by Drew Boyd | Apr 15, 2013 | Academic Focus, Creative Valentines Day, Evaluation Ideas, Inside the Box Innovation, The Economist
The University of Cincinnati announced it will launch its first Massive Open Online Course (called MOOC) next fall. It will be the first MOOC to teach Systematic Inventive Thinking (S.I.T.), an innovation method based on templates. MOOCs are unique because they allow...
by Drew Boyd | Mar 25, 2013 | Academic Focus, Creative Valentines Day, Evaluation Ideas, Inside the Box Innovation, Subtraction, The Economist
The University of Deusto business school is offering a masters degree in business innovation (MBI) that I believe serves as an excellent role model for other schools. It is unique because it focuses on three foundations: The Approach to Observation: Business...
by Drew Boyd | Jan 28, 2013 | Creative Valentines Day, Creativity Tools, Ideation, Innovation Sighting
A tell-tale sign of the Attribute Dependency Technique is the word “smart” in any product description. Apple’s new patent for ‘smart shoes’ is a case in point. As reported by PSFK: Apple has patented ‘smart shoes’ that would come with...
by Drew Boyd | Oct 29, 2012 | Attribute Dependency, Consultants, Creative Valentines Day, Evaluation Ideas, Innovation Sighting
Suppose you're told that three out of four car accidents happen within 25 miles of your home. Are you safer driving away from home? Based on this statistic alone, most people would assume they are safer. But the picture changes when you consider an...
by Drew Boyd | Jun 13, 2011 | Creative Valentines Day, Evaluation Ideas, Kickstarter, The Wheel
“The level of abstraction determines a group’s ability to move between strategies and tactics. Too high, and the group becomes lost in the detail; too low, and the group is unable to effectively navigate.” Stuart Morgan Director of Industrial Design...
by Drew Boyd | May 30, 2011 | Creative Valentines Day, Creativity Tools, Innovation Clusters, Jacob Goldenberg, Technology
In 1817, Sir William Cubitt innovated the treadmill as a method of reforming prison convicts who got out of line. Today, that “torture” continues. According to the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association, fifty million Americans use a treadmill. Sales of...
