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
How to build innovation teams, from the playbook I used at HP and CableLabs: culture before hiring, the right roles, the Idea Fund, and the right metrics
Critical thinking judges a claim. Analytical thinking works the problem: break it apart, find what is really driving it, and test your read before acting.
First written September 11, 2008. Updated for the 25th anniversary, September 11, 2026.
