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When posed with a major (big) innovation effort, why do some people freeze?  Is it the size that intimidates them?  Yes in a way.  But…

Yes — I’m going to sea in 2013.  I’ve been asked to extend my mentorship of entrepreneurs beyond the Unreasonable Institute to the new effort - Unreasonable at…

Before the launch of the book, foreign language translations of Beyond The Obvious were negotiated with publishers in Russia, China, Japan and Brazil.
Yesterday I…

Late last year,I was asked to give a speech in Atlanta to AIMD (American Institute for the Managing Diversity).  Given the work with Hacking Autism,…

So you have an idea.  You thinks its a killer idea.  How do you make sure its the next great thing before committing significant resources (e.g. money,…

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…

Its easy to criticize others about “not getting” it when it comes to innovation.  Before we jump on others, how is your innovation attitude?
What do I…

Earlier this week, I was in Denver for a series of talks and book signings.  One of the key catalysts for me to come out…

Some listeners to the show have confused “patience” with “timing”.  When I say patience, I’m talking about the need for organizations to be willing to…

Last Monday, I delivered the opening keynote to the Comptel 2012 show in San Francisco.  The objective of the keynote was to share with the…

Strategic Storytelling
Why is it so hard to pitch your idea?  We’ve been taught that the way to persuade people to our ideas is to…

Escape From Our Past
The problem that that many businesspeople, entrepreneurs, and would-be innovators suffer from is our inability escape from our past. Simply put, we…

Yesterday, I recorded two segments  for NBC’s Press:Here that will appear on Sunday, April 8th @ 9:00AM in SFO and then later on cable in New…

5 Biggest Risks To Innovation
Its been my experience that large and small companies suffer from a common set of risks to their innovation efforts.…

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…