by Drew Boyd | Oct 13, 2014 | Evaluation Ideas, Idea Generation, Innovation Method
Listen to the Entrepreneur’s Library: Episode 5 – “Inside The Box” by Drew Boyd (17 minutes): The EL Podcast Episode 5 Q: Will you take just a moment to introduce yourself and tell us a little bit about you personally? A: I’m a professor at the...
by Drew Boyd | Sep 29, 2014 | Uncategorized
Can creativity be taught? Here are insights from Professors Jacob Goldenberg, Rom Shrift and others on this seemingly elusive topic (from Knowledge@Wharton, August 27, 2014): “I think there are individual differences in our propensity to be creative,” says Wharton...
by Drew Boyd | Sep 22, 2014 | Uncategorized
The University of Cincinnati’s Massive Open Online Course begins October 16th. The course is free and open to all. You should take this course because 1. you can do it even while you are traveling, and 2. ALL the content is optional. Just surf the content that...
by Drew Boyd | Sep 15, 2014 | Design Thinking, Evaluation Ideas, Idea Generation, Ideation, Innovation Sighting, Jared Diamond
Innovation is anything that is new, useful, and surprising. “Surprising” means that the idea makes you slap your forehead and say, “Gee, why didn’t I think of that?” Here’s a great example. “Researchers at the MIT Media...
by Drew Boyd | Sep 8, 2014 | Uncategorized
Just as there are five techniques of systematic innovation, there are six universal principles of persuasion. These principles help people know when it’s appropriate to say ‘yes’ to a request. For innovators, creating great ideas is the first...
