Beautiful ideas of the world’s most innovative firms
Great ideas can arrive in a moment of inspiration, plucked out of the ether fully formed. More often, though, the muses don’t pick up the phone. Innovation is mess and toil, and often found outside your four walls. “No matter who you are,” said tech pioneer Bill Joy, “most of the smartest people work for someone else.” The world’s most innovative firms, whose ideas are featured here, will always admit brilliance is harder than it looks
Curated By: Forbes
Baidu
Fear of a bad dumpling
5-yr SaleS growth/ 5-yr total return: 991% / 117%
After recent scandals in China over restaurants using rancid, recycled cooking oil, Baidu last year unveiled its Smart Chopsticks prototype, with sensors that warn diners of the presence of overused oil. The Chinese search giant is also collaborating with Tsinghua University to create a device that will help the blind get information through Braille and voice input
Fear of a bad dumpling
5-yr SaleS growth/ 5-yr total return: 991% / 117%
After recent scandals in China over restaurants using rancid, recycled cooking oil, Baidu last year unveiled its Smart Chopsticks prototype, with sensors that warn diners of the presence of overused oil. The Chinese search giant is also collaborating with Tsinghua University to create a device that will help the blind get information through Braille and voice input
