Posts Tagged ‘creativity’

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    The “Creating Killer Innovations” CD Is Finally Here!
    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 ever become a reality.  To “thank you” for you patience, I’ve arranged for a $5.00 discount on the CD for listeners of the podcast.  See how to take advantage of it below. Creating...
    by philmckinney at February 22nd, 2010 at 08:02 am
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    CIO’s Role In Innovation – Stirring Up Creativity At The Core (Video)
    Many believe that the CIO’s role is to keep the IT “lights” on.  Given the I’m a former CIO, I understand and appreciate the challenges of the CIO job.  Below is the link to a video of some of my thoughts on how IT and the CIO can play a key role in driving the innovation agenda within their organization. Forbes.com video: CIO’s Lead In...
    by philmckinney at February 17th, 2010 at 09:02 am
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    Are you ready to compete in the creative economy?
    Just do a quick comparison of the market value to the book value for public U.S. companies over the last two decades and you will see the dramatic upward rise in value attributed to intangibles – ideas, innovations. In this new world, wealth creation is dependent upon the capacity of a nation to continually create ideas.  In short, a nation without a vibrant creative...
    by philmckinney at February 8th, 2010 at 08:02 am
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    Can you measure the impact from innovation?
    One of the constant challenges for an innovator is to prove the value of their work.  Many believe that innovation and creativity cannot be measured and therefore will always struggle with getting the respect it deserves within an organization. The perception that innovation impact cannot be measures is a myth.  At the same time, its not a slam dunk either.  The challenge...
    by philmckinney at February 1st, 2010 at 12:02 pm
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    Getting And Keeping Your Creative Mojo
    Have you ever had the time when everything was clicking?  When you came up with the idea that later you wondered where it came from?  We all have … and then we search for ways to re-create that moment. In sports, athletes come up with all kinds of superstitions to “help” them win games such as not changing their lucky socks or always wearing the same...
    by philmckinney at January 25th, 2010 at 08:01 am
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    Yes – You Are Creative!
    What is shocking to me is how many people don’t think of themselves as being creative.  Whenever I give a speech, I ask the audience if they consider themselves as creative.  On average, about 1/3 raise their hands which means 2/3 of the audience self classify themselves as non-creative. I’m a believer that everyone is creative and that you are creative...
    by philmckinney at January 18th, 2010 at 07:01 am
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    Podcast: Ford And Ideo on Co-Innovation
    Update 1/24/2010: Full transcript now available This podcast is made possible by support from thenextbench.com and the Heritage of Innovation interview series. This weeks interview is with Dave Watson from Ford and Steve Bishop from IDEO discussing their co-innovation project on the Ford Fusion.  The collaboration resulted in the development of the next generation...
    by philmckinney at December 17th, 2009 at 09:12 am
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    US vs China Parents – What skills do children need to be innovative?
    During a recent meeting I attended with educators and government officials, I shared my frustration with the “output” of the current educational system.   In my opinion, the system is optimized to produce graduates with deep technical skills and the ability to take tests.  One competency that I see missing is the ability to apply creative problem solving...
    by philmckinney at December 14th, 2009 at 08:12 am
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    Review of “HP Phenomenon – Innovation and Business Transformation”
    The long anticipated release of Chuck House’s book on HP (HP Phenomenon - Innovation and Business Transformation) has finally arrived and Chuck was so kind as to send me a copy.   At 638 pages, it is the most complete look at the story behind what became HP.   Chuck doesn’t just tell what worked, but also describes in details what didn’t work and...
    by philmckinney at December 12th, 2009 at 10:12 am
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    Podcast: Interview with 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 2.0 conference in San Francisco.  The interview covered a wide range of topics including: The spark that pushed him to create the web The early challenges that almost caused the web not to happen The roles of CEO’s to support the...
    by philmckinney at December 10th, 2009 at 09:12 am
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