by Drew Boyd | Jun 18, 2012 | Evaluation Ideas, Inside the Box Innovation, Multiplication
Teaching innovation begs two questions: what to teach and how to teach it. For me, innovation begins with the generation of new ideas, so I emphasize cognitive methods such as Systematic Inventive Thinking (SIT). I learned it from Amnon Levav and his colleagues while...
by Drew Boyd | Jun 11, 2012 | Uncategorized
I am pleased to announce the launch of The Graduate Certificate in Innovation at the Lindner College of Business. The 12 credit hour program is the first of its kind to package Systematic Inventive Thinking, design thinking, and commercial strategy into one...
by Drew Boyd | Jun 4, 2012 | Evaluation Ideas, Google, Help, Innovation Method, Innovation Sighting, Innovative Marketing, Jared Diamond
The New York Times published a list of “32 Innovations That Will Change Your Tomorrow,” an eclectic mix of concepts that range from the wild and wacky like SpeechJammer (#14) to more practical ideas like a blood test for depression (#25). I analyzed each...
by Drew Boyd | May 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
Cardboard boxes are one of the most widely used forms of packaging in the world. 90% of all products are shipped or displayed in corrugated packaging at some point in their lifecycle. It’s a $57 billion dollar industry globally, but it is not growing. Could it...
by Drew Boyd | May 21, 2012 | Creativity Tools, Evaluation Ideas, Ideation, Innovation Sighting, Jared Diamond
Toyota is designing a new technology that will react to the driver’s mood. It will adjust how the car behaves depending on whether the driver is sad, happy, angry or neutral. The technology uses a camera to identify facial emotions by taking readings from 238...
