by Drew Boyd | Oct 14, 2013 | Attribute Dependency, Creative Valentines Day, Evaluation Ideas, Innovation Method, Inside the Box Innovation, The Economist
The terms innovation and design thinking are used so often in so many different contexts, often interchanged, and sometimes misused. What do they really mean? More importantly, how do they relate to each other? These questions set the stage for “Innovation and Design...
by Drew Boyd | Sep 30, 2013 | Creative Valentines Day, Evaluation Ideas, Idea Generation, Inside the Box Innovation, Pinterest, The Economist
The University of Cincinnati’s first Massive Open Online Course begins next week, October 7th. The course is free and open to all. You should take this course because 1. you can do it even while you are traveling, and 2. ALL the content is optional. Just surf...
by Drew Boyd | Sep 25, 2013 | Idea Generation, Inside the Box Innovation, Pinterest, The Economist
In June, Jacob Goldenberg and I released our new book, Inside the Box: A Proven System of Creativity for Breakthrough Results. It has since been featured on the front page of Wall Street Journal and numerous other publications and media outlets. Recently, we each did...
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 | Sep 17, 2012 | Academic Focus, Evaluation Ideas, Inside the Box Innovation, Subtraction, The Economist
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) wants business schools to do more to support innovation. It wants schools to reinvent curricula to be more integrative and convene executive programs that create new ideas and networks. “Through...