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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.

Productivity from Innovation and Innovation Education

Download KI_20051213.mp3 Dateline: New York City Segment 1: Productivity from Innovation and Innovation Education Segment 2: (none for this show) Segment 3: Killer Question of the Week

Innovation Rules and Virtual Anthropology

Download KI_20051205.mp3 Dateline: Cupertino, CA Segment 1: Innovation Rules 1. The same problem & solutions occur again & again 2. Strongest innovations identify & eliminate conflicts (problems/needs) 3. Technology trends are predictable 4. Complexity leads to failure in the market Segment 2: Virtual Anthropology – flickr – handbags – http:

Creating a Pipeline of Innovation and Tryvertising

Download KI_20051123.mp3 Dateline: Washington D.C. Segment 1: Creating a Pipeline of Innovation Ideas Segment 2: Weak Signal – Tryvertising Segment 3: Killer Question of the Week

Creating a Pipeline of Innovation and Tryvertising

Cost Benefit Analysis of Innovations

Download KI_20051113.mp3 Dateline: Cupertino, CA and Albuquerque, NM Segment 1: Cost Benefit Analysis – What are the ‘costs’ for using your product/service? – What are the ‘benefits’ to your user? – Validate by observation Segment 2: Observations from Listeners – What ‘jar’ have you put yourself in? Segment 3: Killer Question

Futurecasting and Listener Contributions

Download KI_20051106.mp3 Dateline: Washington, D.C. Segment 1: Futurecasting – Define a future – Document it (competitors, customers, industries, governments, etc.) – Link it back to the ‘current’ – Define the alternative paths to get to this future – Challenge yourself on what you would do different today Segment 2: Weak Signal – India

Why Do The Best Brainstorms Come From Highly Diverse Teams?

Download KI_20051101.mp3 Segment 1: Team Diversity From Tom Kelly’s new book – “The Ten Faces of Innovations” (see link below) * The Anthropologist * The Experimenter * The Cross-Pollinator * The Hurdler * The Collaborator * The Director * The Experience Architect * The Set Designer * The Storyteller * The Caregiver Some additional diversity that I’ve

Why Do The Best Brainstorms Come From Highly Diverse Teams?

Innovation Timing – When is the best time to launch my killer innovations?

Download KI_20051024.mp3 Dateline: London, UK Segment 1: Innovation Timing – Price Timing – Adoption Timing – Displacement Timing – Zero Price Timing Segment 2: Weak Signals – Rich Media Shopping Experience Segment 3: Killer Question of the Week

The Influence Of My Innovation Mentor On My Success

Download KI_20051017.mp3 Dateline: Palo Alto, CA Segment 1: Innovation Mentoring – Early career mentor – Pay it forward Segment 2: Weak Signals – Minipreneurs – Ebay – Multi-level marketing Segment 3: Killer Question of the Week

Stealth Innovations – Keeping innovations below the radar screen of management

Download KI_20051012.mp3 Dateline: Miami, FL and Palo Alto, CA Segment 1: Stealth Innovations (hiding under management radar) * Go quiet until you have momentum * If possible secure a passionate customer * Trust your gut Segment 2: Weak Signals — using “top 10 trend” lists to identify opportunities Segment 3: Killer Question

Stealth Innovations – Keeping innovations below the radar screen of management

Katrina Innovations

Download KI_20051003.mp3 Dateline: Palo Alto, CA via New Orleans Segment 1: Katrina Innovations – McGyver Effect – Crisis as a catalyst for innovations Segment 2: N/A Segment 3: Killer Questions of the Week – Reverse Killer Questions

Katrina Innovations