Killer Question #27: Who is passionate about your product or something it relates to? Why or why not? It all started with an idea and a passion.  In 1901, William Harley, age 21, took an idea and created a blueprint drawing of an engine designed to fit into a bicycle.  Over the next few years, its the passion and determination of William Harley and Arthur Davidson...

(audio X) Finding that dream job in the innovation/creativity economy seems out of reach to many.  It’s not.  With the right level of commitment, energy and passion, you can land that job.  What is your dream innovation job?  Some may say that I have the dream job and I would have to agree.  Now that doesn’t mean  its perfect each...

  Segment 1: Finding and Keeping Innovation Champions What are innovation champions? Passionate about an idea Will do almost anything to see the idea become a reality Why are they iimportant? Give me a person with passion and I can build a team that will succeed An innovation champion, in many cases, is the difference between success and failure How do you find...

Segment 1: Career advice for the creative/innovation economy Find mentors: Look for different mentor/apprenticeships over your career to gain different skills/perspecive. Find and feed your passion:  With passion, your sucess is all but gaurenteed Change jobs/change industries:  Don’t get stuck in the same role.  Change roles and expand your...

As I have mentioned in some of the most recent podcasts, I’m beginning work on a CD. This is in response to the numerous requests I get to recommend a handful of shows that someone should share with their management, team members, etc to help them "get it".  A number of you commented on how hard it is to get some people to even download one show much...

Dateline: Washington D.C. 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...