by Drew Boyd | Oct 8, 2012 | Ideation, Innovation Sighting, Jacob Goldenberg, Kickstarter, Pinterest
It might surprise you that a single innovation pattern, Multiplication, formed the premise of all photography. The cameras you use today evolved from Multiplication. The entire photography industry continues to benefit thanks to this powerful pattern. Multiplication...
by Drew Boyd | Sep 3, 2012 | Creativity Tools, Innovation Method, Innovation Sighting, Innovative Marketing, Pinterest
“The Quiet TimeTM Universal System turns cell phones off automatically in designated areas such as theaters, hospitals, doctor’s offices, and business meeting rooms. Our patented technology converts your incoming calls to text messages and alerts the cell...
by Drew Boyd | Aug 6, 2012 | Advertising Tools, Culture of Innovation, Innovation Sighting, Multiplication, Pinterest
The rapid adoption of smartphones is changing the landscape of the marketing research industry. Last month’s “Market Research in the Mobile World” conference in Cincinnati highlighted many ways the market research industry is trying to adjust. The industry is evolving...
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-Freeze® 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 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 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...
