THIS ISSUE:

• The A-board – An army of advisors
• Interview with Facebook’s Jeffrey Wieland
• Halla Helgadottir on design in business and society
• Mikkel Draebye – Can you teach innovation?
• 100 Icelandic startups
• The online gaming industry – Lets play the game
• Pitching to investors

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In this expert video interview I talk about entrepreneurship and innovation with Eythor Ivar Jonsson.

Eythor is Doctor of Business Administration from Henley Management College. He has a MSc. & Cand.oecon degrees from the University of Iceland. Eythor is also the author of the first Icelandic entrepreneurship book. He is the director of innovation, and entrepreneurship education in Copenhagen Business School graduating MBAs.

And Eythor is also the Director of Klak – Innovation Centre here in Iceland. In addition Eythor is also extremely creative and multi-talented – having published a CD with his own music among other things!

I got the good luck of having Eythor as my teacher in Klak – the Business Accellerator course.

The hottest issue in Iceland right now is Icesave and the bill that president Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson turned over to the people.

A lot of misconception has been floating around in the press lately, so here are a few points to consider:

1. A tiny group of icelandic bankers caused a lot of trouble.
2. The law could jeopardize ownership of national resources and therefor our indepenance.
3. Landsbanki was privately owned and operated. Same goes for the depositors insurance fund.
4. The “dept” of 3.9 billion Euro is staggering considering the population. 10.000 Eoru pr living person.
5. Both the Dutch and the British Government have refused to take the matter to court.
6. The interest rate is higher than the Versala aggreement (after WWI).
7. President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson did not veto the low, only forwarding it for the people to decide.
8. The banks operated under European regulations. The regulations are now considered faulty.

Listen to the interview on BBC’s Newsnight:

Further reading:

Iceland has the right to refuse debt servitude

We’re all Icelanders now

Iceland bank collapse repayment in doubt – listen to prime minister Steingrímur J. Sigfússon

Isn’t it time to remember the history of this popular operating system that is just out with a new version?

The video sure awakens some mixed emotions – even a little nostalgia

Some versions of the Window operating system were a massive technological step forward while others were truly horrible (remember BOB?) and the “blue screen of death” was all too common.

Newest version is the Microsoft Windows 7

Microsoft is proud of Windows 7 and trust that it is the best from the beginning. They are apparently all the wiser from the Windows Vista that never really got popular.

Microsoft has been improving their game of introducing new technological devices. The new and upcoming “Courier” looks promising – at least looking at the use case presented in the video.

The Courier looks like it would fill a gap. Phones are just a little bit too small to get any real useful work done and the laptops are just a little bit too clumsy to carry around with you at all times.

The touch interface is a nice user-friendly way to interact with a device (although I’m still waiting for voice control to kick off).

In the opening speech at the “You are in Control” conference in Reykjavik we got to listen to one of my favorite thinkers. Paul Bennett is the creative director of the highly innovative IDEO company.

His opening with a weird Youtube music video of a pre-punk pre-disco French band, set the stage. He would not give us “STRATEGIC SHIT”!

Three main points:

• Relinquish control – gives you control
• Doing good – begets doing good (trust and morality)
• Pie is the new Slice (work to increase the size of the whole instead of trying to get a piece of the pie)

Seven points to thrive by in the digital world:

• Higher Purpose & Meaning
• Embrace failure and learn from it
• Be utterly transparent
• Be peoply wepoly
• Create the THEATER not the PLAY
• Be fundamentally trusting
• Play well with others

Companies Paul mentioned:

• Zappos
• CoolBiz – Untie the tie and help prevent global warming.
• Grobanites for Charity (fans of Josh Groban) – Josh relinquishes control and lets his fans build what they want.

Paul Bennett’s final message is to ADAPT rather than to FIGHT.

Paul Bennett interview:

Lets end this with Josh Groban’s performance…

Read more about Paul Bennett’s talk …

At this point in time I think it is in order to consider how government agencies categorize their documents.

I hear from my reliable first hand sources that there are two document categories:

The first type is “under consideration” – these are important documents that are LOST.

The other type are documents that are categorized as “under active consideration” – these importand documents are also lost – but are being searched for!

A friend of mine from the local Guinnes society sent me these interesting photographic proof that Yoga and Guinnes are in fact highly related.

Research confirms that Guinness gives you the same benefits yoga does !!!

Savasana

Position of total relaxation.

Balasana

Position that brings the sensation of peace and calm.

Setu Bandha Sarvangasana

This position calms the brain and heals tired legs.

Marjayasana

Position stimulates the midriff area and the spinal column.

Halasana

Excellent for back pain and insomnia.

Dolphin

Excellent for the shoulder area, thorax, legs, and arms.

Salambhasana

Great exercise to stimulate the lumbar area, legs, and arms.

Ananda Balasana

This position is great for massaging the hip area.

Malasana

This position, for ankles and back muscles.

Pigeon
Tones the body, and builds flexibility and helps get rid of ‘stress’.

So, let’s start drinking Guinness………..

Tennis Shoes Guide

The Tennis Shoes Guide is the newest niche web sites I am launching.

The Tennis Shoes Guide page contains informative articles about selecting the right tennis shoes for your particular needs.

The Tennis Shoes Reviews cover the major brands and most popular tennis shoes available:

• Adidas Tennis Shoes
• Babolat Tennis Shoes
• Head Tennis Shoes
• K-Swiss Tennis Shoes
• Nike Tennis Shoes
• Prince Tennis Shoes
• Wilson Tennis Shoes
• Yonex Tennis Shoes

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The Fat Burner Extreme is a guide to fat burner dietary supplements. It is also my newest niche site project. It is a thorough coverage of the current brands of fat burner products available with review of individual types.

The Fat Burner Guide – covers the methods of the burning fat and loosing weight that are useful for almost all. Selecting your methods and supplements and syncronize with your lifestyle.

The Fat Burner Reviews – gives you insightful reviews on the most popular types.

Fat burner brands covered are the most popular on the market right now:

• 72 Hour Diet Pill
• Alli – Weight Loss
• Anoretix Fat Burners
• Apidexin Fat Burners
• Atro-Phex Fat Burners
• Clinicallix Fat Burners
• Extreme Diet Burn
• Favanil Fat Burners
• Fenterdren Fat Burners
• Muscletech Hydroxycut
• Nature’s Bounty
• NuPhedrine Fat Burners
• Nutrex Fat Burners
• NX Labs Fat Burners
• PowerNutra Fat Burners
• Proactol Fat Burners
• TestoRIPPED Fat Burners
• Twinlab Fat Burners

Check it out…