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Phil McKinney

Phil McKinney is an innovator, podcaster, author, and speaker. He is the retired CTO of HP. Phil's book, Beyond The Obvious, shares his expertise and lessons learned on innovation and creativity.

Open Innovation

In this month’s Visions Magazine, a publication of the Product Development & Management Association (PDMA), Mike Docherty authored an article “A Primer on Open Innovation“. In it, he predicts that ‘open innovation’ models will increasingly be recognized as the next big thing in innovation management

Open Innovation

Personal Barriers To Creativity

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Return Of The Lone Inventor

Download KI_20060422.mp3 Dateline: Sacramento, CA Segment 1: The Return of the Lone Inventor Segment 2: Wicked Innovations Segment 3: Killer Question Of The Week

Return Of The Lone Inventor

Importance of the Innovation Process

Download KI_20060410.mp3 Dateline: Sunnyvale, CA Segment 1: Importance of the Innovation Process * Align innovation strategy and corporate strategy – Make right bets – Manage the innovation pipeline with speed and efficiency – Recombine the organizational DNA to drive results Segment 2: Weak and Strong Trends Segment 3: Killer Question of the

Importance of the Innovation Process

Show 50 – Listener Feedback

Download KI_20060402.mp3 Dateline: LA Segment 1: Listener Feedback and Comments – 1 Year Show – 100% Listener Content Segment 2: Answer Questions from the Feedback/Comments

Rest and Relaxation for Better Innovation

Download KI_20060326.mp3 Dateline: Sunnyvale, CA Segment 1: Rest and Relaxation for Better Innovation Segment 2: Social & Market Trends – Economy – Globalization – South Korea – Connectivity – Niche Markets – Lifestyles – Demographics – Youth – Religion Segment 3: Killer Question of the Week

Improve Innovation Efficiency

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Innovation Toolkit and Prosperity Denial

Download KI_20060220.mp3 Dateline: Sunnyvale, CA Segment 1: Innovation Toolkit Click for info on Books & Tools discussed Segment 2: Weak Signal: Denial of Prosperity Segment 3: Killer Question of the Week

Innovation of Design and Finding a Mentor

Download KI_20060211.mp3 Dateline: Washington D.C. Segment 1: Innovation In Design Visit Frogdesign Segment 2: Finding A Mentor Segment 3: Killer Question of the Week

The business of future gazing

The BBC has an interesting article the business of predicting the future …. The future comes in many shapes and sizes. One minute it is giant leaps to the stars, the next it is a journey through inner space. From contacting life on other worlds to creating artificial life down here on Earth, any fut

The business of future gazing