Having new or innovative ideas is essential to pushing the world forward and so we asked the community to share stories of the most innovative things they’ve done in their career. Our hope is to inspire folks who think only scientists or tech-wizards can innovate – innovation is possible for everyone, regardless of job title or function, industry or geography.

Leah Colvin

Owning a business in my home town has allowed me to work with the community I grew up in. Its not just about being the local florist but I get to expand by participating in different events. From putting up Christmas lights in the town park to volunteering at the high school football games. Some of my best times have been going into a Girl Scout meeting and showing them what I do. Read more>>

Ashley Miers

One of the most innovative things I’ve done in my career is find a way to marry my seemingly disparate interests, bringing them together to not only live in the same world, but to inform and enhance each other’s impact. These interests include: neuroscience, psychology, nutrition, health and mental health, fitness, yoga, music, spirituality, acting/hosting/speaking/presenting, and cooking/food. How could all of these subjects complement each other and combine? In a cooking show I conceptualized called “Dancing in the Kitchen” which utilizes the power of music and food to elevate mood. Read more>>

Chanapa Kerdlapee

One of the most innovative projects I’ve worked on was Nalu, a VR experience created in collaboration with the Steward Center for Palliative Care. While the techniques we used weren’t groundbreaking on their own, the real innovation lay in applying them to the unique field of palliative care and addressing the emotional and psychological needs of patients. Knowing that our work brought joy and comfort to patients during critical moments was incredibly humbling and reminded me how technology can genuinely improve lives. Read more>>

Krys Wolf

Awwooo, One day, I was having a sesh with a few friends, and it was an important one because my cousin Gina Jay, a well-known cannabis advocate from California, was visiting for the first time. I was rolling a 5-gram joint when I noticed my friend Frankie was rolling a 1-gram joint. I joked about him rolling such a small joint next to my big one, and whatever I said made Frankie rip off the tip of his joint and stick it into the middle of mine. Gina then mentioned she had concentrate I could add, so I lined the side of Frankie’s joint with it, added more flower, and rolled it all together. When we smoked it, we noticed two different ashes—one from the original joint and one from Frankie’s little joint. That night, we called it “Jointception,” Now our Jointception has 3 hash holes one in the little joint and 2 on the side of the little joint rolled into a big joint. Read more>>