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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…

In the March issue of Harvard Business Review magazine, Julia Kirby (@JuliaKirby) wrote a review of Beyond The Obvious as part of a larger piece titled Are We…

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…

Do you agree that entrepreneur’s are artists?
I do.  The act of creating something from nothing is art and that’s what entrepreneur’s do everyday.  This…

In the 7 Immutable Laws of Innovation, the Law of Resources states:
Innovation requires a committed level of resources (people, money, time, equipment) over an…

Are you ever too old for the innovation game?  I sure hope not because I have no plans to stop.  In the case of David…

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…

If you’re a regular reader/listener of the blog and podcast, Chuck’s name is a familiar one.  In the past, I interviewed Chuck for the podcast…

Best practices for innovation makes no sense. The consulting industry is built up on the idea of taking the “best” from each of their clients…

This morning I gave a keynote at the Argyle Executive Forum event in NYC.  The title of the talk was “Ignore The Obvious” covering:

Doing…

With the transition from the information/knowledge economy to the creative economy, it’s more important than ever to make sure our kids are ready to compete…

The US Department of Veterans Affairs is currently running their 2011 Industry Innovation Competition.  The competition is part of the VA’s Innovation Initiative (VAi2). This…

The ability to communicate is a skill/ability that is in short supply.  I know of a number of highly intelligent people who seem to struggle…

Here is the ABC Tech This Out show on 3D that I appeared in.  This is an old segment that I’ve been meaning to post.  When do…

When it comes to being part of a team that is tasked with creating killer innovations, there will be people coming out of the woodwork…

The response to the original post of three interesting innovation contests was so positive, I’ve decided to start collecting contests and then posting them on…

The Gray Wave (% of the population over 65) is coming.  To put this in perspective – worldwide, the elderly (age 65 and older) represented…

On Tuesday, I joined the Churchill Club panel “March On Wireless”.  The other participants included:

Mike Bell VP, Ultra Mobility Group, Intel
Hakan Eriksson, CTO, Ericsson
Eric…

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…

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…