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July 9, 2018
Published by boydadmin at July 9, 2018
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Breaking Fixedness: Saving the Boys of the Thai Soccer Team Trapped in a Cave

News of a boys soccer team trapped in a cave in Thailand brought back memories of the Chilean miners trapped 2,300 feet underground in August 2010. […]
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June 25, 2018
Published by boydadmin at June 25, 2018
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Making Big, Bold Assertions to Drive Design Strategy

By Jon Kolko Design strategy is built on assertion. On the way to a great design strategy is the creation of a series of value assertions: […]
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June 11, 2018
Published by boydadmin at June 11, 2018
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Innovation Sighting: Attribute Dependency and the Shape-Shifting Mannequin

Robotics and Fashion Design are two industries not typically paired together. Designer Audrey-Laure Bergenthal has done just that by designing a robotic mannequin that can change size […]
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June 1, 2018
Published by boydadmin at June 1, 2018
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Innovation Sighting: Digital License Plates Using Task Unification and Attribute Dependency

A digital license plate that can change display and track the vehicle is currently being tested in California. 116 of these innovative tags that come with […]
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May 1, 2018
Published by boydadmin at May 1, 2018
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Innovation Sighting: Amazon’s New Delivery – The Division Technique in Action 

Amazon.com Inc., the largest internet retailer in the world, is paving the way for another delivery option by bringing packages directly to a customer’s car. As […]
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April 9, 2018
Published by boydadmin at April 9, 2018
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Innovative Advances in Pricing

ORIS Intelligence released the following update in mid-March, providing strategic information for Houseware manufacturers. Pricing Violations Heating Up in Housewares Industry: ORIS Intelligence Reveals New Insights […]
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March 20, 2018
Published by boydadmin at March 20, 2018
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Register Now: Design Your Innovation Blueprint at Columbia Business School

The Columbia Business School Executive Education program is, once again, partnering with SIT to bring Design Your Innovation Blueprint: Leveraging Systematic Inventive Thinking. Registration is now […]
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March 14, 2018
Published by boydadmin at March 14, 2018
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Innovation Sighting: Task Unification in Samsung’s New Smart TV

Imagine no longer deliberating between trendy art, your favorite photos, or the nonnegotiable family TV for your prominent living room wall. Samsung’s new 2018 QLED TVs […]
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February 20, 2018
Published by boydadmin at February 20, 2018
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Innovation Sighting: Task Unification in Cars That Advertise

Imagine pulling out of the driveway for your regular jaunt to the grocery store. While turning the corner to exit your neighborhood the car console screen […]
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February 12, 2018
Published by boydadmin at February 12, 2018
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Calling All Nominations: PDMA OCI Award

Nominations are underway for PDMA’s 31st annual Outstanding Corporate Innovator Award (OCI), which has become the premier honor for industry innovators. The OCI Award selection process […]
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August 11, 2015
Published by boydadmin at August 11, 2015
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Master the Method: Innovation Suite #18

I invite you to join the upcoming Innovation Suite in San Francisco, November 16-18, 2015.
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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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June 1, 2015
Published by boydadmin at June 1, 2015
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INNOVATE! – The App That Facilitates S.I.T.

The Innovate! Inside the Box app for iPad facilitates the use of Systematic Inventive Thinking. It explains each of the five techniques and allows users to generate creative ideas and innovations on demand.
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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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March 23, 2015
Published by boydadmin at March 23, 2015
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Innovation Training: The Leadership Elixer

Training programs, by design, are meant to provoke and cause changes. Changes can be in the skills, attitudes, behaviors, or knowledge of the participants. For leadership training programs, the ability to "think differently" seems to be at the top of many companies' list of priorities. So how do you think differently and creatively? By using cognitive thinking tools that re-pattern how you see situations and potential opportunities. It is the Holy Grail, the magic elixir that can transform a talented leader into a great one.
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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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February 16, 2015
Published by boydadmin at February 16, 2015
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Register Now for Innovation Suite #17

Learn the SIT Method. Register for Innovation Suite #17 at http://www.sitsite.com/innovation-suite-17/overview/
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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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December 22, 2014
Published by boydadmin at December 22, 2014
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Innovation in Practice: Seven Years Strong

This month marks the seven year anniversary of Innovation in Practice. As always, I want to thank my many readers and supporters who follow it. 2014 was an excellent year as our message about systematic creativity continues to be heard. Jacob Goldenberg and I launched our book, Inside the Box: A Proven System of Creativity for Breakthrough Results last year, and it was nominated for Innovation Book of the Year. We're thrilled that the book is now published in fourteen languages. It is the first detailed description of Systematic Inventive Thinking (the method and the people at SIT LLC that taught it to me.)
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November 10, 2014
Published by boydadmin at November 10, 2014
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Teaching Creativity With a Story: A Lesson From Paul Smith

Creativity is considered by many to be a rare, elusive gift only musicians or bohemian New York artists possess. And to be sure, some people are born with more than an average amount of it. But everyone has the capacity to be creative. Many of us simply don’t call on it very often. When you intentionally call on that capacity inside, really call for it, you’ll realize it can be summoned.
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