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What Will Be The Gadgets You Are Carrying in 2015?

August 26th, 2010 at 07:08 am
Voting Deadline: Midnight, Friday August 27th Its that time of year again where SXSW posts the ideas for this years speaker/panel topics and asks for people to vote.  The...

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The “Creating Killer Innovations” CD Is Finally Here!

February 22nd, 2010 at 08:02 am
The long awaited Creating Killer Innovations CD is finally here!  The CD has been two years in the making and I’m sure that many of you had given up that it would...

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Help Create The 12 Killer Questions To Innovate US Education

March 23rd, 2010 at 07:03 am
I’ve been asked (more like challenged) to create a dozen or so killer questions that could be used by teachers, schools, districts, state education agencies, federal...

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Podcast: Interviewing Robert Scoble (@scobleizer)

June 8th, 2010 at 08:06 am
For this weeks podcast, I’m turning the tables on reporters. Usually, I’m the one getting interviewed by the press. But for this weeks podcast, I interviewed...

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Moderating The Plato@50 Innovations In Hardware Session at Computer History Museum (CHM)

June 24th, 2010 at 01:06 pm
I was recently requested by the Computer History Museum to moderate a session on Plato Hardware that was part of a two day event celebrating the 50 year aniversary of Plato....

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    What Will Be The Gadgets You Are Carrying in 2015?
    Voting Deadline: Midnight, Friday August 27th Its that time of year again where SXSW posts the ideas for this years speaker/panel topics and asks for people to vote.  The panel that have been proposed for me to talk to is: Hacking The Future Can you predict what the future...
    by philmckinney at August 26th, 2010 at 07:08 am
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    3 Interesting Innovation Competitions
    In a recent set of tweets, I commented on the growing number of innovation competitions.  A number of you responded by sending me a list of competitions that you found interesting.  If you have more competitions, post them as comments below or send them via email.  Given...
    by philmckinney at August 20th, 2010 at 06:08 am
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    11 Simple Rules For Getting Along With Others
    One of the challenges for creating a culture of innovation within an organization is the ability to get along with others.  Innovation is about constant change which is uncomfortable and stressful.  The result is that some individuals/groups will not respond and actually...
    by philmckinney at August 4th, 2010 at 07:08 am
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    What Do (Should) I Sound Like?
    Sounds like a silly question, doesn’t it?  It’s not.  We are bombarded with visual logo’s that help sell a brand – why not audio?  In the last few years, audio logo’s (sound branding) have become THE thing to have in the brand arsenal with...
    by philmckinney at July 20th, 2010 at 07:07 am
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    Moderating The Plato@50 Innovations In Hardware Session at Computer History Museum (CHM)
    I was recently requested by the Computer History Museum to moderate a session on Plato Hardware that was part of a two day event celebrating the 50 year aniversary of Plato.  If you asking “what is Plato?” then you are missing a key … Around 1959 Chalmers...
    by philmckinney at June 24th, 2010 at 01:06 pm
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    Slides From “Garage Based Innovation” Speech At Stanford
    A few weeks back, I gave a speech at one of the Standford Breakfast Briefings.  The topic was on “Garage Based Innovation” with the emphasis being on the personal ability to innovate.  Some of the items covered included: The Rule Of The Garage The Challenges...
    by philmckinney at June 21st, 2010 at 08:06 am
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    Joining The Board At The Tech Museum
    I’ve been asked to join the Board of Directors for the Tech Museum.  If you can’t tell by now, my wife and I support educational institutions that help others understand, learn and apply technology and innovation.   In particular, the Tech Museum has a great...
    by philmckinney at June 16th, 2010 at 07:06 am
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    Slides For “Predicting The Future: Answers Versus Questions” Speech
    Last week, I gave a keynote speech at Edelman’s Leadership event in Chicago.  Once a year, the company brings together the top ~100 executives from around the world.  Richard Edelman asked me to present a talk at lunch about the “future of technology”....
    by philmckinney at June 14th, 2010 at 12:06 pm
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    Podcast: Interviewing Robert Scoble (@scobleizer)
    For this weeks podcast, I’m turning the tables on reporters. Usually, I’m the one getting interviewed by the press. But for this weeks podcast, I interviewed Robert Scoble. Why? Well, in his own way, he has innovated the way people deliver news and how technology...
    by philmckinney at June 8th, 2010 at 08:06 am
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    Why Is 3D More Than Just Movies?
    With the recent rash of movies like Avatar, moviegoers are gaining a new love for everything 3D.  As a result, theaters are enjoying a positive impact to their bottom line.  But 3D isn’t just about the movies.  It has a role in the business world ranging from...
    by philmckinney at June 2nd, 2010 at 11:06 am
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