by Drew Boyd | Feb 10, 2014 | Evaluation Ideas, Innovation Method, The Wheel
“As usual, for these co-written things, John often had just the first verse, which was always enough: it was the direction, it was the signpost and it was the inspiration for the whole song. I hate the word but it was the template.” – Paul McCartney...
by Drew Boyd | Feb 3, 2014 | Attribute Dependency, Evaluation Ideas, Idea Generation, Inside the Box Innovation, Jared Diamond, Subtraction
Although studying creativity is considered a legitimate scientific discipline nowadays, it is still a very young one. In the early 1970s, a psychologist named J. P. Guilford was one of the first academic researchers who dared to conduct a study of creativity. One of...
by Drew Boyd | Jan 13, 2014 | Creativity Tools, Evaluation Ideas, Innovation Sighting, Innovative Marketing, Multiplication, Pinterest
One way to develop your expertise in SIT techniques is with pattern spotting. A key premise of SIT is that for thousands of years, innovators have used patterns in their inventions, usually without even realizing it. Those patterns are now embedded into the products...
by Drew Boyd | Dec 16, 2013 | Evaluation Ideas, Idea Generation, Innovation Method
This month marks the six year anniversary of Innovation in Practice, and I want to thank my readers and supporters who follow it. 2013 was a special year for me. Jacob Goldenberg and I launched our book, Inside the Box: A Proven System of Creativity for Breakthrough...
by Drew Boyd | Dec 2, 2013 | Consultants, Evaluation Ideas, Idea Generation, Ideation, The Wheel
Philips North America announced Fosmo Med, developer of the Maji Intravenous (IV) saline bag, as the grand prize winner of the first-ever Philips Innovation Fellows competition, revealing the technology as the next big, meaningful innovation in health and well-being....
by Drew Boyd | Nov 25, 2013 | Creative Valentines Day, Evaluation Ideas, Innovation Method, Inside the Box Innovation, The Economist, The Wheel
“Nothing is stronger than habit.” Ovid “The key to success is to make a habit of doing the things you fear.” Vincent Van Gogh This week, we explored the questions related to how as well as key factors in creating an innovation culture. From the Pro’s comments: Francis...
