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May 6, 2019
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Featured in BBC Article

I had the privilege of recently being interviewed by Alex Hannaford, a BBC journalist for an article that ran last week. In his article, “How hindsight […]
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April 16, 2019
Published by boydadmin at April 16, 2019
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Be a Catalyst for Change

Professors change the world, once student at a time. I’m regularly asked about my transition to academia. The first question I ask the professional considering the switch is whether he […]
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March 25, 2019
Published by boydadmin at March 25, 2019
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Announcing LinkedIn Learning a-la-carte!

Many of you enjoy the benefit of sharpening your skills through LinkedIn Learning courses. To date, LinkedIn offers access to their entire course library via subscription. […]
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February 27, 2019
Published by boydadmin at February 27, 2019
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Thinking Outside the Box About “Outside the Box”

Guest post by Bill Fanelli Last fall I attended a workshop led by author, marketing consultant, and University professor Drew Boyd. He challenged my thinking about […]
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January 8, 2019
Published by boydadmin at January 8, 2019
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Now is the time to prepare

There are a lot of people standing in a lot of lines for academic positions. You need to find the lines that are most likely to lead to a job for you.
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November 12, 2018
Published by boydadmin at November 12, 2018
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Launching My Latest Book

I’m thrilled to let you know my new book, So You Want to Be a Professor: How to Land Your Dream Job in Academia, just launched! […]
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November 5, 2018
Published by boydadmin at November 5, 2018
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Introducing Switchers

I am excited to announce a new book that was just released by my friend and colleague, Dawn Graham. Switchers is the first book written specifically for the career changer, to help them to […]
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October 22, 2018
Published by boydadmin at October 22, 2018
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Attribute Dependency in Bifocal Glasses

Bifocal users must no longer battle their strange, new lenses, thanks to the technology of Mitsui Chemicals of Japan. This spring, Mitsui launched their TouchFocus line, […]
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October 15, 2018
Published by boydadmin at October 15, 2018
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Running Effective Innovation Workshops

I’ve mentioned in a previous post that innovation is a team sport. The strongest teams are characterized by functional, gender, and cultural diversity among its members. And, […]
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October 3, 2018
Published by boydadmin at October 3, 2018
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Training Your Team to Innovate

To drive innovation across your company, you must train your employees how to innovate. Innovation is a skill, not a gift, and it can be learned […]
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November 1, 2017
Published by boydadmin at November 1, 2017
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Innovation Sighting: Yet Another Multiplication in Cameras

Thanks to Light’s newest camera innovation, serious photographers may make it through their upcoming shot lists with a welcomed spring to their step. In attempt to […]
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November 21, 2016
Published by boydadmin at November 21, 2016
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The SIT Patterns in Thanksgiving Cooking Gadgets

by Darla Wilkinson (darla@drewboyd.com) For many people this week’s Thanksgiving celebration will mean endless shopping, prepping, and cooking in anticipation of the big feast. The hours […]
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February 14, 2016
Published by boydadmin at February 14, 2016
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10 Valentine’s Day Surprises Created With S.I.T.

Today is Valentine's Day, and to celebrate, here are ten creative ways to show how much you love your partner. I generated some of these for a TV interview yesterday on FOX19-WXIX morning news is Cincinnati. They wanted me to share how to use S.I.T. to be more creative on this special day. So here is my extended list:
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June 22, 2015
Published by boydadmin at June 22, 2015
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Innovation Training and More From LinkedIn

Learn innovation, group creativity, and much more at Lynda.com, a division of LinkedIn. Check out these courses.
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May 6, 2015
Published by boydadmin at May 6, 2015
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Which SIT Technique Should I Use?

SIT is a collection of five techniques and a set of principles to help generate quality ideas on demand. One of the challenges you can have is deciding which technique to use. So here are some rules of thumb to get you started.
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February 23, 2015
Published by boydadmin at February 23, 2015
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Teaching Children the S.I.T. Method

My seventh-grade son asked me to volunteer at his school to teach something nonacademic and fun, like how to rollerblade, bake cookies, and so on. I called the school and asked if I could teach a course called “How to Be an Inventor.” I had taught Systematic Inventive Thinking in many innovation workshops for about four years at that point, so I was confident I could deliver a fun and useful program for kids. To my surprise, the school administrators said no.
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January 12, 2015
Published by boydadmin at January 12, 2015
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Innovation Sighting: Kitchen Ovens Using S.I.T.

As a teacher, it's always rewarding to see my students create ideas that eventually make it into the marketplace. Here are some great innovations for the kitchen oven that a group of students created last year, January 2014. Later, we'll compare these to the new innovations announced by Whirlpool at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show.
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November 24, 2014
Published by boydadmin at November 24, 2014
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Holiday Innovation: The SIT Patterns in Christmas Gifts

'Tis the season for catalogs, and my favorite is Hammacher Schlemmer, America's longest running catalog, "Offering the Best, the Only and the Unexpected for 166 Years." I was curious to see if I could spot any of the five patterns of the innovation method called Systematic Inventive Thinking (SIT). With eighty seven pages of cool gifts in the catalog, it wasn't hard at all. The hard part was deciding which ones to choose. Here are my favorites:
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October 27, 2014
Published by boydadmin at October 27, 2014
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What China Must Do to Innovate

Innovation is an essential ingredient to the growth and success of China's economy. The use of methods such as Systematic Inventive Thinking will accelerate that growth. But where should China focus its innovation efforts? Professors George Yip and Bruce McKern make the case that China should focus on the following:
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July 14, 2014
Published by boydadmin at July 14, 2014
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Be Fruitful and Multiply: The Multiplication Technique

This innovation is a classic example of the multiplication technique. The Multiplication Technique is defined as copying an element already existing in the product or service but changing it in some counterintuitive way.
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