David Cochran - Inventor of the scientific pocket calculator
Download KI_20090620.mp3 What started out as a pet project of David Packard quickly turn into the HP-35 which was the epitome of a revolutionary mousetrap. Hand-held four function calculators were already on the market. Few could imagine a machine with scientific calculation capability that would fit
Interview with David Cochran on creating the HP35 calculator
Download KI_20090620.mp3 This is the 1st in a series of interviews of individuals and teams who have created what I would consider killer innovations. In this episode, I recorded an interview with David Cochran, the original Product Manager of the HP35 calculator. Per the entry in Wikipedia: The
Getting Comfortable Taking Innovation Risks – Getting over your fear of something going wrong
Download KI_20090419.mp3 So … you’ve come up with that killer idea. To move it forward, you need to take some risk. Risk that could include: investing your retirement fund, quitting your job and possibly including convincing others to invest their retirement fund and quitting their job to join
There Really is a Killer Question Card Deck ….
As a result of the twitter feed of killer questions, I’ve received a number of emails asking about the background on the killer questions. Since it seems like of a topic of interest, I thought I would give you some insight into how they came about …
How To Uncover Emerging Trends And Weak Signals
Download KI_20090315.mp3 During a recent press interview, I was asked by a reporter for my view on what the next “hot” thing will be. A question that is becoming more common with each press interview given the current market conditions. I shared a few trends of personal interest
Smart Touch Wall
The Smart Touch Wall resulted from a personal ask from Richard Edelman to create the technology for the lobby of Edelman’s new headquarters at 250 Hudson St, New York.
Killer Question #38
Killer Question #38: What makes my product hard to use? Have you ever wondered what life was like before battery powered power tools? Killer Question #38: What makes my product hard to use?
Using Creativity To Create A Killer Career – Using questions to think differently about your career
Download KI_20090301.mp3 I’m amazed at the breadth of human ingenuity to solve social, economic, political and even technical challenges. The one area where I don’t see ingenuity applied nearly as much is when it comes to planning our careers and preparing future job prospects. Can you
Ingenuity
Ingenuity is the key ingredient to creating innovation. Ingenuity is the smallest element of innovation … the spark that starts it off. Innovation is the outcome of applying an individuals ingenuity.
Telling Your Idea Story – Create a convincing story so that others will sacrifice to make your idea successful
Download KI_20090208.mp3 How do you create a convincing message so that others will sacrifice to make your idea successful? Its all about storytelling. If you follow the same structure used by movie industry and by book authors, you can create a story that will attract others to your
