Past Shows
Interview with Geoffrey Moore Part 1 of 2
Download KI_20090817_Interview_With_Geoffrey_Moore_Part_1.mp3 As part of the continuing set of interviews with innovation thought leaders, this weeks podcast is part 1 of a 2 part interview with Geoffrey Moore. Geoffrey is the author of Crossing the Chasm, Inside the Tornado, The Gorilla Game
Interview With Art Fong
Download KI_20090802.mp3 In next in the series of interviews with creators of killer innovations, Phil interviews Art Fong. Art was part of the team that invented microwave during WWII, helped develop FM radio and then joined HP when it was still a small start-up. He went on to
Interview with David Cochran on creating the HP35 calculator
Download KI_20090620.mp3 This is the 1st in a series of interviews of individuals and teams who have created what I would consider killer innovations. In this episode, I recorded an interview with David Cochran, the original Product Manager of the HP35 calculator. Per the entry in Wikipedia: The
Getting Comfortable Taking Innovation Risks – Getting over your fear of something going wrong
Download KI_20090419.mp3 So … you’ve come up with that killer idea. To move it forward, you need to take some risk. Risk that could include: investing your retirement fund, quitting your job and possibly including convincing others to invest their retirement fund and quitting their job to join
How To Uncover Emerging Trends And Weak Signals
Download KI_20090315.mp3 During a recent press interview, I was asked by a reporter for my view on what the next “hot” thing will be. A question that is becoming more common with each press interview given the current market conditions. I shared a few trends of personal interest
Using Creativity To Create A Killer Career – Using questions to think differently about your career
Download KI_20090301.mp3 I’m amazed at the breadth of human ingenuity to solve social, economic, political and even technical challenges. The one area where I don’t see ingenuity applied nearly as much is when it comes to planning our careers and preparing future job prospects. Can you
Telling Your Idea Story – Create a convincing story so that others will sacrifice to make your idea successful
Download KI_20090208.mp3 How do you create a convincing message so that others will sacrifice to make your idea successful? Its all about storytelling. If you follow the same structure used by movie industry and by book authors, you can create a story that will attract others to your
How To Estimate The Value Of An Idea
Download KI_20090119.mp3 So you have a great idea. How big is it? What is the value of the idea to the organization? Most people get hung up trying to come up with the exact answer. In most cases, you won’t find the perfect answer. Especially if you
Improve Innovation Adoption By Communicating The Utility and Cost Benefit
Download KI_20090104.mp3 Why are some innovations more successful than others? Innovation success is never just about what is possible. It’s always about the choices customers and markets make from among what we can do. A key consideration when making the choices on which innovations to us is
Career Advice For Finding The Dream Innovation Job
Download KI_20081214.mp3 Finding that dream job in the innovation/creativity economy seems out of reach to many. It’s not. With the right level of commitment, energy and passion, you can land that job. What is your dream innovation job? Some may say that I have the dream
