Innovation That Matters

Top Ten Innovation Report for November

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Here is this month’s Top Ten Innovation Report, featuring the most inspiring and popular business ideas from the Springwise Access database over the last four weeks:

In the Top Ten Innovation Report, we present a digestible run down of the best innovations from the last four weeks. Published monthly these reports are a quick and pain free way to stay up to date on the latest innovations, and are included as a part of a Springwise Access account.

*Note that to read many of the linked articles, a Springwise Access account is required.

1 Convertible desk for office power naps

The convertible desk transforms into a full size bed, enabling employees to take power naps in the office to boost their productivity.

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2 Short story vending machines encourage reading

French publishing company Short Edition prints out receipt-like short stories to encourage commuters to kill time by reading.

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3 Indoor shelving unit grows 21 vegetables at once

Edn is an educational wall hanging that grows multiple vegetables at once and teaches users about the process via a companion app.

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4 Mobile urban apartments let users move to new city via app

Kasita is creating movable, smart homes that can be easily inserted into desirable, urban neighborhoods.

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5 Smart fitting room mirror tells customers their bra size

The Hong Kong branch of Rigby and Peller is using a smart fitting room mirror to help customers work out their ideal bra size.

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6 Sponsored content gets past ad-blockers

Yavli provides publishers with advertising in the form of sponsored content that doesn’t get blocked by ad-blockers.

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7 Superhero-themed bionic hands for young amputees

Open Bionics have created a trio of superhero-themed bionic hands to help young amputees take pride in their difference.

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8 Minority Report system for drivers improves road safety

Researchers have developed a computer-assisted driving system that uses sensors to preempt and warn drivers of dangerous maneuvers.

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9 Adverts on luggage pay customer baggage fees

Orion lets travelers avoid handling fees by turning their baggage into billboards.

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10 Platform helps optimize emotion in web content

Toneapi is a platform that helps companies optimize the impact of their content by analyzing its emotion and tone.

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