Fusion Series: An overview

What do a nun, a billionaire entrepreneur, a celebrity chef, scientists, artists, and corporate executives have in common? This group includes world-class innovators who've created radical value through seemingly “odd” combinations. 

The Global Innovation: Fusion Series, created by Dr CJ Meadows at i2e - The Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center at SP Jain School of Global Management, is a collection of 40 multimedia articles presenting a new model of lateral (often radical!) innovation, as well as the stories of these 30 High-Value Lateral Innovators — who they are, how it happened, and how we all might do more of the same.

Here’s a sneak peek into Dr CJ Meadows’ multimedia book, based on this series. Preview the insights and meet the innovators yourself in the videos below, sharing why they do what they do, how, and some advice to help you in your journey.

INNOVATION THROUGH FUSION

COMBINING INNOVATIVE IDEAS TO CREATE HIGH-IMPACT SOLUTIONS

Free multimedia audiobook/course from Gnowbe

Free multimedia audiobook/course from Gnowbe

Multimedia book/eBook from de Gruyter via Amazon

Multimedia book/eBook from de Gruyter via Amazon

Multimedia audiobook/course version of the de Gruyter book via Gnowbe

Multimedia audiobook/course version of the de Gruyter book via Gnowbe

 

Here’s a sneak peek into the above material (published in 2020) on High-Value Lateral Innovators — who they are, how it happened, and how we all might do more of the same. They feature innovators and stories like the following:



Dr. Parah Khanna, Fusioneer, Connectography TED talk (1 million+ views)



Rick Smolan, Fusioneer, Story of a Girl TED talk (1 million+ views)



Dr. Fio Omenetto, Fusion inspiration & interviewee, Silk TED talk (775k+ views)



INK talk on 2 Fusions - Schools for the Schoolless and Nokia ringtones. Sister Cyril Mooney integrated rich and poor children, indian castes, with and without disabilities, and has changed the lives of 450,000 people with her fusion of educational and social programs. Jawahar Kanjilal pioneered the USD 2 Billion ringtone industry and crafted other technology fusions that set Nokia on a path to growth and cross-industry innovation, crafting along the way the world’s first digital music deal.



btcn.tv interview on Fusion and Vaxess’ silk-vaccines, eliminating the need for refrigeration, making it possible to disseminate life-saving immunisation to remote locations. Beyond saving millions of lives, it should free USD 16 Billion a year in healthcare for other uses.



TIS talk (MSD) on 2 Fusions - Quantum-chemical social networks and the highest score in Olympic history. The former resulted in what CIO Magazine called one of the 100 Most Innovative Firms in the World. The latter fusion of sports science, mathematical modeling, and world-class athletics set a new world record. The talk includes a surprise — innovation advice to CJ’s son, who was in the audience on his birthday.



MIT Technology Review / EmTech Asia talk - Lateral Innovation: From Autism Audiology to Silk Vaccines (& Everything In-Between). A behind-the-scenes peek into three cross-domain technology ventures and how insights from their journeys might help you.

INNOVATING HOW WE INNOVATE

The Next Wave in Innovation

 
The Next Wave in Innovation 

A New Renaissance Has Begun
Fusion

Fusion 
A New Model of Lateral (and Radical!) Innovation
In Search of Fusion

In Search of Fusion
What I Learned, How, & From Whom
5 Habits of Highly Effectiv Fusioneers

5 Habits of Highly Effective 
Fusioneers
What's So Special About Lateral Innovators?
Organizing Fusion

Organizing Fusion
Mapping Your Journey Through the Fusion Materials

STORIES OF OUTWARD OPENNESS

Schools for the Schoolless

Schools for the Schoolless
450,000 Lives Improved
Silk Vaccine, Please, No Ice … and a Coke?

Silk Vaccine, Please, No Ice … and a Coke?
Millions of Lives & USD16Bn to Save with Non-Refrigerated Vaccines
Coffee Connections: eCosmetics, MenuLog, & Nike-SCA

Coffee Connections: eCosmetics, MenuLog, & Nike-SCA
Early eCommerce, USD 850 Million Founding Team, and Leapfrogging Nike Sport Camps from 80,000 Kids to 800,000
Multi-Emmy & Multi-Media

Multi-Emmy & Multi-Media
LIME.com - First Succesful Integration of TV, Radio, Internet, VoD, & Mobile
Perfume Cocktails & Molecular

Perfume Cocktails & Molecular
Gastronomy
The Tipping Club - Global-Award-Winning Deliciousness
The Advanced Bio-Polymer Pocket Watch … for Cancer

The Advanced Bio-Polymer Pocket Watch … for Cancer
Low-Dose Chemo@Cancer

STORIES OF INWARD OPENNESS

The Innovator’s Energy, Connection, & Spirit

The Innovator’s Energy, Connection, & Spirit
Austria’s Largest BioFuels Production Plant, Early Interactive TV, Early Digital Marketing, Spirituality & Enlightened Incubation
Executives on Trapeze

Executives on Trapeze
Resilience and Embodied Leadership for Thousands of Leaders and their Organizations
The Autism Ear Test

The Autism Ear Test
Age 0–4 Intervention for 70 Million People (While Our Brains Are Speed-Developing)
Chief Dream Igniter

Chief Dream Igniter
Business & Social Activism
Well-Being & Wealth-Building

Well-Being & Wealth-Building
Managing USD 15 Billion & Revolutionizing an Industry
The Science of Happiness … at Scale

The Science of Happiness … at Scale
Harvard’s Most Popular Course & Tech-Enabled Positive Psychology

STORIES OF COLLECTING

Quantum-Chemical Social Networks

Quantum-Chemical Social Networks
One of the 100 Most Innovative Firms in the World (CIO Magazine ranking)
Olympic Dive Mathematics

Olympic Dive Mathematics
The Best Score in Olympic History
Set My Scientists Free

Set My Scientists Free
DNA & Other Scientific Analysis Tools … on the Smartphone
Nokia Ringtones & “Hi-Tech” 

Nokia Ringtones & “Hi-Tech” 
for the Poor
1st Digital Music Deal & LifeTools (125 Million Subscribers)
Pig Fitbits

Pig Fitbits
USD 8 Billion to Save in Agriculture Worldwide
Mr. Toilet & The BoP Hub

Mr. Toilet & The BoP Hub
Toilet Campaign for 2.6Bn People & A Startup Accelerator for 4Bn Poor

STORIES OF SENSING

Fast Food in Laid-Back-Land

Fast Food in Laid-Back-Land
USD 1 Billion+ Business Built (KFC, Hungry Jack’s, Domino’s Pizza)
The Hub

The Hub
Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Development
Mosquito Attractant & The Polyclone Chop

Mosquito Attractant & The Polyclone Chop
Finding Problems for Simple, Everyday 180° Inventions
Urban Farming

Urban Farming
Inner-City Nutrition & “Green-Collar Jobs” in a USD 50 Billion Global Market
The Swiss-South-African-Asian Joint Venture

The Swiss-South-African-Asian Joint Venture
Innovative Methods in New Markets: Growing Despite the Odds
The Human Face of Big Data

The Human Face of Big Data
…by a Time/Life/National Geographic Photographer — Founder of One of the 25 Coolest Companies in America*

STORIES OF FUSION

Leading-Edge IoT & Integrative Thinking

Leading-Edge IoT & Integrative Thinking
Redline.com & Harvard-Rotman Research
Science is a Personal Business

Science is a Personal Business
Portable, Over-Clothing, Life-Saving Breast Cancer Detection
Connectography

Connectography
Geography, ICT, and a Newly-Connected World Order
Oilpipe Mammography

Oilpipe Mammography
Portable, Over-Clothing, Life-Saving Breast Cancer Detection
Killer Mystery Infections and the 24-in-1 Test

Killer Mystery Infections and the 24-in-1 Test
10 Million+ Lives & USD 1.2 Billion to Save Worldwide
China-West – The Forbidden Music of The Cultural Revolution

China-West – The Forbidden Music of The Cultural Revolution
Fusion Symphonies Commissioned & Played by the World's Top Orchestras

YOUR JOURNEY

Open for Innovation

Open for Innovation
Open for Insight

Open for Insight
Collect the Dots

Collect the Dots
Seeing What Others Don’t

Seeing What Others Don’t
Connect the Dots - Create Fusion

Connect the Dots - Create Fusion
Bonus: Outtakes Video

Bonus: Outtakes Video