by Drew Boyd | Apr 22, 2013 | Evaluation Ideas, Help, Innovation Sighting, Innovative Marketing, Jared Diamond
Canadian researchers found that areas in the reward center of the brain become active when people hear a song for the first time. The more the listener enjoys what they hear, the stronger the connections are in the region of the brain called the nucleus accumbens. The...
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 | Jan 21, 2013 | Emergent Customer, Evaluation Ideas, Innovation Sighting, Kickstarter, Pinterest
Google, Apple, Facebook, Samsung, and Amazon are in a mad scramble to enter new territory and cover gaps in their strategies. The one that gets ahead and stays ahead will earn bragging rights in what may be the most significant business battle of all time....
by Drew Boyd | Nov 26, 2012 | Creativity Tools, Evaluation Ideas, Ideation, Innovation Sighting
The Attribute Dependency Technique tends to produce innovations that are smart. They seemingly know when to adjust or change in response to a change in something else. It is one of five techniques of the SIT innovation method, and it accounts for a majority of new...
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 | 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...
