How to Regain Your Childhood Imagination
Innovation is what keeps the world moving, growing and adapting to all the changes that occur along the way. They usually do not just happen. It takes individuals with a bit of creativity and imagination, as well as not being afraid to try new things. Shel Silverstein usually considered a children’s
Creative Concept: The Invisible Bicycle Helmet Blends Science and Human Nature
Want a creative concept? How about an invisible bicycle helmet? It may sound like something out of a sci-fi movie, but two Swedish graduate students, Terese Alstin and Anna Haupt, have made it happen. The idea started with the students’ shared love of biking and similar aversion to wearing breeze-bl
Success comes from creating jaw dropping new products and not by restructuring the organization
It seems obvious, but it’s not. Many senior executives have the mistaken impression that what is needed is restructuring the organization in order to come up with that new killer product idea. Rather than focusing on structure, focus on creating and nurturing a corporate culture that invests in skil
Two views of what it means to be an innovator. Where do you fit in?
What is it that makes an individual an innovator? Brenna Sniderman, who writes for Forbes Insights decided to check this out for herself for her article,The Five Personalities of Innovators: Which One Are You? She states “it is not that “ah ha” moment, it’s about the nitty-gritty work that comes aft
Lion Lights: A Young Innovator Creates A Creative Solution to the Lions
At this years TED conference in Longbeach, I heard an amazing story of a young innovator creating a creative solution. Richard Turere was nine-years-old when he was put in charge of his father’s cattle in Kitengela, just south of the Nairobi National Park in Kenya. This was no small chore, consideri
Can The Right Questions Unlock Your Creative Process?
All of us could use a little creativity in our life. Regardless of what you do for a living, at some point in your work you will have to develop a creative process to move your business forward. Of course, unless you specifically identify as a creative person, you may feel intimidated by the whole
You can’t keep having success if you don’t risk success. Being conservative has no place in successful organizations.
Avoiding risk is the quickest way to end up failing. Getting comfortable to risk success is a key first step to innovation success.
5 Innovation Failures That Changed the World
On some level, we are all afraid of failure. It’s a natural instinct to want to succeed, to be proud of your work, and to brag about your accomplishments at class reunions rather than being reminded of our failures. Each life must come to a little failure. Your project may tank in the 11th hour. […]
Looking for New Business Ideas? Maybe You Should Ask a Kid
Back in the 1940s, 50s, and 60s there was a daytime television show hosted by a man named Art Linkletter. A very popular segment on that show was entitled; “Kids Say the Darndest Things“. This concept was re-invented in the 1990s as a stand-alone show hosted by comedian Bill Cosby. Both demonstrated
Innovation Coach: 4 Questions You Should Ask Before Selecting One
The emergence of the innovation coach is the newest hot topic in the innovation community. While executive coaching is a well-accepted tool to improve overall organizational and personal performance, can the same be said about innovation coaches? The impact of executive coaching is proven to have an
