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...
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...
Recently, I had a chance to participate in a new learning format, a MOOC at University of Cincinnati. MOOC stands for Massively Open Online Course, where anyone can sign up and take virtual free instruction on a topic. At UC, they offered an Innovation MOOC this past...
