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Before the launch of the book, foreign language translations of Beyond The Obvious were negotiated with publishers in Russia, China, Japan and Brazil.
Yesterday I…

Late last year,I was asked to give a speech in Atlanta to AIMD (American Institute for the Managing Diversity).  Given the work with Hacking Autism,…

Earlier this week, I was in Denver for a series of talks and book signings.  One of the key catalysts for me to come out…

Some listeners to the show have confused “patience” with “timing”.  When I say patience, I’m talking about the need for organizations to be willing to…

Last Monday, I delivered the opening keynote to the Comptel 2012 show in San Francisco.  The objective of the keynote was to share with the…

Escape From Our Past
The problem that that many businesspeople, entrepreneurs, and would-be innovators suffer from is our inability escape from our past. Simply put, we…

Innovation Competition
Its that time of year and the Veterans Affair (VA) has just announced their 2012 Innovation Competition.
This is the third year the VA has…

What is the secret to Apple’s innovation leadership?
In Silicon Valley, you can’t avoid the game of comparing every company to Apple. There is no…

Idea Management Is Key To Your Innovation Strategy
Ideas are the currency in the new creative economy therefore you need tools to manage this valuable…

What is your design inspiration?
Back in my architecture days, I would collect photo’s, rip pages out of architecture magazines and collect trinkets that provided…

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

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…