Innovation
These essays on innovation cover a wide range of topics, from the basics of innovation to detailed case studies and examples. Each essay is designed to give readers an understanding of the principles that drive innovation while providing practical advice on creating successful innovations. Through these essays, I aim to help readers better understand the process of innovation and use it more effectively in their own lives.
Creativity in the Name of Social Innovation: Embrace Global Receives Social & Economic Innovations Award
When an idea meets a passion for social innovation, a little creativity can save a life… or millions. The latest reminder came from the co-founders at Embrace Global (Jane Chen, Rahul Panicker, Naganand Murty and Linus Liang) who were recently named winners of the 2013 Social & Economic Innovations
Having Engaged Employees is an Essential Part of Innovation
It is hard to imagine that a company can be truly successful if its employees are not adequately motivated and engaged. When you have engaged employees, they take a personal interest in the success of their company. Otherwise, they are likely to do what is expected but lack the motivation to go much
Ingenuity in Africa Is Alive and Well
We’ve finally arrived in Rwanda and settling in. In the first few days, I’ve been getting familiar with the fish farm, the business we’ve invested in so that the profits can fund the Rwanda child rescue home. The image is of the staff catching and moving fish from one pond to the another. My first [
What are the innovations emerging from Africa?
I don’t know (yet) what innovations are emerging from Africa but as part of the Pay-It-Forward Project, we will be spending the holidays in Africa (Rwanda specifically). We will arrive in Africa on December 14th and return to Colorado on January 3rd (just in time for CES) – with regular updates/pho
4 Reasons Why You Should Break The Rules And Go Stealth For Your Next Innovation
You’ve got a great idea but you know from experience that the C-Suite isn’t tolerant of radical innovations without reams of back-up data. The Catch-22 is that to fund the proof of concept, you need C-Suite approval to work on improving the idea. What to do? Break the rules. The answer might lie i
A Life Changing Innovation From a Kid
Every two years,a life changing innovation in design are honored at the Index: Awards, the biggest of its kind in the world. FreshPaper, a simple piece of paper designed to extend the shelf life of fresh foods, was among the 2013 winners announced August 29, in Elsinore, Denmark. Kavita Shukla, age
How Does Your Brain Work on Innovation?
Most of us are familiar with the image of a light bulb signifying the idea that emerges from our brain. One moment the light is off, the next it is on and a “eureka” moment has occurred. Likewise, many of us have also experienced “eureka” moments when we least expect them – in the shower, […]
Game Changing Inventions from our Kids
Our collective future is based on our kids being ready to compete in the creative economy. Looking for some inspiration? Here are a few game-changing inventions that all started with kids asking themselves “why not“. Jake Evill, of the United Kingdom, at twenty-one years old has invented a new lig
Test Your New Business Ideas Guerrilla Style
How do you know that your new business idea is the one that will be a big success? This video shares the how including a short clip of a guerrilla approach to test ideas we did recently. Gorilla Approach To Test Your Ideas This video shares how and why to use the gorilla approach. It […]
Innovation Leadership Is Not For The Faint Of Heart
When considering innovation in your business or creative life, it’s easy to get so caught up in the fuzzy, catch-phrase-laden mentality that you forget the nuts and bolts of bringing true change to your work. But innovation leadership is more than just feel-good slogans and extra meetings with focus
