ideas

How To Test Your Idea

How To Test Your Idea

May 7, 2012 7:44 am

So you have an idea.  You thinks its a killer idea.  How do you make sure its the next great thing before committing significant resources (e.g. money,…

Disagree at your own risk

Disagree at your own risk

September 13, 2011 7:58 am

In my opinion, those organizations that encourage disagreement have a higher likelihood of success.  Why?  Because encouraging team member to voice their disagreement brings out…

The ultimate of constraint based innovation – burn the boats!

The ultimate of constraint based innovation – burn the boats!

August 16, 2011 9:34 am

Seth Godin recently made a post on his blog about putting yourself into an impossible position and then setting back and watching incredibly things happen.…

Looking for ‘beta’ testers for the Killer Innovation Workshop for Education – May 6th in San Jose

Looking for ‘beta’ testers for the Killer Innovation Workshop for Education – May 6th in San Jose

May 1, 2011 9:08 am

I rarely have the time to host workshops unless they are sponsored by a company or organization.  As a result of a unique set of…

Why is it so hard to give a good speech?

Why is it so hard to give a good speech?

March 15, 2011 12:45 pm

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…

3 More Innovation Contests

3 More Innovation Contests

September 9, 2010 7:24 am

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…

3 Interesting Innovation Competitions

3 Interesting Innovation Competitions

August 20, 2010 6:36 am

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…

Slides For “Predicting The Future: Answers Versus Questions” Speech

Slides For “Predicting The Future: Answers Versus Questions” Speech

June 14, 2010 12:29 pm

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…

Stupid Wins In The Game Of Innovation

Stupid Wins In The Game Of Innovation

December 7, 2009 9:15 am

We are a race of innovators – born to use our imagination to create not only solutions to our most pressing problems (polio vaccine) but…

There really is a killer question card deck ….

There really is a killer question card deck ….

April 13, 2009 12:44 am

As a result of the twitter feed of killer questions, I’ve received a number of emails asking about the background on the killer questions.  Since…

Idea notebooks

Idea notebooks

January 30, 2009 4:50 pm

A few weeks back, I went to the San Jose Tech Museum to check out a visiting exhibit on Leonardo De Vinci.  One part the…

Stay Up Late

Stay Up Late

April 7, 2008 11:48 am

Have you ever notices how things look differently when you stay up late … when you’ve been working way too many hours … when you’re…

Rule #5: Take Field Trips

Rule #5: Take Field Trips

March 31, 2008 12:57 am

The bandwidth of the world is much greater than your TV or your broadband connection.  You cannot predict what is happening in the world from…

Podcast: Ranking Your Ideas

Podcast: Ranking Your Ideas

March 31, 2008 12:34 am

Ranking Your Big Ideas

The purpose of ranking is to ensure you are working on the best ideas that will have the most impact
Step…

Innovation Adoption

Innovation Adoption

October 5, 2006 9:48 pm

I recently purchased a car as part of my relocation to California.  For the last few months, my son Logan has been with me and…

Unique

Unique

October 3, 2006 5:09 am

 
This last weekend, my son and I were out grocery shopping.  A unique experience for two bachelors since my wife is still in Virginia…