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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,…

In the March issue of Harvard Business Review magazine, Julia Kirby (@JuliaKirby) wrote a review of Beyond The Obvious as part of a larger piece titled Are We…

The antagonist of the innovator is the corporate antibody.
Much like antibodies in our immune system attack and destroy foreign objects that might harm the body, “antibodies”…

Over the years, I’ve tried every combination of metrics you can think of when it comes to measuring the impact on an organization from their…

With the launch of the book yesterday, there seems to be a lot of interest in the history of how Beyond The Obvious came to…

A few weeks past, I was interviewed by the hosts of the Deep Fried Bytes Podcast (Keith & Woody) on the topic of innovation.  The…

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…

With this morning’s announcement that Kodak would seek bankruptcy protection, I reflected back on how and why it reached this point.  In my opinion, Kodak…

The book launch event for Beyond The Obvious is set for Thursday, February 16th at the Computer History Museum (Mountain View, CA).
The event will begin…

Last week was CES and the hype machines where operating at full speed.  Ahead of the show, I posted a column over at Forbes on…

Just as in Hollywood, the book publishing industry has a process of reviewing new books and authors and then telling others what they think.  In…

As promised, my publisher is making a chapter available for free to readers of the blog. Chapter 1, “Why Questions Matter”, covers:

The Power of…

When you put together a kick ass innovation team, be careful as they will take that innovation skill and apply it to your retirement party.…

How do you innovate a brand?
 
Back in 2008, the HP corporate marketing teams was tasked to innovate the brand.  To my surprise since…