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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.

Peter Lierni of Solutioneering on Innovating Frameworks for Critical Thinking

Peter Lierni of Solutioneering joins us on the second episode of Season 18. The Solution Engineering Tool (SET) is a framework that takes an engineering-based approach to win competitive deals. The Solution Engineering Tool As a Navy officer, Peter lived on a ship, which he described as a system

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Hope or Cynicism: Which is the Right Outlook for the Future?

Hope or cynicism? This is a question that has been debated for centuries, and there is no simple answer. Some people believe that hope is the key to a bright future, while others feel that cynicism and pessimism are more realistic. Hope gives us the strength to face challenges head-on and to keep mo

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Ask Me Anything Q&A

Welcome to season 18 of the Killer Innovations podcast! We are thrilled to kick off the 18th year of Killer Innovations. This episode is dedicated to answering your questions about the podcast. Ask Me Anything: Killer Innovations Q&A What was the original impetus for the podcast? My mentor

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Disruptive Innovation: The Theory Behind How It Works and Its Impact on Society

Disruptive innovation has the potential to change our world for the better, but it can also have negative consequences for certain individuals and industries who cannot adapt to the changes. In order to leverage how disruptive innovation work, we must first understand what it is and how it works. Wh

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Imagining a Better Future: Keys to Human Progress

Playing it safe will lead to the decay of human progress. The way to a great future is through innovation and creativity. This may sound like something from the dawn of time, but it has never been more true in today’s world. Innovation and creativity are at the heart of our economic recovery, our en

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Tim Bajarin of Creative Strategies on Work from Home (WFH), Apple and Silicon Valley

COVID-19 greatly impacted technology efforts and continues to do so rapidly. Tim Bajarin joins us from Silicon Valley to discuss work from home shifts and the newest innovations from Apple. Tim Bajarin On WFH Shifts Over the last eighteen months, businesses have realized that bringing everybody back to the

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Bob O'Donnell of TECHnalysis Research — What Innovation Will Impact You?

It's no mystery that COVID-19 disrupted the technology industry. Bob O'Donnell joins us to discuss the innovation impacts of broadband and 5G. Innovation Impacts of Remote Work COVID-19 dramatically changed how we communicate, increasing the need for fast, consistent broadband. The broadband industry globally

Bob O'Donnell on What Innovation Impacts You?

Are You Unconventional Enough in Your Thinking?

Unconventional thinking from unconventional individuals is the lifeblood of innovation. They are the people who see things in a new way, and because of this, they often come up with truly unconventional ideas. Ideas that conventional thinkers would never think of. And while it’s true that many uncon

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Why Innovation Fails – The Top 10 Causes

Many businesses find their innovations fail, often at great expense and strenuous effort. These innovation failures surprise and frustrate them. They are then left wondering as to what caused their innovations to fail. Innovation Preparedness Many causes result in innovation efforts failing. While many causes of innovation failure are within

Why Innovations Fail

Paying It Forward With Random Acts of Kindness

I began my tech career in a factory in Evansville, IN as the sole “geek” living in a condemned (yes—condemned) apartment building for $50.00 a month with my wife, who was finishing her nursing degree. How things have changed from that humble beginning. When I look back on my career and where it has

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