by Drew Boyd | Jul 16, 2012 | Attribute Dependency, Consultants, Jared Diamond
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet.” Romeo and Juliet (II, ii, 1-2) Look at this word, then see what mental picture you get: HAMMER. Like most people, you probably see a person’s hand wrapped...
by Drew Boyd | Jul 9, 2012 | Uncategorized
How do you know if someone is truly innovative? I look for three things. First, does the person have a cognitive process for generating new ideas? Innovation is a skill, not a gift. It can trained and learned like any other skill. So I expect successful innovators to...
by Drew Boyd | Jul 5, 2012 | Evaluation Ideas, Innovation Method, Inside the Box Innovation, Multiplication, Subtraction, The Wheel
REGISTRATION: Option 1: 04:00 pm CEST / 10:00 am EDT / 7:00 am PDTOption 2: 05:30 pm CEST / 11:30 am EDT / 8:30 am PDT
by Drew Boyd | Jul 2, 2012 | Creativity Tools, Ideation, Innovation Sighting
The Columbia Sportswear Company is launching a new line of clothing that keeps you…cooler. The Omni-FreezeĀ® ZERO is a specialized fabric weave that increases the surface area of the fabric that contacts your bare skin. This transmits heat faster and feels cooler...
by Drew Boyd | Jun 25, 2012 | Attribute Dependency, Consultants, Creativity Tools, Design Thinking, Innovation Clusters, Technology
According the Center for the Future of Museums, many non-profit museums in this country are struggling from a broken economic model. Attendance and memberships are declining as consumers are given more choices of how to spend their time. To attract more, museums need...
