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Personal Barriers To Creativity

Phil McKinney
Phil McKinney

Dateline: Sunnyvale, CA
Segment 1: Personal Barriers To Creativity
Segment 2: Keeping Up On The Reading
Segment 3: Killer Question of the Week

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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.

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