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During my recent trip to Denver, I stopped by Starto TV for a discussion on innovation, culture and mentors.  The interview is in the second half…

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…

Laws of Innovation
In the fall of 2011, I posted a blog entry titled The 7 Laws of Innovation.   The objective was to identify…

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…

A long time listener to the Killer Innovations podcast based in Australia, Tim Reid, invited me on his podcast show to discuss small business innovation…

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Co-Innovation As A Type Of Innovation
One of the areas that is overlooked by most organizations is…

Last Thursday I had the great pleasure of being the guest of John Hollar at the Computer History Museum for an hour-long discussion on Beyond the…

Innovation Mix
The innovation mix is about managing the 3 different sources of innovation in a way to; a)  improve the innovation success rate while,…

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…

It’s that time of year when companies prepare to show off their latest technology innovation at the show to end all shows – CES (Consumer…

I was recently going through some old files and notebooks and came across a paper I wrote during my sophomore year in college (Spring 1980). …

Below is a news report on the Hacking Autism Hackathon.  If you are interested in running your own hackathon in your area, drop me an…

Organizational culture is one of those items that you can’t describe what it is, but you know when it’s broken.  In the 7 Immutable Laws…

In a recent survey of senior executives, 91% say that innovation is very important or highly important to the success of the organization.  At the…

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…

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 Patience states:
Innovation takes time.  More time than is expected.  The organization must take the…

I’ve been recently laid up recovering from some medical work that I had done.  During this time, a number of my friends sent me…

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…