Tools And Tricks To Overcome Creativity Block
Download KI_20061219.mp3 Segment 1: Tools And Tricks To Overcome Creativity Block * Talking Pictures * Concept Fan * Drawing * Brutethink * Thril * Problem Reversal * Circle of Opportunity Segment 2: Killer Question Of The Week Redefine the problem * ‘There is usually more than one-way of looking at problems. You could also define
Education And Innovation
On my flight back to the US yesterday, I was reading the Wall Street Journal Europe and came across an editorial piece by Michael Bloomberg, the Mayor of New York City. In the editorial, Mayor Bloomberg takes the current education “industry” (if you could really call it that) to task … “For much of
Being Claustrophobic
Now – I’m not claustrophobic in the traditional sense. I’m fine with getting into elevators, small rooms or especially small office cubes. What I am claustrophobic about is spending too much time in the office and away from customers. Many teams become so internally focused that they get myopic on
India China And The Creative Economy – How to compete in the creative economy
Download KI_20061210.mp3 Segment 1: India, China and the Creative Economy * Developed coutries need to stop focusing on the offshoreing (right-shoring) of work. Offshoring is an issue: * Forrestor predicts that 3.3 million white collar jobs equalling $136 billion is wages will shift to low cost countries such
Road Closed By Bad Planning
In 1973, the US was caught in the grip of a crisis – the oil embargo. Gas prices jumped +300% overnight. Economic and political turmoil was the norm. During this time, many firms, including the oil companies, were on the verge of failing. Yet during this time, one company – Royal Dutch/Shell – thriv
Innovation Gravity
Download KI_20061202.mp3 Dateline: Hong Kong Segment 1: Innovation Gravity - Ingnore past success - Create new challenges for yourself and your team. Don’t accept the "same as last time" objectives - Consider taking an extended break - Swith to something you know nothing about (new job, new responsibility, new
Walking The Plank
Imagine a long narrow wooden plank that is ten feet long and three feet wide. Place it on the ground. Can you walk on it? Of course. You can jump up and down, dance, and even walk along with your eyes shut. Now prop the plank up so that it is three feet off the […]
Slides from Innovation Tour presentation
Below are the slides I used during a recent dinner speech I gave for the Innovation Tour hosted by Brainreactions. For long time listeners of the podcast, you will recall that I did an interview with the founder of Brainreactions (Anand Chhatpar) in one of the first podcasts. At that time, Anand
Creating Insanely Simple Innovations
Download KI_20061122.mp3 Dateline: Saratoga, CA Segment 1: Insane Simplicity * Teams design the product/solution for themselves rather than the customer * Lack of emersion with the customer * Minimal early validation * Hire an anthropologist (study your customers, uncover hiden motivators and unspoken needs) * Validate early and often Segment 2: Killer
Graffiti
Whenever I travel to London, I got to lower level of Tower Records in Piccadilly Circus (back corner where the magazine racks are) and pickup a copy of Graphotism magazine.. Why is this magazine so special? It’s a magazine the brings the fringe art of graffiti to the mainstream. Could you ever im
