Where has downtime gone? Recently I considered this question as I was watching a young mom walking her baby in a stroller with one hand and on her iPhone with the other–multi-tasking versus just being with her child. I hate to admit it; but I have been guilty of...
Provocative. Engaging. Stimulating. Shop14 was a great experience. While I was one of the speakers, I think I enjoyed the learning experience even more. Some interesting things to ponder. “The phone is the new storefront” Imagine how differently you...
Tomorrow I am speaking at the SHOP conference at the University of Arkansas on Design Thinking. I will be joined by many executives from the retail industry, including Wal-Mart, as we explore Retail Innovation. I am excited. I think the Retail Industry overall is...
There is a great divide between creating/imagining a new idea or invention and crossing over to launching it as a successful innovation in the marketplace. One way this divide can manifest is between the innovation team and the commercialization team in a large...
Recently I was conducting a training on innovation at a client and was bombarded with questions about how to create innovations in an established business. These were important questions which many people share. In his book, The Innovator’s Dilemma, Clayton...
