innovations
2024 Innovation and Trends to Watch
The world of innovation is wildly fascinating and constantly developing. At the CES conference in Las Vegas, some of innovation's biggest names display their newest creations for the world to see. The fact that any one of these creations could develop into a groundbreaking innovation with global reach
Ideas Are Not Innovations!
Ideas inspire people to change how we do the things we do. But ideas by themselves are just an inkling of what could be. Ideas that remain ideas forever eventually become ideas of the past, things we once thought could change the world. But never did. No one ever changed the world by just thinking [
Politics of Innovation: How Should Politicians Think About Innovation? S14 Ep16
Download Politics_of_Innovation_How_Should_Politicians_Think_About_Innovation_S14_Ep16.mp3 The pressure is intense in the U.S. government to get innovation efforts underway. “Beltway bandits” riddle proposals with “innovation” in hopes of securing contracts. Politicians believe it will solve all the problems. This politics of innovation
6 High Impact Innovations I'm Most Excited About S12 Ep40
Download 6_High_Impact_Innovations_Im_Most_Excited_About_S12_Ep40.mp3 This time of year, I take a moment and look at innovations that were announced in the last year whose impact will be significant in the next 12 to 24 months. This year's list contains some
A Unique Innovation: A Microscope that Fits in Your Shirt Pocket
When Manu Prakash took his idea to Bill and Melinda Gates, he probably encountered no small amount of skepticism. His innovation? A paper microscope that weighs less than a few coins, fits in your pocket and costs about one dollar to manufacture. He named it the foldscope. But Prakash had done his
Military technology innovations to create the Navy of the future
It is no secret that a major source of innovation throughout history has been in the military such as the Navy. Researchers are always in the hunt to develop technologies to better wage war and prevail against an enemy. A recent article on the CNN website suggests that a number of innovations in mil
Slides For “Predicting The Future: Answers Versus Questions” Speech
Last week, I gave a keynote speech at Edelman’s Leadership event in Chicago. The company brings together the top ~100 executives from around the world once a year. Richard Edelman asked me to present a talk at lunch about the “future of technology”. I took some liberty with the topic and focused on
Can Better Questions Help You Discover Breakthrough Ideas?
Download KI_20080224.mp3 Can better questions be a catalyst that lead your and your teams to better ideas? Better ideas lead to breakthrough game-changing innovations. * The current method … simple questions get simple answers * Better questions get better ideas * Explore beyond the obvious – SCAMPER * Idea Quota * Characteristics of the best
Seeing The Big Picture To Innovate
Download KI_20070528.mp3 The ability to keep perspective while continuously innovating is a challenge. We tend to get ourselves hyper focused and risk overlooking really great ideas. So who do keep the big picture perspective while still staying focused to create innovations that have impact? Segment 1: Seeing The
