Innovation by Design: What Is It & Why Does It Matter?
Innovation by design is the utilization of a designer’s methods and sensibility to address the customer's needs. Innovations in design bring new ideas to the design process, allowing designers to be more efficient and cost-effective.
Ingenuity in Action: 3 Companies That Inspire Us to Think Outside the Box
Businesses do not become leaders of their industry by sticking to the norm. In order to climb to the top, it takes a little (or even a lot) of creativity and ingenuity. It requires businesses to think outside of the box. Let’s take a look at three companies that have done just that. 1. […]
8 Bad Habits That Impact Your Creativity
Learning to think creatively is a critical part of creating change within your industry that could go on to change the world. If you’ve been chugging along using the same routine you’ve always used and stumbling past opportunities to be creative, make sure that you aren’t engaging in these eight bad
10 Ways to Unleash Your Creativity Today
If you want to make your business as innovative as possible, you need lots of creativity and ingenuity. But how do you harness these qualities? Many people struggle to come up with creative new ideas or to think in untraditional ways. Here are some clear and actionable techniques to unleash your cre
Innovation in the Classroom: Why Education Needs to Be More Innovative
Education is the foundation of our economy. What (and how) we learn in school determines who we become as individuals and our success throughout our lives. It informs how we solve problems, how we work with others, and how we look at the world around us. In today’s innovation economy, education beco
The Future of Innovation: Where Creativity Meets Data
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle developed one of the most creative fictional characters of all time, a character that inspires remake after remake in movies, television shows, and books. People can’t get enough of Sherlock Holmes. But the reason that Doyle was able to captivate audiences with Holmes is becau
The Economics of Innovation: Valuing Innovation as an Intangible Asset
The Austrian-born American economist, writer, and business consultant Peter Drucker wrote these words almost a half-century ago, and they still ring true today. Drucker had his finger on the pulse of corporate evolution and lived to see the truth of his words play out in global economic trends. “Alt
Are You Ready to Thrive in the Innovation Economy?
Henry Ford: the man, the myth, the legend. Ford was an innovator. He pushed society forward, not only with the original American automobile but also with an energized way to mass-produce on the assembly line. He was able to make his ideas become realities because of his mindset to surround himself w
Building a Business That Booms in the Innovation Economy
When Gary Hamel says, “Jump,” businesses ask, “How high?” Hamel is one of the greatest business thinkers of the present day, and The Wall Street Journal and Forbes agree. So when Hamel talks about how both business leaders and their teams need to be engaged in the innovation process in order to thri
The Innovators Network: Winning In The Emerging Innovation Economy
Evidence that the innovation economy is taking over is all around us. With the innovation we carry in our pocket, to the newest and lasted technology we have in our cars, to the smart thermostats we have in our smart houses — innovation is everywhere. These new innovation, and the ideas that sparked
