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Technology And Woman
During a breakfast I hosted at CES, I shared my view of the role of woman in deciding what technology gets purchased. Radiris over at Hardware Geeks posted about the story I shared in an interesting perspective comparing the reaction woman get at CES and AEE (Adult Entertainment Expo – the “porn” sh
Improve Innovation Adoption By Communicating The Utility and Cost Benefit
Download KI_20090104.mp3 Why are some innovations more successful than others? Innovation success is never just about what is possible. It’s always about the choices customers and markets make from among what we can do. A key consideration when making the choices on which innovations to us is
Could you standardize a custom product?
Target’s (TGT ) focus on value brough unique products to the average consumer with their design-for-the-masses housewares by big names such as Philippe Starck and Cynthia Rowley. So how did Target transform what has been highly customized products for the rich and famous and bring it to the masses?
Killer Question #27
It all started with an idea and a passion. In 1901, William S. Harley, age 21, took an idea and created a blueprint drawing of an engine designed to fit into a bicycle. Over the next few years, its the passion and determination of William Harley and Arthur Davidson that turn the blueprint into a wor
What is inconvenient about assembling your product?
When you think of “ease of assembly”, you normally don’t think of furniture. The first challenge in trying to figure out how to get the pieces home before you can event start. Then you have to decipher the instructions only to end up with something that doesn’t look like what you saw in the store an
Could I offer my product at 5 times the cost? FedEx Did!
Killer Question #17: Could I offer my product at 5 times the cost if it had greater feature/function?
Career Advice For Finding The Dream Innovation Job
Download KI_20081214.mp3 Finding that dream job in the innovation/creativity economy seems out of reach to many. It’s not. With the right level of commitment, energy and passion, you can land that job. What is your dream innovation job? Some may say that I have the dream
Proving The Value Of Innovation – How do you prove to management that innovation is important?
Download KI_20081207.mp3 Innovation is one of the key catalysts from the economic recovery – but only if senior management protects and support it, rather than cut it or even eliminate it. The reason senior managers consider cutting innovation programs is because of the impression that it delivers little to
What do people not like about the process of purchasing my product?
I’m a firm believer that better questions result in better ideas which lead to better innovations. So what are some of these killer questions? Over the years, I’ve collected a list of +75 questions that breakthrough the fog and help individuals and teams come up with killer ideas. One such question
What drives that fear that kills innovation?
Innovations are rejected for how they make make people feel long before they are reviewed on their merits. Why is it? Any new idea solicits a reaction from the people who are in decision path to approve and fund the development. The most common of emotions is fear. Fear is an interesting emotion.
