The best disruptors are focused on customers, not products, they use technology rather than fear it, they create new opportunities often where regulations don't exist and they are backed by those with deep pockets and an appetite for risk. Colin Cullis presents stories of Business Unusual - those people and companies driving the next industrial revolution. The associated articles and videos are available here
https://www.702.co.za/features/110/business-unusual
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 2 days 13 hours 8 minutes
Passports could be so much better than they are now
A goal to allow all Africans to freely travel through Africa is set for 2020. Here's the technology that will make it happen. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
4 billion people still don't have addresses. 3 words can change that
Getting lost may be a thing of the past, but 4 billion people still can't tell you where they live. The IEC should consider this. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Would you say 'please' and 'thank you' to a machine?
Bizarrely, there is a possibility that we may become less civil towards each other, if we don't treat machines like humans. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dean Kamen - the man you did not know who 'put a dent in the universe'
He's connected 300 000 young engineers, has 400 patents and solved the world's dirty water crisis. But you have not heard of him. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The next generation of Olympians may need batteries
Colin Cullis presents his regular feature, "Business Unusual"... The first Cybathlon will blur the lines on who should qualify to compete in the Olympics and even what defines a sport. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
When unicorns lose their horns
Colin Cullis presents his regular feature, "Business Unusual"... In the start-up world, a unicorn is an exceptional star, but sometimes even they will fail. A warning to those wanting to cash in. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.