Idea Overflow

Guests Ashley Touchton and Hannah Ranieri , from Atlanta-based innovation agency Orange Sparkle Ball (yes, that's the real name), share how they approach innovation with their clients. (20:47) They also announce their latest endeavour - an autonomous ground-based robotic pick-up service. It'll roll out a specific zone in the Detroit area in June this year! (27:00) And we wrap up with an...

Ever been at that pivotal point in your life and a reinvention is needed? Dan reckons a Reinvention Manager could help with that. (8:42) And Patrick is all-in on cloud-seeding and 'weather-as-a-service'! Grab your umbrella and get ready to weather the storm of creativity! Help us grow by liking, sharing and commenting, and if you're interested in pursuing any of our ideas, or you al...

Dan reconnects with supply chain expert Priya Kumar after their meeting at SXSW in Austin. The pair cover why Priya founded Sustainable Inc., and five quick-fire ideas: (10:23) An online tool that cleans up data for supply chain spend assessments, (12:39) A virtual/AI business development person to help get sales leads, (14:20) Hardware and/or software that makes doing video calls easier from in-c...

Dan packed his backpack and travelled 24 hours all the way to Austin, Texas for the annual SXSW (South by South West) festival! WIth his man bun tightened and beard groomed, he mixed it up with the tech bros and gals of the US... although, the stereotypes aren't exactly true. SXSW comprises tech/interactive, music and film festivals all in one, with 300,000+ people descending every year (30%...

Dan packed his backpack and travelled 24 hours all the way to Austin, Texas for the annual SXSW (South by South West) festival! With his man bun tightened and beard groomed, he mixed it up with the tech bros and gals of the US... although, the stereotypes aren't exactly true. SXSW comprises tech/interactive, music and film festivals all in one, with 300,000+ people descending every year (30%...

A special solo ep this week - Dan talks about how Mickey Mouse is the latest to join the public domain, and a business idea that uses AI to create original works on public domain material. Let us know what you think about this type of episode! Help us grow by liking, sharing and commenting, and if you're interested in pursuing any of our ideas, or you already have, reach out to us for a chat....

Gabbi Ocenasek talks about how COVID distrupted charities like World Youth International, how immersive tech and simulations are helping close the sales gap with prospective sponsors, and how virtual treks and generative AI could take it to the next level. Get in contact with Gabbi: * LinkedIn * Go Beyond Marketing agency * World Youth International * Healthcare Heartbeat program About Gabbi As th...

Gladly co-founders Chris Johnson and Nima Idel tell us why they started Gladly, an app that lets anyone start micro side hustles. The boys have many ideas but we focussed on their ideas of space coffins and a decentralised grid with virtual power plants. (30:00) Idea #1 - Space coffins (37:55) Idea #2 - Decentralised electricity grid and virtual powerplants Get in contact with Chris and Nima: * Ch...

Summer Petrosius shares her journey towards Kindship and AI-powered Barb, including how being diagnosed with autism at age 30 has been both a pro and a con at times. We discuss the $38bn Australian health & disability sector, including how AI could help modernise prevalent paper-based systems, and an AI-powered social story generator to support communication and behaviour regulation, particula...

Today we’re speaking with Nick Boniciolli , founder and CEO of Optible AI. We touch on his serial-entrepreneur-ness, starting with how his stock trading in university funded his first business, through to his current venture. He also brings two ideas to the table that we build on - a life soundtrack based on brainwave emotion detection, and a lie detector based on facial recognition and senses tha...

Jimmy Smart unpacks the opportunity and complexity of innovating from within large organisations - including his own journey from intrapraneur to entrepreneur - as well as the growing space of Corporate Social Responsibility and Environment, Social, & Governance practices in the corporate landscape. Jimmy then gives us a few business ideas he has tucked away for a rainy day. Get in contact wit...

We speak with guest Allys Todd about her career in climate impact and how ValAi is helping people fight climate change. We then move into Allys' ideas around moving from a 'unicorn' economy to a 'zebra' economy, and Doconomy , a European fintech company linking everyday transactions with carbon emissions. Get in contact with Allys: * LinkedIn * ValAi About Allys Allys Todd...

Vicky Alexandrou spent 17 years in medical research, along with a several-year stint as a Greek Teacher. And now she's all-in on agricultural technology (AgTech)... what the? We learn how Vicky combined her medical background and passion for innovation to now lead Bio-Optics / Woven Optics, a company that enables wool farmers to know the value of their fleece in real-time, reducing time from...

This week's episode features special guest Katia Dowling. We talk about longevity in ageing, the huge problem & opportunity in ageing populations, and four business ideas in the longevity space. Get in contact with Katia:   LinkedIn  Follow Katia on LinkedIn for Friday wrap-ups of all the best news in longevity Lumen Longevity About Katia Katia has spent her career helping either people o...

Special guest Ruhee Meghani tells us how being a generalist has helped her make unique connections, and how and why she started Allied Collective, an inclusion and wellbeing agency. We then get into the topic of AI + inclusion (15:04) and talk about the inherent biases in AI, what is "right" when there are different political, cultural, religious and other differences, and an idea for a...

Discover how Anu Ganugapati's journey from burnout to innovation led to StatDoctor - a groundbreaking app connecting hospitals and locum doctors. Anu also dove into his idea journal and pulled out three big ones: * (16:52) smartphone-powered cardiac defibrillator, * (24:21) AI-powered toothbrush that can identify things like diabetes and obesity through oral health in real-time, and * (28:45)...

Ever had a car accident and waited weeks or months for an insurance assessment? Patrick wants to create an intermediary company that does immediate insurance assessments at the time it happens. (9:06) And Dan thinks there needs to be an independent body that can audit the emissions for a company's products, and then allow that company to display a 'carbon comparison' on the product...

Special guest and serial entrepreneur Gresham Harkless talks about building a suite of software tools for founders and "CEO Unplugged" - "unofficial, official" meetups for founders and investors. Connect with Gresham on LinkedIn or at https://iamgresh.com/ Help us grow by liking, sharing and commenting, and if you're interested in pursuing any of our ideas, or you already...

As we head into 2024, this week we spoke with renowned Adelaide market research Jason Dunstone about some of the big trends he's seeing across his hundreds of clients and research projects. (8:10) Trend #1 - Free At Last (11:22) Trend #2 - Woe Is Me (16:03) Trend #3 - Feedback Fatigue (19:17) Trend #4 - Human Values In An AI World Find out more: * connect with Jason on LinkedIn * visit the Sq...

In Australia there are 10.6 billion toxic, non-recyclable paper receipts printed every year, Dan talks about new research and a new movement looking to improve this. For more, check out the FutureProof website. (11:59) Millions of people are lonely, but what if there was a way to rent friends (no, not "friends", platonic friends)? Help us grow by liking, sharing and commenting, and if yo...

Patrick wants to help solve lonliness with 'Waitlist', which helps connect solo diners with others to create a fun, social dinner. (7:38) And calling all Star Trek fans - Dan's proposing a universal language translator that allows the listener to hear the translation in their head, as if a thought. Help us grow by liking, sharing and commenting, and if you're interested in purs...

This week we're talking about why and how Patrick built eight AI / GPT tools in just two days. Patrick gives a summary of his framework for entering the prompts to build the tools, and the boys talk briefly about each of the eight ideas. (2:18) - step by step instructions on building a GPT tool (5:18) - framework for prompting (9:02) - how long did it take (10:15) - the eight GPT tools (10:30...

Dan's using the fact that fear of loss is greater than the desire for gain to help people achieve their dreams. (11:55) Patrick wants to perfect the housemate search by adding a bit of data to the process. Help us grow by liking, sharing and commenting, and if you're interested in pursuing any of our ideas, or you already have, reach out to us for a chat. If you're an entrepreneur o...

It's a double-agency, double combination week on Idea Overflow! This week Pat blends games and shopping in a growing trend call i-commerce, and sees an opportunity to setup an ad network for it. (11:00) And Dan's exploring Bleisure (leisure + business travel) and thinks an agency catering to living one's business life abroad could have some legs. Help us grow by liking, sharing and...

How can humans prove that they've created a piece of work when it's becoming an increasingly AI world? (11:13) The trend towards eco-friendly products and packaging is growing - how might this affect how products like coffee are bought? Help us grow by liking, sharing and commenting, and if you're interested in pursuing any of our ideas, or you already have, reach out to us for a ch...