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Stealth Innovations – Keeping innovations below the radar screen of management

Phil McKinney
Phil McKinney
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Dateline: Miami, FL and Palo Alto, CA

Segment 1: Stealth Innovations (hiding under management radar)

  • Go quiet until you have momentum
  • If possible secure a passionate customer
  • Trust your gut

Segment 2: Weak Signals — using “top 10 trend” lists to identify opportunities

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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