by Drew Boyd | Oct 22, 2012 | Evaluation Ideas, Google, Innovation Method, Inside the Box Innovation, Kickstarter
Navigating complex organizations takes skill and savviness, or what some call office politics. It is such an important skill that world class companies like GE and Johnson & Johnson teach it to their employees and reward them for using it. We may not like it, but...
by Drew Boyd | Oct 15, 2012 | Attribute Dependency, Consultants, Ideation, Innovation Sighting
Nissan’s latest innovation takes the lowly car horn and elevates it to the status of “smart.” The 2013 Altima has a new feature that’s likely to surprise buyers. It’s called Easy-Fill Tire Alert. The car’s tire pressure monitoring...
by Drew Boyd | Oct 8, 2012 | Ideation, Innovation Sighting, Jacob Goldenberg, Kickstarter, Pinterest
It might surprise you that a single innovation pattern, Multiplication, formed the premise of all photography. The cameras you use today evolved from Multiplication. The entire photography industry continues to benefit thanks to this powerful pattern. Multiplication...
by Drew Boyd | Sep 30, 2012 | Creativity Tools, Emergent Customer, Pinterest, Technology
It’s official. Pinterest has joined the elite group of social apps along with Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Youtube, and Google Plus. “Pinterest is a Virtual Pinboard that lets you organize and share all the beautiful things you find on the web.” How...
by Drew Boyd | Sep 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
Imagine you just completed an innovation program, but things went terribly wrong. So wrong, in fact, that the boss won’t allow anyone to use the term “innovation” in any context. You and your colleagues spent a lot of time, money, and effort only to...
