philmckinney

So you want to be more creative? It may not be as hard as it sounds. Like so many other things in life, there are…

Innovation is not about solving just any problem but about knowing which problems to solve. We discovery the right problem by asking the right questions.  There…

Better ideas can make or break a business plan.  After all, success is based on the ability to come up with better ideas.  At the same…

In my book Beyond the Obvious, I discuss the power of questions to spark innovation in a business or industry. If you’ve read the the book, you know…

Its that time of year where I start to get the emails asking about possible intern opportunities for those interesting in learning all they can…

Yesterday I got an email from my publisher (Hyperion) with an attachment   When I opened the attachment, I saw that Beyond The Obvious had been named…

I need your help to give away $20,000 before December 31st.
As I look back on my career, there is no way I can pay…

The upcoming issue of The World Financial Review has reprinted Chapter 1 from my book Beyond The Obvious titled “Why Questions Matter?”.
The core message of the…

I came across today’s post over at Canon Blogger about my book and how he took a unique twist of my “what’s half of thirteen” question…

A year ago I was supposed to deliver a keynote at Linuxcon but had to send a replacement as I was still out on medical…

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…

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

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…

When posed with a major (big) innovation effort, why do some people freeze?  Is it the size that intimidates them?  Yes in a way.  But…

Culture of Innovation
Culture is one of those things that is hard to quantify.  When I ask executives about their culture, they are confident that…

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…

It was announced earlier today that I will be joining CableLabs as the next President and CEO effective June 1.  The press release is below.…

The key foundation for an innovation culture is what I call the “core attributes”.  Core attributes are those attributes the organization holds which form the foundation…