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During the press tour for Beyond The Obvious, Phil was interviewed by Starto TV where he discussed his thoughts on innovation, culture and the role of mentors. View the interview ..

The interview covered the stodginess of HP, the Palm acquisition, the cancellation of the TouchPad, webOS, the importance culture plays on innovation, killer questions, the role of founder CEO’s on the innovation and CEO’s that are innovation leaders.  Watch the interview …

Knowledge@ Wharton published excerpt from Chapter 1: “Why Questions Matter,” which documents the thought process that led to the idea of killer questions.  Read the rest …

In the March issue of Harvard Business Review magazine, Julia Kirby wrote a review of Beyond The Obvious as part of a larger piece titled Are We Being Creative Yet?.  Read the rest …

In 2010, Laptop magazine named Phil to list of the most influential people in mobile technology. He landed at number 18.

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HP has been named to the FastCompany list of most innovative companies for three years running (2008-2010).  The write-ups as to why HP has been named to the list each year credits a new found focus on innovation and products — all originated in the Innovation Program Office which was founded by Phil.  In 2008, HP emerged (first time in the history of the company) on the list at #18, jumped to #12 in 2009 and then #10 in 2010.

VanityFair did an executive profile of Phil highlighting the impact from the innovations he had created.  The profile looked at his work from his early days (including an old picture of him holding one of early success, the ThumbScan product) through his current work with HP.  In the profile, VanityFair labeled him “the innovation guru”.

It became the world’s top PC maker through a combination of innovation and cost cutting. By Cliff Edwards

A story on the turnaround in the PC division at HP and the role that both innovation and efficiency (cost cutting, manufacturing, etc) played in going from number 3 or 4 in the market to becoming number 1.

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To pick up the pace of innovation, the tech giant is betting on startups and injecting their DNA into its operations. By Reena Jana

BusinessWeek did an in-depth profile of Phil and the HP Innovation Program Office (IPO) and how its reigniting the innovation culture within HP.

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