creativity
Neurodiversity and Innovation: The Benefits of Hiring Employees Who Break the Mold
Today, a diverse workplace is not only common, it’s a requirement. While racial and gender diversity are givens, there’s also an important new frontier: neurodiversity. A neurodiverse workplace provides new talent opportunities for those previously deemed unemployable, and it provides workplaces wit
Help Bring Innovation And Entrepreneurship To Africa
Each year, we select one charity to donate 100% of the author royalties from my book along with 100% of the profits from the sales from our store Innovation.Tools. This year it was Pioneer.Education Africa. Pioneer.Education is building a prototype school in Rwanda to teach innovation and entreprene
Innovators Secrets To Time Management S11 Ep40
Download Innovators_Secrets_To_Time_Management_S11_Ep40.mp3 In this weeks show we discuss the 15 secrets successful innovators know about time management. As inventors, innovators and creatives, we struggle with prioritization given that we tend to be working on multiple ideas at the same time. I know I
Kym McNicholas and the Extreme Tech Challenge S11 Ep37
Download Kym_McNicholas_and_the_Extreme_Tech_Challenge.mp3 In this weeks show, Kym McNicholas joins Phil to share her surprise and enthusiasm for Colorado, and specifically the Boulder, start-up scene along with sharing her work with Sir Richard Branson and the Extreme Tech Challenge. Some of the topics the
Toys That Help Nurture And Encourage Creative Kids S11 Ep36
Download The_Israeli_Startup_Community_-_Modular_Toys.mp3 In this weeks episode, we take a look at toys that help our kids to discover their own creative ability. With the emerging creative economy, creativity is quickly becoming a foundational skill that everyone will need to have to succeed and
What is the biggest innovation challenge organizations face?
Download Ask_Phil_Anything_-_Listener_Questions_S11_Ep35.mp3 In the innovation game, finding and engaging in a community of innovators where you can get your questions answered is important. Otherwise, you face your biggest innovation challenge alone. This weeks show centered around the answers to the most common
Innovation in America: How the Government Helps and Hurts
Formerly a global hotbed of innovation, the United States in recent years and decades has regressed back to the mean as several other countries are catching up. In a previous post, I’ve examined the role our education system plays in hampering (and helping) innovation. But what role does our governm
Interview with Matt Bross
Matt Bross is the former Global Chief Technology Officer of Huawei, British Telecom and is a well known industry visionary who is passionate about harnessing new technologies and driving service innovations that improve and transform the ability of people to communicate. Matt has a strong track record of understanding key
Fighting The Innovation Straitjacket: Innovating Inside Large Organizations S11 Ep33
Download Fighting_The_Innovation_Straightjacket_S11_Ep33.mp3 Innovating inside large organizations can be challenging in the best of circumstances. So how do you go about getting leaders inside of established large companies and organizations get it when it comes to creativity and innovation and be successful? How do you
200 Years of Great Ideas and Hard Work Led To the Overnight Success of Your Smartphone
As I discussed in a previous post, the basic components of success are the idea, hard work, timing, and maybe a little bit of luck. Here, we’ll look at how that formula worked to create the massive success of the modern cell phone. Success As you walk down the street in any major city in […]