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 Killer Innovations CD (2 disk set) removes the mystery of innovation/creativity and reveals that the creation of ideas is not a trick or a special gift but a skill you can be learn, a skill you can practice and a skill you can master.  The CD contains:

Disk 1 (55:33)
Track 1 – Introduction (1:59)
Track 2 – Why Innovation? (13:44)
Track 3 – A Better Way To Innovate (7:18)
Track 4 – Focus: Where Should You Look For Ideas? (12:36)
Track 5 – Ideation: Creating Killer Ideas (19:51)

Disk 2 (1:13:57)
Track 1 – Ranking: Work On The Best Ideas (23:40)
Track 2 – Execution: Translating Ideas Into Innovations (20:38)
Track 3 – The Skill Of Observation (19:31)
Track 4 – Changing Your Perspective (9:47)

You can order the CD at:

Creating Killer Innovations (2 disk set)

… of at Createspace - Creating Killer Innovations (2 disk set) For a $5.00 discount, use the discount code: WCU3WPCY

I’m a big fan of Disney and the Imagineering team.  Their ability to invent, re-invent the company, attractions and experiences.  They have the unique ability to innovate the way they innovate.

This book gives you a look behind the scene and shares the tools, exercises, methods that the team uses.  This is a great book to pick-up and thumb through when your stuck … and for me, that seems to be more often than not.

Segment 1:  Creative Failure Methodology

• When looking for ideas or creative solutions, we tend to ignore the unexpected — and as a result, we fail to take advantage of the creative opportunity
• BF Skimner: Whenever you are working on something and found somthing interesting, drop everything else and study it.

Segment 2: Becoming An Innovation Evangelist

Based on Betsy Weber’s post on being an official company evangalist …

• Be a power listener
• Be a "mentoring" teacher
• Be a people person
• Get your whole company on-board
• Get outside your organization
• Open the front door and create a network
• Have passion

Segment 3: Killer Question Of The Week

Segment 4: Closing Thoughts

"Leadership is the art of getting others to want to do something you are convinced should be done"

Vance Packard

Link to the June 19th Podcast