Man must innovate in his own image like God created him in His own image – The Human Greed Pyramid
This post analogises and shows why man should innovate in his own image like God created him in His Own image.
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Defeating Corona Virus Lockdown Anxiety And Gaining Productivity And Joy – A Guide For Entrepreneurs And Creatives
Are you scared of the implications of the corona virus on your financial wellbeing?
I am shit scared too. But panic does not help. I thought I share some old basic steps that have been relevant in many cases before.
Read moreQUARANTINED LEARNING: Understanding How Innovation Works Through the CORONA VIRUS and thus be an INNOVATOR
It is day two of the 21 days of the corona virus country lockdown in South Africa. Lets’ stay safe and follow the recommended precautions.
Scientists around the world are working tirelessly to find a cure for this *ucken flu.
I am not a scientist. I am an entrepreneur and writer and I love breaking down innovation patterns, and so I thought let me get a class in session while we are at home quarantined.
This post teaches how the innovation of manmade things works and how any of us can have a mind for it and thus do it.
Read moreWhy They Do Not Want The Kids To Love And Listen to Kanye West
The Anxious Entrepreneur is available on Amazon. So, this content is related to Why the Woke Bitches Don’t Want the Kids to Have Love for KANYE WEST.
Let me lay down some pointers first, and will rant goodly in a bit.
Kanye West, a black man, who among a multitude of varied accomplishments, has:
Read more365 THINGS YOUTH #1. You have to Google shit you want to learn yourself
365 Things Young is a series of short posts dedicated to young people.
It is a list of things young people around the world need to be able to do, so to survive and thrive in these new economies: To incite in themselves skills, intelligence (for Industrial Revolutions), innovation, creativity and productivity. It is written either by me, Tiisetso Maloma, or by a named guest contributor. Sometimes the posts rant, and sometimes they are soft.
Here goes the first one.
#1. You have to Google shit you want to learn yourself
You cannot be asking people how to create a CV, a business plan, an email account, etc.
We are no longer in that age.
Google how it’s done, and do it yourself.
Letter to My Son on How to Become Acquainted With Girls Without Acting Frivolous: Attracting A Network
How to Become Acquainted With Girls Without Acting Frivolous – This is an extract from my latest and fourth book, THE ANXIOUS ENTREPRENEUR. It is available on Amazon, Apple iBookstore and Kobo.co.za.
After my stint at Bopedi Bapedi High School, I moved to St Marks College. One of my class mates was a guy named Tshepo. He was a bully to an extent, but had an impressive following and was known by virtually everyone.
He was a jerk when he needed to be and sweet when he wanted to be. He was harsh to those he didn’t like and those who didn’t like him. Actually, he was sweet to some that didn’t like him because he had figured that he’d need them someday.
What amazed me was that he had a girlfriend. I never had a girlfriend throughout most of my high school years; my first kiss was in Grade 11.
Most of the girls spoke to Tshepo nicely, including those that talked smack about him behind his back. They spoke to him nicely anyway. No one talked to me. Read more
Tiisetso Maloma public lecture at Wits Business School on 13 August 2019: How to See Into the Future – Innovation, Human Inclinations & the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Hello there.
Tiisetso Maloma will host a public lecture at Wits Business School titled ‘How to See Into the Future – Innovation, Human Inclinations and the Fourth Industrial Revolution,’ on the 13th of August 2019.
RSVP here https://buff.ly/2JCp12i
The lecture will examine the patterns that innovation follows, and how to forecast it and participate in it. It further goes into how novel products and novel skills form.
The lecture is based on a series of essays Tiisetso Maloma has written on innovation, industrial revolutions and The Human Greed Pyramid (which he devised). The Human Greed Pyramid is an illustration of how innovations interrelate with humans’ consumption patterns and natural inclinations, the ecology, culture and cognition; and how to plot innovation that works on humans.
Hope to see you there!
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A TIMELINE OF INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTIONS IN RELATION TO SOUTH AFRICA
This is an excerpt from my book ‘Understanding the 4th Industrial Revolution & Innovation Easily.’ It is available on Amazon, in South African bookstores, and on my website.
The Fourth Industrial Revolution – also known as Industry 4.0 or 4IR – is the first Industrial Revolution that South Africa is experiencing as a free and democratic country.
It does not mean, however, that other economical revolutions did not happen in South Africa, and the rest of Africa, in the past; but I will get to this later.
Please note:-
Because the collective areas of land that now form South Africa were colonised in stages, starting in the Cape by the Dutch and later taken over by the British, I will call it, ‘Project Colonise South Africa.’ Industrial Revolution dates are estimates – i.e. the beginning, duration and end of any given industrial revolution is marked by when its sequel is named and recognised – and they serve to identify eras of significant revolutionary innovations in the world. Note that, although different researchers have different dates, they do not vary significantly.
A comparative timeline of the Industrial Revolutions and colonised/apartheid South Africa (extended industrial revolution definition part 1)
* The ‘c.’ before the year means approximately.
First Industrial Revolution (Steam power)
- The First Industrial Revolution began c.1765 – 113 years after the Dutch colonisers arrived in the Cape in 1652. Project Colonise South Africa started when ships, owned by the Dutch East India Company[i], under the command of Jan van Riebeeck[ii]reached Table Bay in the Cape on the 6th of April 1652.
- In 1795, 30 years into the First Industrial Revolution, Dutch control of the Cape colony ended when the British Empire occupied the area for the first time. The Dutch were again awarded governance of the Cape for a short period between 1803 and 1806 under the Peace of Amiens. In 1806 the British returned to take occupation of the Cape, after losing their colonies in the Americas during the Napoleonic Wars, and retained control until South Africa was granted independence in 1961.
The Second Industrial Revolution (Electrical power)
- The duration of the Second Industrial Revolution was from c.1870 to c.1968.
- Apartheid against native (black) South Africans was formally introduced in 1948 by the National Party when the country became self-governing; although it remained within the confines of the British Commonwealth until 1961.
- Although apartheid was ‘formally’ introduced, and became policy, in 1948, it does not mean that the colonials did not practice apartheid; each institution is equally guilty of crimes against humanity; it just signifies a change of ownership.
- Later, still within the timeline of the Second Industrial Revolution, Apartheid South Africa became a sovereign state; in 1961 Britain gave them sovereignty and South Africa became a republic.
Third Industrial Revolution (Digital)
- The Third Industrial Revolution, also known as the Digital Revolution, started 8 years into sovereign Apartheid South Africa in c.1969.
Democratic South Africa and the Fourth Industrial Revolution
It is unclear as to exactly when in the 2000’s we can pinpoint the start of the Fourth Industrial Revolution but ‘we are in it’, as I’d jokingly say.
From what I can tell, the first articles about the Fourth Industrial Revolution began to appear on Google in about 2016; but I speak under correction on this.
What can be said for certain is that many people have been tracking the mammoth innovations in the 2000s and realise that an Industrial Revolution is definitely coming – i.e. a Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Nevertheless, as you continue to read I will expand on what a revolution is, within my context, and it should become clearer as to why we have graduated to a new Industrial Revolution.
The 4th Industrial Revolution is indeed happening in times of a Democratic South Africa – making it the first of the four Industrial Revolutions to happen post-colonial, and apartheid, South Africa.
[i] Dutch East India Company https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_East_India_Company (29 April 2021)
[ii] Jan van Riebeeck https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_van_Riebeeck (29 April 2021)
How Moses in the Bible demonstrated and marketed that he was the authority to take the Israelites to The Promised Land: A marketing lesson
This is a derivative from this article: The Two Most Important Quotes in Marketing – One is Obviously By the Late Maya Angelou: Becoming an Authority and Expert in Customers’ Eyes – Tiisetso Maloma Blog https://buff.ly/2BLtwTY
To sell to people, they have to view you as an authority in your field.
As the pickup artist – teacher and hypnotist – Roff Jeffries said: You want to establish that you are an authority in the world of the other person. People will not accept that you are an authority on where they should go or what they should do unless they first accept that you are an authority or an expert on where they are at. If you want people to accept that you are an authority on where they should go, you must first demonstrate that you understand where they are at.”
How do we portray that we are an authority? Read more
How Coca Cola Devotionally Lived Up To Maya Angelou’s ‘Marketing’ Gospel And Philosophy
This is a derivative from this article: The Two Most Important Quotes in Marketing – One is Obviously By the Late Maya Angelou: Becoming an Authority and Expert in Customers’ Eyes – Tiisetso Maloma Blog https://buff.ly/2BLtwTY
We want our products to sell.
Maya Angelou gave one of the most fantastic quotes that many sellers and marketers have cherished and adapted.
She said: “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
To me, this is one of the top quotes in marketing and product to apply as gospel and philosophy
May her soul Rest in Peace. She went through a lot in her life, and yet she chose to still be a pillar of strength and liveliness to the world. Read more
3 Financial Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make
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- Investing a lot in creating a new product
I have made this mistake many times, i.e. overly investing a lot of money in the development of new a product at once. Obviously ‘a lot’ is relative. My ‘lot’ can be less to yours.
The danger with this is, if the product doesn’t work, the loss is greater.
When developing a new product, entrepreneurs should strive for ways to do it in tiny bits and not expose all of their capital, and thus allowing them a safe feasibility test. Read more
A SIMPLE EXPLANATION OF THE FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
This is an excerpt from my book ‘Understanding the 4th Industrial Revolution & Innovation Easily.’ It is available on Amazon, in South African bookstores, and on my website.
The Fourth Industrial Revolution (abbreviated 4IR, and also called the Digital Revolution and Industry 4.0) is nothing but innovation moving forward, in the manners detailed throughout this book, as it was with all past categories of Industrial Revolutions:
- First Industrial Revolution (breakthrough technologies included mechanisation, water power, steam power)
- Second Industrial Revolution (breakthrough technologies included mass production, assembly lines)
- Third Industrial Revolution (breakthrough technologies included computers and automation).
- Innovation is the stacking of two or more objects or properties to produce more agile tools or products:
- Like combining video and the internet to establish YouTube.
- Utilising wood and geometry to create a wooden chair.
- Using wood, steel and geometry to make a wooden steel chair.
- Or mixing electronics with biology to create a heart/cardiac pacemaker to save lives.
Let’s briefly look at a standard definition of the 4IR (on Wikipedia): The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is characterized by a fusion of technologies that is blurring the lines between the physical, digital and biological spheres, collectively referred to as cyber-physical systems. It is marked by emerging technology breakthroughs in several fields, including robotics, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, quantum computing, biotechnology, the Internet of Things, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), decentralized consensus, fifth-generation wireless technologies (5G), additive manufacturing/3D printing and fully autonomous vehicles.
Simply, it means there have been breakthroughs in various novel fields such as biotechnology, 3D printing and nanotechnology. These breakthroughs are what compelled the recognition of a new Industrial Revolution. The innovations which characterise the 4IR are distinguishable from, and arguably superior to, innovations made in the Third Industrial Revolution, and are thus deserving of a separate identity.
Novel innovation is mixing or stacking up old and/or new innovations together to obtain more variety and agility. The 4IR, as an innovation construct, entails mixing up such ideas and discoveries.
The recent breakthroughs are identified as new innovations. This means that further innovations are possible. The pool of innovation grows constantly with new ideas and breakthrough discoveries.
All components/spheres of innovation in the world are being fused, be it physical, digital or biological; hence the movement is defined as a ‘fusion’ and ‘blurring’ of lines.
Let me give you an absurd example of how innovation happens or is made possible
Nanotechnology is a breakthrough. 3D printing is a breakthrough. These two technologies are, or at least seem, very different. Original innovation is about bringing together, and/or inter-stacking, existing innovations and components to bring into being new or improved innovations.
Imagine the possibility of mixing 3D printing with nanotechnology. (A nano is one billionth of a metre, i.e. the measurement metre zoomed into a billion times – it is microscopically tiny). We may be able to produce, and reproduce, something that is able to enter the human body to kill off cancer cells. N.B. This may currently seem impossible and absurd but, although it may not be possible within this (Fourth) Industrial Revolution, it may become viable in another.
The story above is simply to illustrate that an Industrial Revolution is made up of stacking existing innovations to produce newer, more agile innovations. It follows the basic model of creating new-innovation – i.e. stacking innovations. Innovation cannot be created from nothing; it stems from existing components.
A few examples of modern (4IR) Innovation:
Their newness/novelty is rooted in the stacking up of prior innovations:
(a). Smart refrigerators
Source – Wikipedia: The LG Internet Digital DIOS smart refrigerator. It provides information such as inside temperature, the freshness of stored foods, nutrition information and recipes. Other features include a webcam that is used as a scanner and tracks what is inside the refrigerator. In addition, the electricity consumption is half the level of conventional refrigerators.
Smart refrigerators stack-up existing refrigeration engineering, new power-saving technology, camera technology, and other innovations.
(b). Virtual assistants
Source – Wikipedia: Amazon Alexa virtual assistant. It is capable of voice interaction, music playback, making to-do lists, setting alarms, streaming podcasts, playing audiobooks, and providing weather, traffic, sports, and other real-time information, such as news. Alexa can also control several smart devices using itself as a home automation system.
Virtual assistants stack up voice recognition, Wi-Fi, and other innovations.
(c). Cryptocurrencies
Source – Wikipedia: Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency; a form of electronic cash. It is a decentralized digital currency without a central bank or single administrator that can be sent from user to user on the peer-to-peer bitcoin network without the need for intermediaries. Transactions are verified by network nodes through cryptography and recorded in a public distributed ledger called a blockchain.
Cryptocurrency fuses money with blockchain technology, crowdsourcing, and other innovations.
(d). Genetic testing
Source – Wikipedia: 23andMe offers DNA ancestry testing and other health diagnoses.
With just your saliva, predictions can be made about your vulnerability to inherited diseases. If it can be predicted, it can be treated.
Genetic testing fuses microarray chips, data, and other innovations.
In closing
The examples above are a combination, and/or inter-combination, of existing innovations; some new and some old. The whole point is to achieve more up-to-date agility, use, effectiveness and efficiency.
The reason is that human beings have an inherent desire to push innovation further and further. If you don’t, someone else out there does. It is a competitive environment.
The rest is for you to brainstorm what new-innovations are possible, and then maybe create them.
A day will come where more breakthroughs emerge and a Fifth Industrial Revolution is named.