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Last week was CES and the hype machines where operating at full speed.  Ahead of the show, I posted a column over at Forbes on…

Just as in Hollywood, the book publishing industry has a process of reviewing new books and authors and then telling others what they think.  In…

When you put together a kick ass innovation team, be careful as they will take that innovation skill and apply it to your retirement party.…

How do you innovate a brand?
 
Back in 2008, the HP corporate marketing teams was tasked to innovate the brand.  To my surprise since…

It’s that time of year when companies prepare to show off their latest technology innovation at the show to end all shows – CES (Consumer…

What is an innophobic?  Its a person who is so afraid of innovation that they won’t even try.
Have you ever noticed that when someone…

When it comes to new innovations, we sometimes ignore the underlying ideas that make it work. Its hard but we need to look beyond the…

Over the years, I’ve seen my fair share of poorly written mission statements.  The steps to creating a mission statement, in my opinion accurately…

The economy upon which companies and employees have built their future has changed.
Just do a quick comparison of market capitalization to book value for…

As a trustee of the Computer History Museum and having worked closely with Jeffrey Katzenberg (CEO) and Ed Leonard (CTO) of DreamWorks Animation, I was…

This weeks podcast is an interview with Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the world wide web, that occurred during the recent Web 2.0 conference in…

Earlier today, I announced that I will be retiring from HP.
This is not the traditional retirement.  I’m not planning on spending my days playing…

Over the years of being in the innovation space, I’ve discovered a set of laws by trial and error.  Needless to say, I have the…

With this morning’s announcement that Kodak would seek bankruptcy protection, I reflected back on how and why it reached this point.  In my opinion, Kodak…

Below are 10 quotes from Bill Hewlett and David Packard that I use as a periodic kick in the pants.
1. The greatest success goes…

Over my career, I’ve had the opportunity to get to know a number of CEO’s.  The general perception in the market is that CEO’s of…

It takes innovation leadership skills to win in the highly competitive world these days.  While most will try to rest on the traditional management and leadership skills…

Over the years, I’ve seen my fair share of poorly written mission statements.  The steps to creating a mission statement, in my opinion accurately…

Even with all of the articles, columns and blog posts on innovation, the number of myths that still exist is astounding.  Below is the list…

I was recently going through some old files and notebooks and came across a paper I wrote during my sophomore year in college (Spring 1980). …