How to be a Random Success at Innovation

Most people would consider random events a nuisance that gets in the way of their productivity and disrupts their carefully planned lives. However, looking closely, you’ll see that random events can be a source of inspiration and innovation. For example, consider the story of how Facebook was created. According to legend, Facebook was born out […]

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Disruptive Innovation vs Radical Innovation: What’s the Difference?

Innovation can be classified into two main types: disruptive innovation and radical innovation. Disruptive innovation is an idea that improves upon an existing market by exceeding the needs of a customer base, eventually displacing the old market. Radical innovation destroys the current market and value network, creating an entirely new one. Another way to think […]

Disruptive Innovation

How to Distinguish Good Science from Bad Science

Science is a powerful tool. It can change the world, improve our understanding of our universe, and help us find new and innovative ways to solve problems. But science is only as good as the data it uses, and bad science can lead us astray. Over the last few years, I’ve written several articles and recorded […]

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Black Swan Innovation

No one can predict the future, but that doesn’t mean we can’t prepare for it. We’ll explore the concept of black swan innovation and discuss how leaders can respond to these events when they occur. We will also look at some examples of black swan innovations that have profoundly impacted society. Leaders can minimize the […]

Black Swan Innovation

A Solution to the Innovation Journalism Problem

Previously on the show, we discussed the failure of innovation journalism in the modern day. To combat the failure of innovation journalism, we are launching The Innovators Network (TIN). Founded upon the belief that innovation is essential to addressing the world’s most pressing problems, The Innovators Network wants to empower readers and inspire them to become agents […]

Innovation Journalism Solution: The Innovators Network

How To Monetize Your Ideas

You need to be known as an inventor to attract the industry and monetize your ideas. The more successful you are as an inventor, the more people want to do business with you. I’ve discovered that submitting ideas to competitions and sharing work on social media are the best ways to build your reputation. Submitting […]

How To Monetize Your Ideas

Procrastinators’ Guide for Innovators

Procrastination is a thief of potential, time, happiness, and success. Innovators often don’t realize have become procrastinators because of how many projects they start. While innovators start innovations, they fail to launch them. Failure to launch is one of the most insidious forms of procrastination. In innovation, you will get your next position or project […]

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The Failure of Innovation Journalism

Innovation journalism is one of the essential types of journalism in the modern world. Journalists must explain and communicate these changes when innovations and ideas emerge to the public. Innovation journalism is currently in a state of crisis, as science and technology reporters only make up a small percentage of reporters in American newspapers. Despite […]

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The Joy of Innovation

Joy is a feeling of great pleasure and happiness. Many things can prevent us from enjoying our lives and our work. Finding ways to deal with these challenges is crucial, so they don’t take away our happiness. Innovation is all about creating new things and solving problems. Finding the joy of innovation motivates every innovator. Being […]

The Joy of Innovation

Innovating with Nanobots: What You Need to Know

During the Cold War, Nobel Prize winner Richard Feynman investigated the possibility of science on a microscopic scale. He wanted to create machines that could assemble molecules atom by atom. While this sounds like science fiction, the “nanoscale” exists. Nanobots exist. Nanotechnology is growing rapidly, and I believe its impact will be significant. The Nanoscale In 2016, IBM researchers announced […]

Innovating with Nanobots What You Need to Know

Process Innovation – Including the Innovation Process

Process innovation is the implementation of new or significantly improved processes to achieve tangible outcomes. There are two types of processes: operational and managerial. Operational processes seek to improve efficiency through streamlining activities and eliminating production waste. Managerial processes strive to enhance the effectiveness of a process by improving coordination and decision-making. Redesigning the process’s […]

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Chunka Mui on Innovating a Perfect Future

Chunka Mui is passionate about changing the world by thinking through future problems. He loves to ponder what is possible in the future, given the exponential growth we are experiencing now. As innovators, we forget to consider our innovations’ unintended consequences.   Chunka says innovators also don’t think enough about the intended consequences. His latest […]

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Should You Outsource Your Innovation Process?

Outsourcing your innovation process is an exciting way to increase innovation competitiveness. Utilizing organizations like an innovation agency can allow firms to focus on other business areas. The results are increased efficiency, improved quality, faster innovation implementation, reduced innovation risk, and increased flexibility. Outsourcing innovation can be a powerful tool to help companies speed up their […]

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Innovating with Design Thinking

Design plays a vital role in our lives and is ever-evolving. In the past, it meant designing or planning something. In the early 1800s, the term was synonymous with art, and in the late 1900s, it referred to creating products or services. Over time, design has gone from being a specialized field tied to specific […]

Innovating with Design Thinking

The Science of Creativity

The science of creativity has many theories and ideas that seek to explain it. New approaches and models are constantly emerging, which provide some insight but are not exhaustive. One theory suggests that creativity combines cognitive processes, including knowledge, imagination, etc. However, proof shows that experts and those with fresh eyes can often be creative in the […]

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Pushing Back on The Chronic Innovation Critics

Chronic innovation critics are people and processes that kill new ideas before they can thrive. They prevent you from trying new things and learning from failures. The criticisms may result in your organization getting stuck in its current state. Innovation critics love to point out why an idea will fail. These people are often the […]

Pushing Back on The Chronic Innovation Critics

How to Use Innovation Storytelling

Innovation storytelling helps capture people’s attention and connect with them on an emotional level. This connection allows you to get your message across in a way that is both memorable and meaningful, leading to lasting change. Storytelling can help build an innovation culture in an organization, inspiring people to ideate and take action. Additionally, it can help […]

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Innovation in Media and Entertainment with Craig Leddy of Interactive TV Works

Craig Leddy of Interactive TV Works joins us to discuss innovation in the media industry. Innovation in Media and Entertainment Most people don’t think of the media industry as a driver for innovation. People tend to overlook that things like cable TV took decades to get to today. In the media and cable industries, the […]

Innovation in Media and Entertainment with Craig Leddy of Interactive TV Works

What is the Biggest Barrier to Innovation?

This episode is a commencement speech I virtually gave on the biggest barrier to innovation. The  Biggest Barrier to Innovation Fear is an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous and likely to cause pain or a threat. For humans, fear tends to build on itself. Fear stands for false evidence […]

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You Need an Innovation Strategy

An innovation strategy is a plan outlining how a business will create, develop, and bring new products or services to market to gain a competitive advantage. A strategy guides the efforts of individual employees or entire teams and tailored to the organization’s unique needs. It also helps ensure the organizations’ innovation initiatives remain competitive and relevant. Businesses without […]

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Why Do Organizations Hire An Innovation Agency?

Let’s continue our series about the innovation agency and explore why organizations hire them. Hire an Innovation Agency To help with creative problem-solving. An innovation agency can help organizations find new solutions to their problems. These agencies bring new perspectives and stimulate creativity, allowing companies to overcome roadblocks and generate new ideas. To help with […]

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What Is An Innovation Agency?

Let us explore what an innovation agency is and how it can help bring you more success in the challenging innovation process. Why Hire An Innovation Agency? Innovation Agency is a term created to distinguish agencies that specialize in innovation from the agencies such as advertising, design, marketing, and PR agencies. An innovation agency specializes […]

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Rob Enderle of Enderle Group on Metaverse and Digital Twins

Rob Enderle of the Enderle Group joins us to discuss Digital Twins, the Metaverse, and the hybrid work model innovations. Metaverse and Digital Twins Recently, Rob has been engaging in the Metaverse and Digital Twin technology. Everybody is trying to figure out the use of the Metaverse. One interesting use has to do with demolished […]

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Stephen Key of InventRightTV on Licensing Inventions

Stephen Key joins us to discuss how inventors can successfully license inventions— their most valued ideas. Licensing Inventions Stephen has an extensive following on YouTube, where he coaches, mentors, and advises inventors. His channel focuses on those who have ideas but don’t want to start a business. Creative people want to do what they are […]

Stephen Key of InventRightTV on Licensing Inventions

Greg Shepard with BOSS Capital Partners on Autism, Neurodiversity and Entrepreneurship

Greg Shepard of BOSS Capital Partners joins us to discuss autism, neurodiversity, and entrepreneurship. The School System and Learning Styles Growing up, Greg struggled with learning in school and communicating. He had a different style of learning that schools did not teach. He scored very high in some areas but struggled in others. Greg’s kids go […]

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