Go Read a Research Paper
Where does much of the great innovation in our world come from? Basically, it is often built by the hands of many, and on amazing vision, hard work, and inspiration, and then disseminated through research papers. It is one of the most wonderful knowledge-sharing networks that we have ever created. With this, someone proposes that they discovered something new, and, rather than keeping it secret, they share it with whoever wants to read it. And, so a chain of innovation is created, with few people knowing where it will end. Perhaps, it’s a new method that will completely change our world, or a method that is going no-one? Every single person has the opportunity to be part of this ‘journey of discovery’.
That GPS on your phone is based on decades of research publications, but we often just take it for granted. Oh, and the Sky TV that you watch, is based on decades of research work on compression and digitization. And that mobile phone in your pocket for data, voice and video? That goes back many decades and is based on the amazing work of Claude Shannon, and built from decades of continual improvements.
Few people can ever dream that the impact that their work will have on our world. In the early days of GPS, no one could have foreseen that we could locate ourselves and find routes using a device that fits in our pocket, and which is free to use. Innovation is all about the…
