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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.

Balancing Professional Goals with Personal Values: My Process of Prioritization

Balancing professional goals with personal values is a delicate process. One way to prioritize is the “Five Fs”: faith, family, friends, fitness, and finances. This model allows you to create a system that ensures you remain true to your values while reaching for professional success.

Balancing Professional Goals with Personal Values: My Process of Prioritization

The Power of Simplicity by Jack Trout

The Power of Simplicity by Jack Trout reveals the benefits of simplifying to achieve success. Complexity often results in confusion and chaos, whereas simplicity fosters clarity and focus. Trout showcases companies that have harnessed simplicity for their benefit.

The Power of Simplicity by Jack Trout

The Best of Killer Innovations: Creative Inspiration— From Personal to Professional

Continuing our Best of Killer Innovations Series, we touch on creativity. Below are some ways to get inspired into incorporating creativity into your personal life to benefit your professional success. What's your creative inspiration? Everyone is creative.  Yet some people seem more creative than others.  What do those

Creative Inspiration

Are You Suffering From Future Shock?

Are you feeling overwhelmed by the rapid pace of change? Do you long for a simpler time but can't keep up with the present? If so, then you may be experiencing future shock. Future shock refers to disorientation and anxiety caused by too much change in a short period of time.

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Book Review: Creativity, Inc. (The Expanded Edition)

Do you wish you could unlock the creativity within yourself and your team? Then read "Creativity, Inc. (The Expanded Edition)" by Ed Catmull, co-founder of Pixar, and Amy Wallace, which explores how to foster innovation, collaboration, trust, communication risk-taking, and failure resilience.

Book Review: Creativity, Inc. (The Expanded Edition)

Ethics: The Missing Link to a Better Society

Ethics are essential to any functioning society, but unfortunately, many people have become too accepting of unethical behavior. Greed, jealousy, and selfishness can lead to unethical decisions, and the media has a history of glamorizing those who break the rules.

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Giving and Receiving Intense Criticism and Feedback

Do you want to create something that stands out from the crowd? If so, embracing intense criticism is essential for your success. Intense criticism can help refine ideas, provide valuable feedback, promote collaboration, and encourage creative thinking.

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The Best of Killer Innovations: How to Survive Changing Cycles and Accurately Forecast

Looking at our Best of Killer Innovations Series, we examine the dynamic nature of innovation and how to manage changing cycles best so that you and your ventures can succeed. Today's latest innovation can quickly be replaced with the next best thing tomorrow.  Whether you're a

Changing Cycles

A Book for Innovators and Entrepreneurs

In "How I Built This," Guy Raz takes readers on an inspiring journey through the lives of some of the world's most successful innovators. Raz expertly captures each person's story and shares valuable lessons that readers can apply to any setting or idea.

A Book for Innovators and Entrepreneurs

Does Serendipity Disappear With Hybrid and Remote Work?

Serendipity from random face-to-face interactions has been responsible for some incredible innovations. But in a world of hybrid and remote work environments, can organizations create a digital environment that encourages serendipity?

Does Serendipity Disappear With Hybrid and Remote Work?