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8 Cross-Industry Innovations That Will Blow Your Mind

🧵 The TL;DR

Cross-industry innovation shows how inspiration can come from anywhere and be used to create something new. Examples include the bagless vacuum cleaner, printing press, hospital handoff process, autotune, baby incubator, Nike shoes, Ford assembly line and foldable baby stroller.

    🔑 Key Points

  • James Dyson made a bagless vacuum after seeing how sawmills used cyclone force to eject sawdust.
  • Johannes Gutenberg perfected his printing press around 1450, borrowing from the Grape Press.
  • A Children's Hospital in the UK improved its ICU hand-off process by consulting with the Ferrari F1 pit crew team.

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