Technology and Innovation For The Growing Gray Wave Of Aging Adults S13 Ep15
The boomer market is quickly becoming the target demographic that is driving a new category of technology and innovation. The desire to allow those in this gray wave of aging adults to age in place is...
View ArticleGrassroots Innovation Using The Kickbox Process From Adobe S13 Ep16
Inside any size organization, getting everyone engaged on innovation can be daunting. Its not just as simple as saying that innovation is important. You need to show the organization how. At Adobe,...
View ArticleThe Truth And Disappointment Of Orphaned Innovations S13 Ep17
Orphaned innovations are those great ideas that could have a significant and positive impact on peoples lives except the market is so small that you can't raise the monies and the support to bring them...
View ArticleThe 8 Things Your Innovation Leader Should Bring To Your Organization S13 Ep18
This is for CxO's or those who want to eventually be a CxO. How are you thinking about innovation within your organization? What are you doing to ensure that you have the right innovation leader in...
View ArticleSkipping College To Start A Business S13 Ep19
What would you think if your child, grandchild, niece or nephew came to you and said that they were skipping college to start a business? Almost a year ago, I interviewed Nick Titus who was soon to be...
View ArticleA 5th Grade Innovator Whose Idea Could Save Kids Left In The Car S13 Ep20
What inspirations feed your ideas for innovation? In this case, seeing a news report on a tragic death of a 6 month old baby let a young entrepreneur to create an innovation that could save kids left...
View ArticleHow Companies Are Using Improv Comedy Skills To Boost Creativity S13 Ep21
Helping companies and teams to unlock their natural creative ability can be daunting to innovation leaders. One method that I have found incredibly useful is to use improv comedy skills as a way to get...
View ArticleThe Unintended Consequences From Innovation Adoption S13 Ep22
The pace of innovation continues to accelerate and in many instences, we are surprised from the unintended consequences from innovation adoption. While innovators focus on the adoption, we overlook the...
View ArticleHow To Avoid The Trap of Success S13 Ep23
Once we have experienced that taste of success, we will do anything to experience it again but instead, we fall into the trap of success. Success leads us down the path of taking a more conservative...
View ArticleInnovation With Purpose: Inspiring The Near Future S13 Ep24
It’s human nature to want to make a lasting impact with the innovations we create. To do something meaningful and enduring. To create a lasting legacy that makes the world a better place. I call this...
View ArticleWill Artificial Intelligence Take Over Creativity and Innovation? S13 Ep25
As humans, we have some unique abilities. We are self-aware, we exhibit critical thinking and we have the ability to be creative and innovate. Will that always be the case? Some think that artificial...
View ArticleNext Generation Technology: Human Computer Interaction S13 Ep26
When I was a software engineer, one area of importance was the design and testing of user interfaces. The work was frustrating because you had to decipher what the user was “thinking” to understand how...
View ArticleDaydreaming: 2 Hours To Boost Your Creativity S13 Ep27
Some of the smartest, most creative people I know spend time doing nothing but thinking. For example Einstein was often criticized for his daydreaming. His form of daydreaming was to run his thought...
View ArticleMy Secret to Sourcing Innovation S13 Ep28
When it comes to sourcing innovation, most focus on trying to come up with a clever technical or business hook. Over years of experience of both innovation success and failures, I've uncovered three...
View ArticleHuman Centered Design (HCD) S13 Ep29
Over the last few decades, the importance of design has been growing in the context of how to create disruptive game-changing innovations. Human centered design (HCD) is the way that innovators...
View ArticleTechnology Megatrends S13 Ep30
Technology megatrends, or what some call long range technology roadmaps, are an important input into your strategic thinking as you build your innovation pipeline. I've been researching, tracking and...
View Article9 Common Questions About Innovation S13 Ep31
Over the years, I noticed that I seem to get a similar set of questions from the participants at my talks, workshops, and innovation boot camps. What this tells me is that there are a set of common...
View ArticleInnovation Driven Entrepreneurship S13 Ep32
In a recent discussion with some colleagues, we found ourselves discussing the current state of the US and global economy. Why has the economic recovery been so slow which has caused the middle class...
View ArticleWhy Do We Back The Wrong Ideas? S13 Ep33
When it comes to looking and selecting the right ideas to get behind, we all suffer from biases and blind spots. When you look at the success rate for venture capitalists, the only expect to have one...
View ArticleInnovation Outside Silicon Valley S13 Ep34
During some recent travels, I started noticing the comments and suggestions that “being part of Silicon Valley must be exciting”. As I paid more attention, it came across as almost hero worship of...
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