What is your have to? Time is fleeting. Where you spend it says a lot. I just spent 3 days focused on filling my bucket at BIF10. A little inspiration. A lot of conversation. Meeting new people who are interesting and who opened up my mind to more. ...
Who is your hero? If you ask this question typically you get a person named and a great story. If you look at business’ actions, you typically conclude their business is the hero, here to swoop in and fix all your issues. “Calgon! Take me away!” In...
I have been recently wowed by the 21C Museum Hotel in Cincinnati. I have really high expectations so being wowed is a high hurdle. Recently, I led a innovation workshop there. I was worried about it because my experience with hotels and innovation workshops has been...
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...